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Mayfield Township vs Walshtown Township

Next-door neighbors in Yankton County. The biggest differences: kids under 18 (+42.1 pts in Walshtown Township) and bachelor’s degree+ (+61.4 pts in Walshtown Township).

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Mayfield Township, SDA small town of 104Yankton County · 104 people
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Walshtown Township, SDA small town of 290Yankton County · 290 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 →
Walshtown TownshipA small town of 290
Quiet strengthsWalshtown Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Walshtown 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.

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $480 more a month in Walshtown 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 →
Walshtown Township$1,870/mo
Typical home $317K (Census) · tax rate 0.77% · Housing →

The difference: $480 a month, about $5,800 a year, between Walshtown 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.

Where they are

Mayfield Township and Walshtown Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Mayfield TownshipWalshtown TownshipMayfield TownshipWalshtown Township
Mayfield Township ↔ Walshtown Township6.4 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
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 TownshipWalshtown Township
Snow a year39″38″
January low10°F10°F
July high86°F87°F
Growing season (days)156d164d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)66th66th
Outdoors & history
Mayfield TownshipWalshtown Township
National Register places12
Community
Mayfield TownshipWalshtown 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 TownshipWalshtown Township
People
Population 104Lowest 290Highest
Median age 27.8±31.5Highest 27% below SD 13.9±21.8Lowest 63% below SD
Mayfield Township and Walshtown 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% 51.7%±4.3Highest SD: 24.2%
Age 65+ 29.8%±26.1Highest SD: 18% 4.1%±11.5Lowest SD: 18%
Mayfield Township and Walshtown 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% 61.4%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 21.2%±25Highest SD: 5% 6.9%±6.6Lowest SD: 5%
Mayfield Township and Walshtown 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 $73,558±$10kHighest about the SD average
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $228,100±$73kLowest 11% below SD $317,200±$123kHighest 23% above SD
Walshtown 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 $2,436Highest 11% below SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 26.7%±58.6Highest SD: 39.8% 0%±100Lowest SD: 39.8%
Mayfield Township and Walshtown 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% 14.1%Lowest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 48.4%Lowest SD: 68.6% 66.3%Highest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1938Lowest 42 yrs older than SD 1990Highest 10 yrs newer than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 28 min 60% above SD —
Work from home 0%±17.2Lowest SD: 9.7% 8.2%±9.1Highest SD: 9.7%
Walshtown 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 miHighest 15.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.20Highest 0.00Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Yankton (38%)Yankton (39%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Walshtown TownshipFew work in Mayfield Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 2.8%Highest 1.4%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 0.2 miLowest 0.3 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 1.2 1.2
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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