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Davis vs Middleton Township

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: street grid (21.4× in Davis) and bachelor’s degree+ (+58.9 pts in Middleton Township).

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Davis, SDA small town of 76South Dakota · 76 people
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Middleton Township, SDA small town of 248Turner County · 248 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.

DavisA small town of 76
Quiet strengthsDavis doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Davis →
Middleton TownshipA small town of 248
Quiet strengthsMiddleton Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Middleton 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.

Street grid21.4×
Davis has the more walkable street grid
Davis 27.8Middleton Township 1.3
Bachelor’s degree++58.9 pts
More adults in Middleton Township have a degree
Middleton Township 68.2%Davis 9.3%
Size3.3×
Middleton Township is the bigger place
Middleton Township 248Davis 76
Jobs per worker+85%
Davis is more of a job hub
Davis 0.24Middleton Township 0.13
Average commute6 min
Davis has the shorter commute
Middleton Township 31 minDavis 25 min
★ What stands out · Where they are

Davis and Middleton Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

DavisMiddleton TownshipDavisMiddleton Township
Davis ↔ Middleton Township2.9 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
DavisMiddleton 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
DavisMiddleton Township
Settled1896—
National Register places—1
Community
DavisMiddleton 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.

DavisMiddleton Township
People
Population 76Lowest 248Highest
Median age 38±19.5Lowest about the SD average 55±23.4Highest 45% above SD
Middleton Township and Davis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 28.9%±30.7Highest SD: 24.2% 20.2%±10.7Lowest SD: 24.2%
Davis and Middleton Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 17.1%±39.1Highest SD: 18% 10.5%±12.6Lowest SD: 18%
Davis and Middleton Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 9.3%Lowest SD: 31.9% 68.2%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±18.6Lowest SD: 5% 2.4%±5Highest SD: 5%
Middleton Township and Davis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $85,000±$54kHighest 13% above SD $76,555±$969Lowest about the SD average
Davis and Middleton Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $95,000±$53k 63% below SD —
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,000 63% below SD —
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100 SD: 39.8% —
Below poverty line 5.3%Highest SD: 11.9% 0%Lowest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 94.4%Highest SD: 68.6% 93.3%Lowest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1938 42 yrs older than SD 1938 42 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 25 minLowest 40% above SD 31 minHighest 72% above SD
Work from home 2.6%±7.8Lowest SD: 9.7% 3.5%±4.2Highest SD: 9.7%
Middleton Township and Davis 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 22.8 miHighest 18.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.24Highest 0.13Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Sioux Falls (31%)Sioux Falls (23%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Middleton TownshipFew work in Davis
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 1%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 0.8 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 27.8Highest 1.3Lowest
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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