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Winner vs Springfield

105 miles apart. The biggest differences: kids under 18 (+21.3 pts in Winner) and work in town (+36.9 pts in Winner).

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Winner, SDHomes around $188KSouth Dakota · 2,905 people
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Springfield, SDKnown for its schoolsSouth Dakota · 2,038 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.

WinnerHomes around $188K
Housing$188K typical home41% below the SD typical home Outdoors#4 most walkable in SD0.1 miles of trails across 4 parks and preserves Health85% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about Winner →
SpringfieldKnown for its schools
SchoolsBetter than 85%of SD districts Housing$193K typical home40% below the SD typical home Health66% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about Springfield →
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.

Kids under 18+21.3 pts
Winner has more kids
Winner 23.9%Springfield 2.6%
Work in town+36.9 pts
More of Winner’s workers stay in town
Winner 51.6%Springfield 14.7%
Average commute10 min
Winner has the shorter commute
Springfield 22 minWinner 12 min
Homeowners+11.7 pts renters
Winner has more renters
Springfield 73.9%Winner 62.2%
Jobs per worker+72%
Winner is more of a job hub
Winner 1.10Springfield 0.64
Growth since 2010+4.6 pts
Winner has grown faster since 2010
Winner +0.8%Springfield -3.8%
★ What stands out · 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
B+WinnerSafer than 69% of U.S. towns –SpringfieldNot graded
Schools
C+WinnerBetter than 39% of districts in the state ASpringfieldBetter than 85% of districts in the state
Health
DWinnerHealthier than 15% of U.S. towns CSpringfieldHealthier than 34% of U.S. towns
Monthly cost

A typical home costs about the same each month

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.

Winner$1,170/mo
Typical home $188K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.16% · or rent about $770/mo · Housing →
Springfield$1,190/mo
Typical home $193K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.12% · or rent about $735/mo · Housing →

Within $50 a month of each other.

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
WinnerSpringfield
Snow a year49″37″
January low13°F9°F
July high90°F86°F
Growing season (days)159d158d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)42nd38th
Outdoors & history
WinnerSpringfield
Trails0 mi—
Conserved land3.3%—
Settled1909—
National Register places12
Archive photos6—
Community
WinnerSpringfield
Library hours a week42 hrs9 hrs
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

105 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

WinnerSDSpringfieldSD
Winner ↔ Springfield105 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.

WinnerSpringfield
People
Population 2,905Highest 2,038Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +0.8%Highest SD: +8.9% -3.8%Lowest SD: +8.9%
Median age 43.6±3.3Highest 15% above SD 42±2.8Lowest 11% above SD
Winner and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 23.9%±5Highest SD: 24.2% 2.6%±1.2Lowest SD: 24.2%
Age 65+ 21.8%±4.8Highest SD: 18% 13.5%±3.5Lowest SD: 18%
Winner and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 14.4%Highest SD: 31.9% 9.1%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0.4%±0.8Lowest SD: 5% 1.6%±1.7Highest SD: 5%
Springfield and Winner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $47,381±$12kLowest 37% below SD $55,714±$12kHighest 26% below SD
Springfield and Winner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $106,100±$41kLowest 59% below SD $118,500±$45kHighest 54% below SD
Springfield and Winner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $770±$246Highest 19% below SD $735±$398Lowest 22% below SD
Winner and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,236Lowest 55% below SD $1,324Highest 51% below SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 69.6%±15.1Highest SD: 39.8% 44.3%±46.7Lowest SD: 39.8%
Winner and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 28.2%Highest SD: 11.9% 7%Lowest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 62.2%Lowest SD: 68.6% 73.9%Highest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1967Highest 13 yrs older than SD 1955Lowest 25 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 12 minLowest 34% below SD 22 minHighest 24% above SD
Work from home 1.6%±1.8Lowest SD: 9.7% 8.5%±6Highest SD: 9.7%
Springfield and Winner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 51.6%Highest 14.7%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 1.3 miLowest 25.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.10Highest 0.64Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Lamro Township (4%)Yankton (12%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in SpringfieldFew work in Winner
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 3.3%Highest 2.2%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 0.1 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 4Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 99.2Highest 83.5Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #24 of 34 in SD—
School district Winner School District 59-2Bon Homme School District 04-2
High school in town Winner High School - 01None in town
Students per teacherat that high school 15.1 —
South Dakota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
Deciding?

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Bordering Winner

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Lamro Township286 people · $231K homes

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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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