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Delaware Township vs Turner Township

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (101× in Delaware Township) and bachelor’s degree+ (+29.7 pts in Delaware Township).

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Delaware Township, SDA small town of 203Lincoln County · 203 people
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Turner Township, SDA small town of 173Turner County · 173 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.

Delaware TownshipA small town of 203
Quiet strengthsDelaware Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Delaware 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.

Jobs per worker101×
Delaware Township is more of a job hub
Delaware Township 1.01Turner Township 0.01
Bachelor’s degree++29.7 pts
More adults in Delaware Township have a degree
Delaware Township 42.9%Turner Township 13.2%
Average commute13 min
Turner Township has the shorter commute
Delaware Township 47 minTurner Township 33 min
Homeowners+25.3 pts renters
Turner Township has more renters
Delaware Township 100%Turner Township 74.7%
Typical home built34 yrs
Delaware Township’s homes are older
Turner Township 1972Delaware Township 1938
Property tax bill+36%
Tax bills are bigger in Turner Township
Turner Township $2,040Delaware Township $1,500
★ What stands out · 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.

Delaware Township$1,930/mo
Typical home $344K (Census) · tax rate 0.44% · Housing →
Turner Township$1,840/mo
Typical home $318K (Census) · tax rate 0.64% · Housing →

The difference: $90 a month, about $1,100 a year, between Delaware 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

Delaware Township and Turner Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Delaware TownshipTurner TownshipDelaware TownshipTurner Township
Delaware Township ↔ Turner Township6.4 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
Delaware TownshipTurner Township
Snow a year31″31″
January low7°F7°F
July high84°F84°F
Growing season (days)151d151d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)53rd46th
Outdoors & history
Delaware TownshipTurner Township
Trails5 mi8 mi
Conserved land0.7%1.5%
National Register places—2
Community
Delaware 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.

Delaware TownshipTurner Township
People
Population 203Highest 173Lowest
Median age 32.9±6.9Lowest 13% below SD 41.3±4.5Highest 9% above SD
Turner Township and Delaware Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 15.8%±16.2Lowest SD: 24.2% 24.9%±15.3Highest SD: 24.2%
Turner Township and Delaware Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 3.9%±15Lowest SD: 18% 7.5%±15.5Highest SD: 18%
Turner Township and Delaware Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 42.9%Highest SD: 31.9% 13.2%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 5.4%±8.8Highest SD: 5% 2.3%±6.4Lowest SD: 5%
Delaware 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 $105,417±$65kHighest 40% above SD $94,145±$12kLowest 25% above SD
Delaware Township and Turner Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $343,500±$69kHighest 33% above SD $317,600±$51kLowest 23% above SD
Delaware Township and Turner Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,500Lowest 45% below SD $2,040Highest 25% below SD
Below poverty line 0%Lowest SD: 11.9% 10.9%Highest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100%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 47 minHighest 161% above SD 33 minLowest 86% above SD
Work from home 37.4%±34.6Highest SD: 9.7% 9.1%±3.9Lowest SD: 9.7%
Delaware 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 1.2%Highest 0%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 21.8 miLowest 22.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.01Highest 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 Delaware Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.7%Lowest 1.5%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 5.1 miLowest 7.8 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miLowest 0.2 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.2Highest 0.9Lowest
South Dakota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Bordering Delaware Township

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Grant Township490 people
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Brooklyn Township216 people · $432K homes
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Lincoln Township255 people · $285K 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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