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Kimball Township vs Summit Township

104 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (8.2× in Kimball Township) and conserved land (+37.8 pts in Kimball Township).

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Kimball Township, SDAn outdoors townBrule County · 106 people
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Summit Township, SDA small town of 159Lake County · 159 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.

Summit TownshipA small town of 159
Quiet strengthsSummit Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Summit 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 $250 more a month in Summit 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.

Kimball Township$1,310/mo
Typical home $223K (Census) · tax rate 0.77% · Housing →
Summit Township$1,560/mo
Typical home $254K (Census) · tax rate 1.08% · Housing →

The difference: $250 a month, about $3,000 a year, between Summit Township and Kimball 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
Kimball TownshipSummit Township
Snow a year43″37″
January low9°F5°F
July high87°F83°F
Growing season (days)156d148d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)65th41st
Outdoors & history
Kimball TownshipSummit Township
Trails10 mi4 mi
Conserved land49.6%11.8%
Settled1883—
Archive photos2—
Famous people born here2—
Community
Kimball TownshipSummit 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.

Where they are

104 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Kimball Township ↔ Summit Township104 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.

Kimball TownshipSummit Township
People
Population 106Lowest 159Highest
Median age 45.5±10.8Highest 20% above SD 42.3±17.6Lowest 11% above SD
Kimball Township and Summit Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 30.2%±24.7Highest SD: 24.2% 25.8%±13.1Lowest SD: 24.2%
Kimball Township and Summit Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 12.3%±31.5Lowest SD: 18% 20.8%±16.4Highest SD: 18%
Summit Township and Kimball Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 48.5%Highest SD: 31.9% 48.3%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 7.5%±14.6Highest SD: 5% 0%±8.9Lowest SD: 5%
Kimball Township and Summit Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian — $83,125±$42k 11% above SD
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $223,400±$8kLowest 13% below SD $254,200±$64kHighest about the SD average
Summit Township and Kimball Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,710Lowest 37% below SD $2,742Highest about the SD average
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 100%±100 SD: 39.8%
Below poverty line 3.8% SD: 11.9% 3.8% SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100%Highest SD: 68.6% 97.3%Lowest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 2013Highest 33 yrs newer than SD 1977Lowest 3 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way — 31 min 72% above SD
Work from home 0%±22.7Lowest SD: 9.7% 9%±6.7Highest SD: 9.7%
Summit Township and Kimball 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 16.3 miHighest 14.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.64Highest 0.20Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Kimball (36%)Madison (39%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Summit TownshipFew work in Kimball Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 49.6%Highest 11.8%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 10.3 miHighest 4.1 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.3 miHighest 0.1 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.5Lowest 1.1Highest
Schools
School district —Oldham-Ramona-Rutland School District 39-6
High school in town —None in town
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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