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Centerville Township vs Turner Township

Next-door neighbors in Turner County. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (16× in Centerville Township) and property tax bill (+55% in Centerville Township).

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Centerville Township, SDA small town of 282Turner County · 282 people
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Turner Township, SDA small town of 173Turner County · 173 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.

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 →
Turner TownshipA small town of 173
Quiet strengthsTurner Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Turner 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.

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $750 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 →
Turner Township$1,840/mo
Typical home $318K (Census) · tax rate 0.64% · Housing →

The difference: $750 a month, about $9,000 a year, between Centerville Township and Turner 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 Turner Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Centerville TownshipTurner TownshipCenterville TownshipTurner Township
Centerville Township ↔ Turner Township6.0 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
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 TownshipTurner Township
Snow a year31″31″
January low7°F7°F
July high84°F84°F
Growing season (days)151d151d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)46th46th
Outdoors & history
Centerville TownshipTurner Township
Trails6 mi8 mi
Conserved land0%1.5%
Settled1894—
National Register places22
Archive photos5—
Famous people born here2—
Community
Centerville TownshipTurner 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 TownshipTurner Township
People
Population 282Highest 173Lowest
Median age 43.1±7.7Highest 13% above SD 41.3±4.5Lowest 9% above SD
Centerville Township and Turner Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 30.9%±11.7Highest SD: 24.2% 24.9%±15.3Lowest SD: 24.2%
Centerville Township and Turner Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 8.5%±10.4Highest SD: 18% 7.5%±15.5Lowest SD: 18%
Centerville Township and Turner 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% 13.2%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.5%±6Highest SD: 5% 2.3%±6.4Lowest SD: 5%
Centerville Township and Turner 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 $94,145±$12kHighest 25% above SD
Turner 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 $317,600±$51kLowest 23% above SD
Property taxmedian, yearly $3,167Highest 16% above SD $2,040Lowest 25% below SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100 SD: 39.8% —
Below poverty line 7.4%Lowest SD: 11.9% 10.9%Highest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 96.3%Highest SD: 68.6% 74.7%Lowest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1938Lowest 42 yrs older than SD 1972Highest 8 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 43 minHighest 140% above SD 33 minLowest 86% above SD
Work from home 19.4%±8.7Highest SD: 9.7% 9.1%±3.9Lowest SD: 9.7%
Centerville Township and Turner 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 22.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.16Highest 0.01Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Sioux Falls (31%)Sioux Falls (28%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Turner TownshipFew work in Centerville Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 1.5%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 6.4 miLowest 7.8 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 mi 0.2 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.0Highest 0.9Lowest
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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