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Grant Center Township vs Centerville Township

143 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (21.3× in Centerville Township) and average commute (24 min in Grant Center Township).

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Grant Center Township, SDA small town of 296Grant County · 296 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.

Grant Center TownshipA small town of 296

Quiet strengthsGrant Center Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.

All about Grant Center 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.

Centerville Township has more miles of trail

Centerville Township 6.4 miGrant Center Township 0.3 mi

Average commute24 min

Grant Center Township has the shorter commute

Centerville Township 43 minGrant Center Township 19 min

Jobs per worker3.4×

Grant Center Township is more of a job hub

Grant Center Township 0.55Centerville Township 0.16

Work from home+19.4 pts

More people work from home in Centerville Township

Centerville Township 19.4%Grant Center Township 0%

Property tax bill+61%

Tax bills are bigger in Centerville Township

Centerville Township $3,167Grant Center Township $1,964

Typical home built35 yrs

Centerville Township’s homes are older

Grant Center Township 1973Centerville Township 1938

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $320 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.

Down paymentRate%

Grant Center Township$2,270/mo

Typical home $403K (Census) · tax rate 0.49% · Housing →

Centerville Township$2,590/mo

Typical home $444K (Census) · tax rate 0.71% · Housing →

The difference: $320 a month, about $3,800 a year, between Centerville Township and Grant Center 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.

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

Grant Center TownshipCenterville Township

Snow a year32″31″

January low—7°F

July high—84°F

Growing season (days)—151d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)53rd 46th

Outdoors & history

Grant Center TownshipCenterville Township

Conserved land—0%

Settled—1894

National Register places1 2

Archive photos—5

Famous people born here—2

Community

Grant Center TownshipCenterville Township

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined0 0

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.

Where they are

143 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Grant Center TownshipGrant County Centerville TownshipTurner County

Grant Center Township ↔ Centerville Township143 miles apart

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.

Only big differences vs South Dakota average

Grant Center TownshipCenterville Township

People

Population 296Highest 282Lowest

Median age 44±6.3Highest 16% above SD 43.1±7.7Lowest 13% above SD

Grant Center Township and Centerville Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Kids under 18 26.7%±13.2Lowest SD: 24.2% 30.9%±11.7Highest SD: 24.2%

Centerville Township and Grant Center Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Age 65+ 7.1%±9.7Lowest SD: 18% 8.5%±10.4Highest SD: 18%

Centerville Township and Grant Center Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 30.3%Lowest SD: 31.9% 41.6%Highest SD: 31.9%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±4.8Lowest SD: 5% 3.5%±6Highest SD: 5%

Centerville Township and Grant Center Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $70,750±$46kLowest 6% below SD $79,625±$48kHighest 6% above SD

Centerville Township and Grant Center Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $402,500±$245kLowest 56% above SD $443,500±$62kHighest 72% above SD

Centerville Township and Grant Center Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,964Lowest 28% below SD $3,167Highest 16% above SD

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 0%±100 SD: 39.8%

Below poverty line 0%Lowest SD: 11.9% 7.4%Highest SD: 11.9%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 100%Highest SD: 68.6% 96.3%Lowest SD: 68.6%

Typical home builtmedian year 1973Highest 7 yrs older than SD 1938Lowest 42 yrs older than SD

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 19 minLowest 6% above SD 43 minHighest 140% above SD

Work from home 0%±5.1Lowest SD: 9.7% 19.4%±8.7Highest SD: 9.7%

Work in townworking residents 1.8%Highest 0%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 11.8 miLowest 25.8 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.55Highest 0.16Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Milbank (34%)Sioux Falls (31%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Centerville TownshipFew work in Grant Center Township

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0.5%Highest 0%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 0.3 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 1.5Highest 1.0Lowest

South Dakota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024

Deciding?

Ask the people who live there

The numbers stop at the town line. Neighbors can tell you about the commute at 7am, the schools, the winters and the feel of the place.

Grant Center Township neighborsTown Square →

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Centerville Township neighborsTown Square →

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Bordering Grant Center Township

Milbank3,525 people · $155K homes

Madison Township110 people · $206K homes

Alban Township740 people · $242K homes

Twin Brooks Township31 people · $295K homes

Towns like Grant Center Township

Glenwood Township268 people · $355K homes

Lincoln Township274 people · $219K homes

Kampeska Township227 people · $347K homes

Colman Township334 people · $375K 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.