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Winfred Township vs Stewart Township

135 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (24.2× in Stewart Township) and street grid (+86% in Winfred Township).

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Winfred Township, SDAn outdoors townLake County · 158 people
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Stewart Township, SDA small town of 153Tripp County · 153 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.

Stewart TownshipA small town of 153
Quiet strengthsStewart Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Stewart 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.

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 TownshipStewart Township
Snow a year37″45″
January low5°F10°F
July high83°F87°F
Growing season (days)148d149d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)41st69th
Outdoors & history
Winfred TownshipStewart Township
Trails1 mi27 mi
Conserved land12.6%0%
Community
Winfred TownshipStewart 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

135 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Winfred Township ↔ Stewart Township135 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.

Winfred TownshipStewart Township
People
Population 158Highest 153Lowest
Median age 49.8±22.6Lowest 31% above SD 51.1±82.9Highest 34% above SD
Stewart 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%±13.7Lowest SD: 24.2% 49%±55.5Highest SD: 24.2%
Stewart Township and Winfred 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% 24.8%±20.1Lowest SD: 18%
Winfred Township and Stewart 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%Lowest SD: 31.9% 16.7%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.2%±7.5Highest SD: 5% 0%±9.2Lowest SD: 5%
Winfred Township and Stewart 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 $75,096±$57kLowest about the SD average
Winfred Township and Stewart Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $233,900±$44k 9% 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 78.3%Highest SD: 68.6% 72.7%Lowest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1938Lowest 42 yrs older than SD 1961Highest 19 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 16 min 8% below SD —
Work from home 7.8%±11.7Highest SD: 9.7% 4.8%±8.8Lowest SD: 9.7%
Winfred Township and Stewart 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 21.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.43Highest 0.21Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Madison (34%)Winner (27%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Stewart TownshipFew work in Winfred Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 12.6%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 1.1 miLowest 26.6 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.7 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.3Highest 0.7Lowest
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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