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Winfred Township vs Clearwater Township

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (14.3× in Winfred Township) and homeowners (+21.7 pts renters in Winfred Township).

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Winfred Township, SDAn outdoors townLake County · 158 people
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Clearwater Township, SDKnown for its schoolsMiner County · 117 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.

Winfred TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors12.6% conserved land1.1 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Winfred Township →
Clearwater TownshipKnown for its schools
SchoolsBetter than 79%of SD districts Outdoors16.4% conserved land1.1 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Clearwater 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.

Jobs per worker14.3×
Winfred Township is more of a job hub
Winfred Township 0.43Clearwater Township 0.03
Homeowners+21.7 pts renters
Winfred Township has more renters
Clearwater Township 100%Winfred Township 78.3%
Average commute4 min
Clearwater Township has the shorter commute
Winfred Township 16 minClearwater Township 12 min
Bachelor’s degree++8.6 pts
More adults in Winfred Township have a degree
Winfred Township 15.7%Clearwater Township 7.1%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $450 more a month in Clearwater 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.

Winfred Township$1,580/mo
Typical home $234K (Census) · tax rate est. 1.8% · Housing →
Clearwater Township$2,030/mo
Typical home $333K (Census) · tax rate 1.02% · Housing →

The difference: $450 a month, about $5,400 a year, between Clearwater Township and Winfred 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

Winfred Township and Clearwater Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Winfred TownshipClearwater TownshipWinfred TownshipClearwater Township
Winfred Township ↔ Clearwater Township6.7 miles apart · They share a border
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.

Schools
–Winfred TownshipNot graded A−Clearwater TownshipBetter than 79% of districts in the state
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
Winfred TownshipClearwater Township
Snow a year37″36″
January low5°F5°F
July high83°F87°F
Growing season (days)148d149d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)41st29th
Outdoors & history
Winfred TownshipClearwater Township
Trails1 mi1 mi
Conserved land12.6%16.4%
National Register places—1
Community
Winfred TownshipClearwater 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.

Winfred TownshipClearwater Township
People
Population 158Highest 117Lowest
Median age 49.8±22.6Lowest 31% above SD 56.1±37.6Highest 48% above SD
Clearwater Township and Winfred Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 23.4%±13.7Highest SD: 24.2% 16.2%±24.5Lowest SD: 24.2%
Winfred Township and Clearwater Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 36.7%±27.6Highest SD: 18% 7.7%±27.5Lowest SD: 18%
Winfred Township and Clearwater Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 15.7%Highest SD: 31.9% 7.1%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.2%±7.5Highest SD: 5% 0%±12.1Lowest SD: 5%
Winfred Township and Clearwater Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $118,576±$6kHighest 58% above SD $109,954±$45kLowest 46% above SD
Winfred Township and Clearwater Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $233,900±$44kLowest 9% below SD $332,800±$99kHighest 29% above SD
Clearwater Township and Winfred Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly — $3,389 24% above 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 78.3%Lowest SD: 68.6% 100%Highest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1938 42 yrs older than SD 1938 42 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 16 minHighest 8% below SD 12 minLowest 33% below SD
Work from home 7.8%±11.7Highest SD: 9.7% 0%±11.2Lowest SD: 9.7%
Winfred Township and Clearwater Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 1.9%Highest 0%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 15.8 miLowest 18.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.43Highest 0.03Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Madison (34%)Howard (24%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Clearwater TownshipFew work in Winfred Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 12.6%Lowest 16.4%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 1.1 mi 1.1 mi
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 1.3Highest 1.0Lowest
Schools
School district —Howard School District 48-3
High school in town —None in town
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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