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Virginia Township vs Mathews Township

101 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (11.6× in Mathews Township) and jobs per worker (7.5× in Mathews Township).

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Virginia Township, SDA small town of 315Union County · 315 people
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Mathews Township, SDAn outdoors townKingsbury County · 175 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.

Virginia TownshipA small town of 315
Quiet strengthsVirginia Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Virginia Township →
Mathews TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors32.9% conserved land12 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves All about Mathews 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.

Trails11.6×
Mathews Township has more miles of trail
Mathews Township 11.6 miVirginia Township 1.0 mi
Jobs per worker7.5×
Mathews Township is more of a job hub
Mathews Township 0.30Virginia Township 0.04
Street grid3.2×
Virginia Township has the more walkable street grid
Virginia Township 1.6Mathews Township 0.5
Average commute17 min
Mathews Township has the shorter commute
Virginia Township 29 minMathews Township 12 min
Conserved land+29.8 pts
Mathews Township has more conserved land
Mathews Township 32.9%Virginia Township 3.1%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $550 more a month in Virginia 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.

Virginia Township$2,020/mo
Typical home $356K (Census) · tax rate 0.53% · Housing →
Mathews Township$1,480/mo
Typical home $219K (Census) · tax rate est. 1.8% · Housing →

The difference: $550 a month, about $6,600 a year, between Virginia Township and Mathews 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
Virginia TownshipMathews Township
Snow a year31″41″
January low7°F5°F
July high85°F82°F
Growing season (days)155d151d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)41st30th
Outdoors & history
Virginia TownshipMathews Township
Trails1 mi12 mi
Conserved land3.1%32.9%
National Register places1—
Community
Virginia TownshipMathews 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

101 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Virginia TownshipUnion CountyMathews TownshipKingsbury County
Virginia Township ↔ Mathews Township101 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.

Virginia TownshipMathews Township
People
Population 315Highest 175Lowest
Median age 47.9±7.5Highest 26% above SD 47.2±28.8Lowest 24% above SD
Virginia Township and Mathews Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 21.9%±10.9Lowest SD: 24.2% 24.6%±17.9Highest SD: 24.2%
Mathews Township and Virginia Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 18.7%±11.7Lowest SD: 18% 25.7%±14.1Highest SD: 18%
Mathews Township and Virginia Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 21.8%Lowest SD: 31.9% 23.5%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±4.5 SD: 5% 0%±8.1 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $110,655±$65kHighest 47% above SD $71,250±$40kLowest 5% below SD
Virginia Township and Mathews Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $355,800±$127kHighest 38% above SD $218,800±$176kLowest 15% below SD
Virginia Township and Mathews Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,902 30% below SD —
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 0%±100 SD: 39.8%
Below poverty line 16.8%Highest SD: 11.9% 12.6%Lowest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 89.9%Highest SD: 68.6% 88.8%Lowest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1960Highest 20 yrs older than SD 1956Lowest 24 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 29 minHighest 64% above SD 12 minLowest 30% below SD
Work from home 11.6%±13.5Lowest SD: 9.7% 17.4%±16.7Highest SD: 9.7%
Mathews Township and Virginia Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 1.5%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 29.8 miLowest 39.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.04Lowest 0.30Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Sioux Falls (25%)De Smet (18%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Mathews TownshipFew work in Virginia Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 3.1%Lowest 32.9%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 1.0 miLowest 11.6 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.1 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Lowest 2Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.6Highest 0.5Lowest
South Dakota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Bordering Virginia 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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