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Mayfield Township vs Salem Township

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (6.7× in Mayfield Township) and bachelor’s degree+ (+37 pts in Salem Township).

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Mayfield Township, SDA small town of 104Yankton County · 104 people
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Salem Township, SDA small town of 41Turner County · 41 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 →
Salem TownshipA small town of 41
Quiet strengthsSalem Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Salem Township →
The biggest differences

Where they differ most

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

Jobs per worker6.7×
Mayfield Township is more of a job hub
Mayfield Township 0.20Salem Township 0.03
Bachelor’s degree++37 pts
More adults in Salem Township have a degree
Salem Township 37%Mayfield Township 0%
Homeowners+25.3 pts renters
Salem Township has more renters
Mayfield Township 48.4%Salem Township 23.1%
Trails2×
Salem Township has more miles of trail
Salem Township 0.4 miMayfield Township 0.2 mi
Size2.5×
Mayfield Township is the bigger place
Mayfield Township 104Salem Township 41
★ What stands out · Where they are

Mayfield Township and Salem Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Mayfield TownshipSalem TownshipMayfield TownshipSalem Township
Mayfield Township ↔ Salem Township5.6 miles apart · They share a border
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 TownshipSalem Township
Snow a year39″39″
January low10°F10°F
July high86°F86°F
Growing season (days)156d156d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)66th46th
Outdoors & history
Mayfield TownshipSalem Township
National Register places11
Community
Mayfield TownshipSalem 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 TownshipSalem Township
People
Population 104Highest 41Lowest
Median age 27.8±31.5Lowest 27% below SD 32.3±41.5Highest 15% below SD
Salem Township and Mayfield 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% 34.1%±71.7Highest SD: 24.2%
Salem 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% 17.1%±77.9Lowest SD: 18%
Mayfield Township and Salem 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%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 21.2%±25Highest SD: 5% 0%±34.5Lowest SD: 5%
Mayfield Township and Salem 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 $104,250±$76kHighest 39% above SD
Salem 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±$73k 11% below SD —
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,281 16% below SD —
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 26.7%±58.6Highest SD: 39.8% 0%±100Lowest SD: 39.8%
Mayfield Township and Salem Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 22.1%Highest SD: 11.9% 0%Lowest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 48.4%Highest SD: 68.6% 23.1%Lowest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1938 42 yrs older than SD 1938 42 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 28 min 60% above SD —
Work from home 0%±17.2Lowest SD: 9.7% 33.3%±39.8Highest SD: 9.7%
Salem 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 miLowest 31.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.20Highest 0.03Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Yankton (38%)Sioux Falls (29%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Salem TownshipFew work in Mayfield Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 2.8%Highest 0.3%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
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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