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Wayne Township vs Sioux Falls

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: trails (121.8× in Sioux Falls) and size (215.2× in Sioux Falls).

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Wayne Township, SDA small town of 936Minnehaha County · 936 people
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Sioux Falls, SDA history townSouth Dakota · 201,469 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.

Wayne TownshipA small town of 936
Quiet strengthsWayne Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Wayne Township →
Sioux FallsA history town
HistorySettled in 185674 places on the National Register College town4 collegesAugustana University Housing$332K typical home3% above the SD typical home All about Sioux Falls →
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.

Trails121.8×
Sioux Falls has more miles of trail
Sioux Falls 60.9 miWayne Township 0.5 mi
Size215.2×
Sioux Falls is the bigger place
Sioux Falls 201,469Wayne Township 936
Street grid25×
Sioux Falls has the more walkable street grid
Sioux Falls 72.4Wayne Township 2.9
Work in town+79.8 pts
More of Sioux Falls’s workers stay in town
Sioux Falls 80.7%Wayne Township 0.9%
Household income2.1×
Households in Wayne Township earn more
Wayne Township $159,901Sioux Falls $75,970
Growth since 2010+35 pts
Sioux Falls has grown faster since 2010
Sioux Falls +25.1%Wayne Township -9.9%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $420 more a month in Wayne 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.

Wayne Township$2,490/mo
Typical home $422K (Census) · tax rate 0.78% · Housing →
Sioux Falls$2,060/mo
Typical home $332K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.16% · or rent about $1,035/mo · Housing →

The difference: $420 a month, about $5,100 a year, between Wayne Township and Sioux Falls.

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

Wayne Township and Sioux Falls share a border

And the people who already live in one and work in the other.

Wayne TownshipSioux FallsWayne TownshipSioux Falls
Wayne Township ↔ Sioux Falls6.2 miles apart · They share a border
Who commutes between them
439 Wayne Township residents work in Sioux Falls (77.7% of its workers)
Work & commute in Wayne Township →
Report cards

Grades and rankings, side by side

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every South Dakota ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Safety
–Wayne TownshipNot graded C−Sioux FallsSafer than 15% of U.S. towns
Schools
–Wayne TownshipNot graded C+Sioux FallsBetter than 41% of districts in the state
Health
–Wayne TownshipNot graded B+Sioux FallsHealthier than 74% of U.S. towns
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
Wayne TownshipSioux Falls
Snow a year45″49″
January low9°F—
July high85°F—
Growing season (days)157d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)26th39th
Outdoors & history
Wayne TownshipSioux Falls
Trails1 mi61 mi
Conserved land0%5.3%
Settled—1856
National Register places—74
Community
Wayne TownshipSioux Falls
Library hours a week—62 hrs
Colleges in town—4
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.

Wayne TownshipSioux Falls
People
Population 936Lowest 201,469Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -9.9%Lowest SD: +8.9% +25.1%Highest SD: +8.9%
Median age 41.4±17.5Highest 9% above SD 35.5±0.3Lowest 7% below SD
Wayne Township and Sioux Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 29.8%±7.6Highest SD: 24.2% 24.4%±0.7Lowest SD: 24.2%
Wayne Township and Sioux Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 12.7%±3.7Lowest SD: 18% 14.1%±0.5Highest SD: 18%
Sioux Falls and Wayne Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 35.7%Lowest SD: 31.9% 38.1%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0.9%±1.7Lowest SD: 5% 4.7%±0.5Highest SD: 5%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $159,901±$43kHighest 113% above SD $75,970±$2kLowest about the SD average
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $421,700±$120kHighest 64% above SD $292,400±$6kLowest 14% above SD
Rentmedian gross, monthly — $1,035±$26 9% above SD
Property taxmedian, yearly $3,288Lowest 21% above SD $3,389Highest 24% above SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 40.7%±3.1 SD: 39.8%
Below poverty line 11%Highest SD: 11.9% 9.6%Lowest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 97.8%Highest SD: 68.6% 59.5%Lowest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1979Lowest 1 yr older than SD 1993Highest 13 yrs newer than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 25 minHighest 41% above SD 17 minLowest 4% below SD
Work from home 30.9%±12.7Highest SD: 9.7% 10.6%±0.8Lowest SD: 9.7%
Work in townworking residents 0.9%Lowest 80.7%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 6.8 miHighest 3.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.55Lowest 1.30Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Sioux Falls (78%)Brandon (1%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 78% work in Sioux FallsFew work in Wayne Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 5.3%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.5 miLowest 60.9 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.7 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Lowest 71Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 2.9Lowest 72.4Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading —#25 of 34 in SD
School district —East Dakota Educational Cooperative · Tea Area School District 41-5
High school in town —Lincoln High School - 02
Students per teacherat that high school — 16.5
South Dakota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
Deciding?

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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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