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Mayfield Township vs Troy Township

144 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (23.5× in Troy Township) and property tax bill (2.1× in Troy Township).

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Mayfield Township, SDA small town of 104Yankton County · 104 people
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Troy Township, SDAn outdoors townDay County · 78 people
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 →
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.

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $880 more a month in Troy Township

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 →
Troy Township$2,270/mo
Typical home $358K (Census) · tax rate 1.31% · Housing →

The difference: $880 a month, about $10,600 a year, between Troy Township and Mayfield Township.

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.

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 TownshipTroy Township
Snow a year39″42″
January low10°F—
July high86°F—
Growing season (days)156d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)66th18th
Outdoors & history
Mayfield TownshipTroy Township
Trails—5 mi
Conserved land—28.2%
National Register places1—
Community
Mayfield TownshipTroy 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.

Where they are

144 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Mayfield Township ↔ Troy Township144 miles apart
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 TownshipTroy Township
People
Population 104Highest 78Lowest
Median age 27.8±31.5Highest 27% below SD 27.2±24.7Lowest 28% below SD
Mayfield Township and Troy 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% 42.3%±31.9Highest SD: 24.2%
Troy 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% 16.7%±42.2Lowest SD: 18%
Mayfield Township and Troy 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% 5%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 21.2%±25Highest SD: 5% 6.4%±14.6Lowest SD: 5%
Mayfield Township and Troy 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 $75,667±$30kHighest about the SD average
Troy 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±$73kLowest 11% below SD $358,300±$179kHighest 39% above SD
Troy Township and Mayfield 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 $4,700Highest 73% above SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 26.7%±58.6Highest SD: 39.8% 0%±100Lowest SD: 39.8%
Mayfield Township and Troy 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% 16.7%Lowest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 48.4%Lowest SD: 68.6% 50%Highest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1938Lowest 42 yrs older than SD 1992Highest 12 yrs newer than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 28 min 60% above SD —
Work from home 0%±17.2 SD: 9.7% 0%±21.3 SD: 9.7%
Work in townworking residents 1.4%Highest 0%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 18.3 miLowest 33.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.20Highest 0.00Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Yankton (38%)Bristol (11%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Troy TownshipFew work in Mayfield Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 2.8%Lowest 28.2%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.2 miLowest 4.7 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.1 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 1Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.2Highest 0.5Lowest
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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