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Walshtown Township vs Mayfield 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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Walshtown Township, SDA small town of 290Yankton County · 290 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.

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 →
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 part ways

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Kids under 18+42.1 pts
Walshtown Township has more kids
Walshtown Township 51.7%Mayfield Township 9.6%
Bachelor’s degree++61.4 pts
More adults in Walshtown Township have a degree
Walshtown Township 61.4%Mayfield Township 0%
Typical home built52 yrs
Mayfield Township’s homes are older
Walshtown Township 1990Mayfield Township 1938
Household income+49%
Households in Walshtown Township earn more
Walshtown Township $73,558Mayfield Township $49,205
Homeowners+17.9 pts renters
Mayfield Township has more renters
Walshtown Township 66.3%Mayfield Township 48.4%
Size2.8×
Walshtown Township is the bigger place
Walshtown Township 290Mayfield Township 104
★ 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.

Walshtown Township$1,870/mo
Typical home $317K (Census) · tax rate 0.77% · Housing →
Mayfield Township$1,390/mo
Typical home $228K (Census) · tax rate 1.00% · 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

Walshtown Township and Mayfield Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Walshtown TownshipMayfield TownshipWalshtown TownshipMayfield Township
Walshtown Township ↔ Mayfield 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
Walshtown TownshipMayfield Township
Snow a year38″39″
January low10°F10°F
July high87°F86°F
Growing season (days)164d156d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)66th66th
Outdoors & history
Walshtown TownshipMayfield Township
National Register places21
Community
Walshtown 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.

Walshtown TownshipMayfield Township
People
Population 290Highest 104Lowest
Median age 13.9±21.8Lowest 63% below SD 27.8±31.5Highest 27% 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 51.7%±4.3Highest SD: 24.2% 9.6%±24.9Lowest SD: 24.2%
Age 65+ 4.1%±11.5Lowest SD: 18% 29.8%±26.1Highest 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+ 61.4%Highest SD: 31.9% 0%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 6.9%±6.6Lowest SD: 5% 21.2%±25Highest 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 $73,558±$10kHighest about the SD average $49,205±$13kLowest 34% below SD
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $317,200±$123kHighest 23% above SD $228,100±$73kLowest 11% below 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 $2,436Highest 11% below SD $2,281Lowest 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 Walshtown Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 14.1%Lowest SD: 11.9% 22.1%Highest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 66.3%Highest SD: 68.6% 48.4%Lowest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1990Highest 10 yrs newer than SD 1938Lowest 42 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way — 28 min 60% above SD
Work from home 8.2%±9.1Highest SD: 9.7% 0%±17.2Lowest 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 0%Lowest 1.4%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 15.8 miLowest 18.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.00Lowest 0.20Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Yankton (39%)Yankton (38%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Mayfield TownshipFew work in Walshtown Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 1.4%Lowest 2.8%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.3 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 1.2 1.2
South Dakota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Bordering Walshtown 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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