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Madison Township vs Sumner Township

69 miles apart. The biggest differences: conserved land (+49 pts in Madison Township) and trails (3× in Sumner Township).

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Madison Township, SDAn outdoors townEdmunds County · 8 people
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Sumner Township, SDAn outdoors townSpink County · 10 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.

Madison TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors71.2% conserved land5.3 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves Famous people16 notable peopleborn in Madison Township All about Madison Township →
Sumner TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors22.2% conserved land16 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Sumner 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.

Conserved land+49 pts
Madison Township has more conserved land
Madison Township 71.2%Sumner Township 22.2%
Trails3×
Sumner Township has more miles of trail
Sumner Township 15.8 miMadison Township 5.3 mi
Street grid+50%
Sumner Township has the more walkable street grid
Sumner Township 0.6Madison Township 0.4
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
Madison TownshipSumner Township
Snow a year35″23″
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)25th29th
Outdoors & history
Madison TownshipSumner Township
Trails5 mi16 mi
Conserved land71.2%22.2%
Archive photos12—
Famous people born here16—
Community
Madison TownshipSumner 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

69 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Madison TownshipEdmunds CountySumner TownshipSpink County
Madison Township ↔ Sumner Township69 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.

Madison TownshipSumner Township
People
Population 8Lowest 10Highest
Median age 55.5±12.6Lowest 46% above SD 58.5±7.3Highest 54% above SD
Sumner Township and Madison Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 0%±100 SD: 24.2% 0%±100 SD: 24.2%
Age 65+ 25%±100Lowest SD: 18% 30%±100Highest SD: 18%
Sumner Township and Madison Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 37.5%Lowest SD: 31.9% 44.4%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±100Lowest SD: 5% 20%±100Highest SD: 5%
Sumner Township and Madison Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied — $80,000±$13k 69% below SD
Below poverty line 0% SD: 11.9% 0% SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100% SD: 68.6% 100% SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year — 1955 25 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Work from home 25%±30.5Lowest SD: 9.7% 33.3%±61.4Highest SD: 9.7%
Sumner Township and Madison 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 51.3 miHighest 34.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.00 0.00
Top workplaceoutside town Roscoe (25%)Willow Lake (17%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Sumner TownshipFew work in Madison Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 71.2%Highest 22.2%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 5.3 miLowest 15.8 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miLowest 0.4 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.4Lowest 0.6Highest
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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