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West Point Township vs Marindahl Township

117 miles apart. The biggest differences: average commute (21 min in West Point Township) and typical home built (41 yrs in Marindahl Township).

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West Point Township, SDAn outdoors townBrule County · 193 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 part ways

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
West Point TownshipMarindahl Township
Snow a year43″38″
January low9°F10°F
July high87°F87°F
Growing season (days)156d164d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)65th66th
Outdoors & history
West Point TownshipMarindahl Township
Trails4 mi2 mi
Conserved land14.4%2.6%
National Register places—4
Community
West Point 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

117 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

West Point Township ↔ Marindahl Township117 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.

West Point TownshipMarindahl Township
People
Population 193Highest 151Lowest
Median age 54.1±23.8 42% above SD 54.1±18.7 42% above SD
Kids under 18 30.6%±25.1Lowest SD: 24.2% 31.1%±17Highest SD: 24.2%
Marindahl Township and West Point Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 24.9%±20.3Lowest SD: 18% 25.2%±20.4Highest SD: 18%
Marindahl Township and West Point Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 20.9%Lowest SD: 31.9% 23.1%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±7.3 SD: 5% 0%±9.4 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $129,554±$11kHighest 73% above SD $90,500±$72kLowest 21% above SD
West Point 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 $222,500±$4k 14% below SD —
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,280Lowest 53% below SD $1,659Highest 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 89.8%Highest SD: 68.6% 83.9%Lowest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1979Highest 1 yr older than SD 1938Lowest 42 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 17 minLowest 5% below SD 38 minHighest 111% above SD
Work from home 64.2%±40.3Highest SD: 9.7% 34.6%±25.6Lowest SD: 9.7%
West Point Township and Marindahl 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 43.3 miHighest 15.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.06Lowest 0.09Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Kimball (12%)Yankton (34%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Marindahl TownshipFew work in West Point Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 14.4%Highest 2.6%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 3.5 miHighest 2.3 miLowest
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 0.6Lowest 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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