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Salem Township vs Mayfield 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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Salem Township, SDA small town of 41Turner County · 41 people
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Mayfield Township, SDA small town of 104Yankton County · 104 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.

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 →
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.

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

Salem Township and Mayfield Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Salem TownshipMayfield TownshipSalem TownshipMayfield Township
Salem Township ↔ Mayfield 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
Salem TownshipMayfield Township
Snow a year39″39″
January low10°F10°F
July high86°F86°F
Growing season (days)156d156d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)46th66th
Outdoors & history
Salem TownshipMayfield Township
National Register places11
Community
Salem TownshipMayfield 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.

Salem TownshipMayfield Township
People
Population 41Lowest 104Highest
Median age 32.3±41.5Highest 15% below SD 27.8±31.5Lowest 27% 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 34.1%±71.7Highest SD: 24.2% 9.6%±24.9Lowest 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+ 17.1%±77.9Lowest SD: 18% 29.8%±26.1Highest 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+ 37%Highest SD: 31.9% 0%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±34.5Lowest SD: 5% 21.2%±25Highest 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 $104,250±$76kHighest 39% above SD $49,205±$13kLowest 34% below 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 0%±100Lowest SD: 39.8% 26.7%±58.6Highest 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 0%Lowest SD: 11.9% 22.1%Highest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 23.1%Lowest SD: 68.6% 48.4%Highest 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 33.3%±39.8Highest SD: 9.7% 0%±17.2Lowest 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 0%Lowest 1.4%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 31.8 miHighest 18.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.03Lowest 0.20Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Sioux Falls (29%)Yankton (38%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Mayfield TownshipFew work in Salem Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.3%Lowest 2.8%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.4 miHighest 0.2 miLowest
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 1.0Lowest 1.2Highest
South Dakota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Bordering Salem Township

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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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