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Wayne Township vs Volin Township

55 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (6.4× in Wayne Township) and street grid (+90% in Wayne Township).

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Wayne Township, SDAn outdoors townHanson County · 224 people
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Volin Township, SDA history townYankton County · 309 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 TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors13.5% conserved land9.3 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Wayne Township →
Volin TownshipA history town
History8 historic places8 places on the National Register All about Volin 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.

Jobs per worker6.4×
Wayne Township is more of a job hub
Wayne Township 0.64Volin Township 0.10
Street grid+90%
Wayne Township has the more walkable street grid
Wayne Township 1.9Volin Township 1.0
Typical home built20 yrs
Wayne Township’s homes are older
Volin Township 2001Wayne Township 1981
Property tax bill+24%
Tax bills are bigger in Volin Township
Volin Township $3,154Wayne Township $2,537
Average commute6 min
Wayne Township has the shorter commute
Volin Township 25 minWayne Township 19 min
Trails+79%
Wayne Township has more miles of trail
Wayne Township 9.3 miVolin Township 5.2 mi
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $920 more a month in Volin 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$1,490/mo
Typical home $243K (Census) · tax rate 1.04% · Housing →
Volin Township$2,400/mo
Typical home $409K (Census) · tax rate 0.77% · Housing →

The difference: $920 a month, about $11,000 a year, between Volin Township and Wayne 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
Wayne TownshipVolin Township
Snow a year36″38″
January low6°F10°F
July high84°F87°F
Growing season (days)143d164d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)55th66th
Outdoors & history
Wayne TownshipVolin Township
Trails9 mi5 mi
Conserved land13.5%2.1%
National Register places—8
Community
Wayne TownshipVolin 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

55 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Wayne TownshipHanson CountyVolin TownshipYankton County
Wayne Township ↔ Volin Township55 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.

Wayne TownshipVolin Township
People
Population 224Lowest 309Highest
Median age 45.5±9Highest 20% above SD 41.3±15.3Lowest 9% above SD
Wayne Township and Volin Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 19.2%±7.6Lowest SD: 24.2% 30.7%±22.5Highest SD: 24.2%
Volin Township and Wayne Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 18.8%±9.6Highest SD: 18% 10.4%±10.3Lowest SD: 18%
Wayne Township and Volin Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 19.1%Highest SD: 31.9% 16.9%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.5%±6.5Highest SD: 5% 0%±4.6Lowest SD: 5%
Wayne Township and Volin Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $78,750±$53kLowest 5% above SD $101,542±$4kHighest 35% above SD
Volin Township and Wayne Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $242,900±$69kLowest 6% below SD $408,500±$160kHighest 59% above SD
Volin Township and Wayne Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,537Lowest 7% below SD $3,154Highest 16% above SD
Below poverty line 0%Lowest SD: 11.9% 1%Highest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100% SD: 68.6% 100% SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1981Lowest 1 yr newer than SD 2001Highest 21 yrs newer than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 19 minLowest 4% above SD 25 minHighest 40% above SD
Work from home 19.4%±9.2Lowest SD: 9.7% 38.3%±38.3Highest SD: 9.7%
Volin Township and Wayne Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 14.8 miLowest 28.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.64Highest 0.10Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Mitchell (30%)Yankton (33%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Volin TownshipFew work in Wayne Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 13.5%Highest 2.1%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 9.3 miHighest 5.2 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.3 miHighest 0.1 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.9Highest 1.0Lowest
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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