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Three Rivers Township vs Marindahl Township

146 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (91.4× in Three Rivers Township) and typical home built (58 yrs in Marindahl Township).

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Three Rivers Township, SDAn outdoors townSpink County · 129 people
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Marindahl Township, SDA small town of 151Yankton County · 151 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.

Marindahl TownshipA small town of 151
Quiet strengthsMarindahl Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Marindahl 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.

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
Three Rivers TownshipMarindahl Township
Snow a year43″38″
January low1°F10°F
July high84°F87°F
Growing season (days)137d164d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)30th66th
Outdoors & history
Three Rivers TownshipMarindahl Township
Trails2 mi2 mi
Conserved land28.4%2.6%
National Register places—4
Community
Three Rivers TownshipMarindahl 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

146 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Three Rivers Township ↔ Marindahl Township146 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.

Three Rivers TownshipMarindahl Township
People
Population 129Lowest 151Highest
Median age 49.3±48.2Lowest 30% above SD 54.1±18.7Highest 42% above SD
Marindahl Township and Three Rivers Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 26.4%±22.3Lowest SD: 24.2% 31.1%±17Highest SD: 24.2%
Marindahl Township and Three Rivers Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 37.2%±21.8Highest SD: 18% 25.2%±20.4Lowest SD: 18%
Three Rivers Township and Marindahl Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 22.7%Lowest SD: 31.9% 23.1%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±11 SD: 5% 0%±9.4 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $107,308±$28kHighest 43% above SD $90,500±$72kLowest 21% above SD
Three Rivers Township and Marindahl Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $418,800±$139k 63% above SD —
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,115Highest 22% below SD $1,659Lowest 39% below SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100 SD: 39.8% —
Below poverty line 0% SD: 11.9% 0% SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 88.6%Highest SD: 68.6% 83.9%Lowest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1996Highest 16 yrs newer than SD 1938Lowest 42 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way — 38 min 111% above SD
Work from home 27.5%±29.2Lowest SD: 9.7% 34.6%±25.6Highest SD: 9.7%
Marindahl Township and Three Rivers Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 1.3%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 28.8 miHighest 15.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 8.23Highest 0.09Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Redfield (23%)Yankton (34%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Marindahl TownshipFew work in Three Rivers Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 28.4%Highest 2.6%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 1.9 miLowest 2.3 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 mi 0.1 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.8Lowest 1.1Highest
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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