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Daneville Township vs Centerville Township

Next-door neighbors in Turner County. The biggest differences: average commute (27 min in Daneville Township) and trails (4.3× in Centerville Township).

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Daneville Township, SDA small town of 207Turner County · 207 people
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Centerville Township, SDA small town of 282Turner County · 282 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.

Daneville TownshipA small town of 207
Quiet strengthsDaneville Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Daneville Township →
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 →
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 $900 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.

Daneville Township$1,690/mo
Typical home $275K (Census) · tax rate 1.08% · Housing →
Centerville Township$2,590/mo
Typical home $444K (Census) · tax rate 0.71% · Housing →

The difference: $900 a month, about $10,800 a year, between Centerville Township and Daneville 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

Daneville Township and Centerville Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Daneville TownshipCenterville TownshipDaneville TownshipCenterville Township
Daneville Township ↔ Centerville Township5.6 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
Daneville TownshipCenterville 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
Daneville TownshipCenterville Township
Trails2 mi6 mi
Conserved land0.9%0%
Settled—1894
National Register places12
Archive photos—5
Famous people born here—2
Community
Daneville TownshipCenterville 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.

Daneville TownshipCenterville Township
People
Population 207Lowest 282Highest
Median age 30.7±11.5Lowest 19% below SD 43.1±7.7Highest 13% above SD
Centerville Township and Daneville Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 29.5%±12.4Lowest SD: 24.2% 30.9%±11.7Highest SD: 24.2%
Centerville Township and Daneville Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 23.7%±14.8Highest SD: 18% 8.5%±10.4Lowest SD: 18%
Daneville 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+ 49.1%Highest SD: 31.9% 41.6%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 9.7%±10.2Highest SD: 5% 3.5%±6Lowest SD: 5%
Daneville Township and Centerville Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $113,750±$51kHighest 52% above SD $79,625±$48kLowest 6% above SD
Daneville 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 $275,000±$76kLowest 7% above SD $443,500±$62kHighest 72% above SD
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,971Lowest 9% above SD $3,167Highest 16% above SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100 SD: 39.8% 0%±100 SD: 39.8%
Below poverty line 9.7%Highest SD: 11.9% 7.4%Lowest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 82.5%Lowest SD: 68.6% 96.3%Highest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1991Highest 11 yrs newer than SD 1938Lowest 42 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 16 minLowest 12% below SD 43 minHighest 140% above SD
Work from home 0%±10.3Lowest SD: 9.7% 19.4%±8.7Highest SD: 9.7%
Work in townworking residents 1.2%Highest 0%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 28.3 miHighest 25.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.19Highest 0.16Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Sioux Falls (33%)Sioux Falls (31%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Centerville TownshipFew work in Daneville Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.9%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 1.5 miLowest 6.4 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.2 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 1Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.2Highest 1.0Lowest
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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