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Plain Center Township vs Winsor Township

111 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (18.7× in Plain Center Township) and jobs per worker (2.5× in Plain Center Township).

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Plain Center Township, SDA small town of 158Charles Mix County · 158 people
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Winsor Township, SDA small town of 190Brookings County · 190 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.

Plain Center TownshipA small town of 158
Quiet strengthsPlain Center Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Plain Center Township →
Winsor TownshipA small town of 190
Quiet strengthsWinsor Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Winsor 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 $760 more a month in Winsor 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.

Plain Center Township$1,910/mo
Typical home $330K (Census) · tax rate 0.65% · Housing →
Winsor Township$2,670/mo
Typical home $395K (Census) · tax rate est. 1.8% · Housing →

The difference: $760 a month, about $9,100 a year, between Winsor Township and Plain Center 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
Plain Center TownshipWinsor Township
Snow a year31″36″
January low12°F4°F
July high87°F81°F
Growing season (days)165d145d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)47th57th
Outdoors & history
Plain Center TownshipWinsor Township
Trails6 mi—
Conserved land8.3%—
Community
Plain Center TownshipWinsor 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

111 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Plain Center Township ↔ Winsor Township111 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.

Plain Center TownshipWinsor Township
People
Population 158Lowest 190Highest
Median age 30.8±32Lowest 19% below SD 35.2±31.6Highest 7% below SD
Winsor Township and Plain Center Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 26.6%±25.9Lowest SD: 24.2% 36.8%±19Highest SD: 24.2%
Winsor Township and Plain Center Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 4.4%±21.3Lowest SD: 18% 15.3%±15.1Highest SD: 18%
Winsor Township and Plain Center Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 36%Highest SD: 31.9% 32.5%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 13.3%±12.3Highest SD: 5% 0%±7.4Lowest SD: 5%
Plain Center Township and Winsor Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $73,214±$46kLowest about the SD average $125,789±$49kHighest 68% above SD
Winsor Township and Plain Center Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $330,000±$156kLowest 28% above SD $395,200±$231kHighest 54% above SD
Winsor Township and Plain Center Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,154 21% below SD —
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100 SD: 39.8% 0%±100 SD: 39.8%
Below poverty line 7%Highest SD: 11.9% 0%Lowest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 77.3%Lowest SD: 68.6% 81.3%Highest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1990Highest 10 yrs newer than SD 1988Lowest 8 yrs newer than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 27 minLowest 49% above SD 29 minHighest 65% above SD
Work from home 11.4%±8.7Lowest SD: 9.7% 20%±19.3Highest SD: 9.7%
Winsor Township and Plain Center Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 9.3 miLowest 18.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.59Highest 0.24Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Wagner (31%)Brookings (47%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Winsor TownshipFew work in Plain Center Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 8.3%Lowest 17%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 5.6 miHighest 0.3 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.1 1.1
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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