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Centerville Township vs Riverside Township

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: typical home built (63 yrs in Centerville Township) and average commute (16 min in Riverside Township).

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Centerville Township, SDA small town of 282Turner County · 282 people
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Riverside Township, SDA small town of 161Clay County · 161 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.

Centerville TownshipA small town of 282
Quiet strengthsCenterville Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Centerville Township →
Riverside TownshipA small town of 161
Quiet strengthsRiverside Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Riverside 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.

Typical home built63 yrs
Centerville Township’s homes are older
Riverside Township 2001Centerville Township 1938
Average commute16 min
Riverside Township has the shorter commute
Centerville Township 43 minRiverside Township 27 min
Trails2.6×
Centerville Township has more miles of trail
Centerville Township 6.4 miRiverside Township 2.5 mi
Property tax bill+37%
Tax bills are bigger in Centerville Township
Centerville Township $3,167Riverside Township $2,318
Jobs per worker+50%
Riverside Township is more of a job hub
Riverside Township 0.24Centerville Township 0.16
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $680 more a month in Centerville 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.

Centerville Township$2,590/mo
Typical home $444K (Census) · tax rate 0.71% · Housing →
Riverside Township$1,910/mo
Typical home $327K (Census) · tax rate 0.71% · Housing →

The difference: $680 a month, about $8,200 a year, between Centerville Township and Riverside 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

Centerville Township and Riverside Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Centerville TownshipRiverside TownshipCenterville TownshipRiverside Township
Centerville Township ↔ Riverside Township6.5 miles apart · They share a border
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
Centerville TownshipRiverside Township
Snow a year31″31″
January low7°F7°F
July high84°F84°F
Growing season (days)151d151d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)46th66th
Outdoors & history
Centerville TownshipRiverside Township
Trails6 mi3 mi
Conserved land0%0.5%
Settled1894—
National Register places22
Archive photos5—
Famous people born here2—
Community
Centerville TownshipRiverside 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.

Centerville TownshipRiverside Township
People
Population 282Highest 161Lowest
Median age 43.1±7.7Highest 13% above SD 40.3±30Lowest 6% above SD
Centerville Township and Riverside Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 30.9%±11.7Lowest SD: 24.2% 31.7%±16.4Highest SD: 24.2%
Riverside Township and Centerville Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 8.5%±10.4Lowest SD: 18% 37.9%±20.4Highest SD: 18%
Riverside Township and Centerville Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 41.6%Highest SD: 31.9% 38.2%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.5%±6Highest SD: 5% 2.5%±7.2Lowest SD: 5%
Centerville Township and Riverside Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $79,625±$48kLowest 6% above SD $106,719±$42kHighest 42% above SD
Riverside Township and Centerville Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $443,500±$62kHighest 72% above SD $326,900±$140kLowest 27% above SD
Centerville Township and Riverside Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $3,167Highest 16% above SD $2,318Lowest 15% below SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100 SD: 39.8% —
Below poverty line 7.4%Highest SD: 11.9% 0%Lowest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 96.3%Lowest SD: 68.6% 100%Highest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1938Lowest 42 yrs older than SD 2001Highest 21 yrs newer than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 43 minHighest 140% above SD 27 minLowest 51% above SD
Work from home 19.4%±8.7Highest SD: 9.7% 14.3%±16Lowest SD: 9.7%
Centerville Township and Riverside 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 25.8 miHighest 23.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.16Lowest 0.24Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Sioux Falls (31%)Vermillion (19%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Riverside TownshipFew work in Centerville Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 0.5%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 6.4 miHighest 2.5 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 miHighest 0.1 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.0Lowest 1.3Highest
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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