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Mayfield Township vs Jamesville Township

Next-door neighbors in Yankton County. The biggest differences: average commute (28 min in Mayfield Township) and homeowners (+51.6 pts renters in Mayfield Township).

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Mayfield Township, SDA small town of 104Yankton County · 104 people
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Jamesville Township, SDKnown for its schoolsYankton County · 302 people
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Where each one shines

Two towns, two different strengths

What each town does better than most of its state (not better than each other). Tap one to see the page behind it.

Mayfield TownshipA small town of 104
Quiet strengthsMayfield Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Mayfield Township →
Jamesville TownshipKnown for its schools
SchoolsBetter than 18%of SD districts All about Jamesville Township →
The biggest differences

Where they part ways

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Average commute28 min
Mayfield Township has the shorter commute
Jamesville Township 57 minMayfield Township 28 min
Homeowners+51.6 pts renters
Mayfield Township has more renters
Jamesville Township 100%Mayfield Township 48.4%
Jobs per worker4×
Mayfield Township is more of a job hub
Mayfield Township 0.20Jamesville Township 0.05
Bachelor’s degree++37.6 pts
More adults in Jamesville Township have a degree
Jamesville Township 37.6%Mayfield Township 0%
Trails2×
Jamesville Township has more miles of trail
Jamesville Township 0.4 miMayfield Township 0.2 mi
Size2.9×
Jamesville Township is the bigger place
Jamesville Township 302Mayfield Township 104
★ What stands out · Where they are

Mayfield Township and Jamesville Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Mayfield TownshipJamesville TownshipMayfield TownshipJamesville Township
Mayfield Township ↔ Jamesville Township6.0 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
Monthly cost

A typical home costs about the same each month

A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Mayfield Township$1,390/mo
Typical home $228K (Census) · tax rate 1.00% · Housing →
Jamesville Township$1,370/mo
Typical home $221K (Census) · tax rate 1.12% · Housing →

Within $50 a month of each other.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

Report cards

Grades and rankings, side by side

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every South Dakota ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Schools
–Mayfield TownshipNot graded C−Jamesville TownshipBetter than 18% of districts in the state
Life in each

What daily life feels like in each

The weather, the land, the history and the people, row by row. None of it is a grade: more snow is a plus to a skier.

Seasons
Mayfield TownshipJamesville Township
Snow a year39″39″
January low10°F10°F
July high86°F86°F
Growing season (days)156d156d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)66th66th
Outdoors & history
Mayfield TownshipJamesville Township
National Register places1—
Community
Mayfield TownshipJamesville Township
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined00

A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.

Everything, side by side

What matters to you?

Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

Mayfield TownshipJamesville Township
People
Population 104Lowest 302Highest
Median age 27.8±31.5Highest 27% below SD 26.4±18.1Lowest 31% below SD
Mayfield Township and Jamesville Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 9.6%±24.9Lowest SD: 24.2% 38.4%±21.4Highest SD: 24.2%
Jamesville Township and Mayfield Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 29.8%±26.1Highest SD: 18% 18.5%±21.1Lowest SD: 18%
Mayfield Township and Jamesville Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 0%Lowest SD: 31.9% 37.6%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 21.2%±25Highest SD: 5% 0%±4.7Lowest SD: 5%
Mayfield Township and Jamesville Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $49,205±$13kLowest 34% below SD $151,250±$123kHighest 101% above SD
Jamesville Township and Mayfield Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $228,100±$73kHighest 11% below SD $221,400±$192kLowest 14% below SD
Mayfield Township and Jamesville Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,281Lowest 16% below SD $2,474Highest 9% below SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 26.7%±58.6 SD: 39.8% —
Below poverty line 22.1%Highest SD: 11.9% 11.8%Lowest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 48.4%Lowest SD: 68.6% 100%Highest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1938Lowest 42 yrs older than SD 1959Highest 21 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 28 minLowest 60% above SD 57 minHighest 219% above SD
Work from home 0%±17.2Lowest SD: 9.7% 27.5%±100Highest SD: 9.7%
Jamesville Township and Mayfield Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 1.4%Highest 0%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 18.3 mi 18.3 mi
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.20Highest 0.05Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Yankton (38%)Yankton (38%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Jamesville TownshipFew work in Mayfield Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 2.8%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 0.2 miLowest 0.4 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.2Highest 1.0Lowest
Schools
School district —Menno School District 33-2
High school in town —None in town
South Dakota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.

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