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Marion Township vs Marion

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: street grid (52.7× in Marion) and home values (2× in Marion Township).

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Marion Township, SDA small town of 113Turner County · 113 people
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Marion, SDKnown for its schoolsSouth Dakota · 981 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.

Marion TownshipA small town of 113
Quiet strengthsMarion Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Marion Township →
MarionKnown for its schools
SchoolsBetter than 31%of SD districts All about Marion →
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.

Street grid52.7×
Marion has the more walkable street grid
Marion 68.5Marion Township 1.3
Home values2×
Homes cost more in Marion Township
Marion Township $327,600Marion $164,500
Trails5×
Marion Township has more miles of trail
Marion Township 1.0 miMarion 0.2 mi
Size8.7×
Marion is the bigger place
Marion 981Marion Township 113
Property tax bill+69%
Tax bills are bigger in Marion Township
Marion Township $3,125Marion $1,852
Homeowners+18.4 pts renters
Marion has more renters
Marion Township 94.3%Marion 75.9%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $180 more a month in Marion 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.

Marion Township$1,980/mo
Typical home $328K (Census) · tax rate 0.95% · Housing →
Marion$1,800/mo
Typical home $290K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.13% · or rent about $813/mo · Housing →

The difference: $180 a month, about $2,200 a year, between Marion Township and Marion.

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

Marion Township and Marion share a border

And the people who already live in one and work in the other.

Marion TownshipMarionMarion TownshipMarion
Marion Township ↔ Marion3.3 miles apart · They share a border
Who commutes between them
6 Marion Township residents work in Marion (6.9% of its workers)
Work & commute in Marion Township →
Report cards

Grades and rankings, side by side

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every South Dakota ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Schools
–Marion TownshipNot graded CMarionBetter than 31% of districts in the state
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
Marion TownshipMarion
Snow a year41″41″
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)49th49th
Outdoors & history
Marion TownshipMarion
Trails1 mi0 mi
Conserved land2.2%0%
Settled18811881
Community
Marion TownshipMarion
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.

Marion TownshipMarion
People
Population 113Lowest 981Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census — +8.3% SD: +8.9%
Median age 47.9±9.1Lowest 26% above SD 51.7±9.3Highest 36% above SD
Marion and Marion Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 7.1%±25.5Lowest SD: 24.2% 21.1%±4.5Highest SD: 24.2%
Marion and Marion Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 6.2%±27Lowest SD: 18% 33.6%±1.8Highest SD: 18%
Marion and Marion Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 26.1%Highest SD: 31.9% 18.8%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±12.5Lowest SD: 5% 1.4%±1.7Highest SD: 5%
Marion and Marion Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $87,750±$84kHighest 17% above SD $67,750±$16kLowest 10% below SD
Marion Township and Marion are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $327,600±$32kHighest 27% above SD $164,500±$29kLowest 36% below SD
Rentmedian gross, monthly — $813±$79 14% below SD
Property taxmedian, yearly $3,125Highest 15% above SD $1,852Lowest 32% below SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 35.2%±19.5 SD: 39.8%
Below poverty line 10.6%Lowest SD: 11.9% 10.8%Highest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 94.3%Highest SD: 68.6% 75.9%Lowest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1971Highest 9 yrs older than SD 1965Lowest 15 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 21 minLowest 17% above SD 22 minHighest 23% above SD
Work from home 6.3%±7.9Highest SD: 9.7% 2.3%±1.6Lowest SD: 9.7%
Marion Township and Marion are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 7%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 25.3 miLowest 25.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.51Lowest 0.63Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Sioux Falls (53%)Sioux Falls (38%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 7% work in MarionFew work in Marion Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 2.2%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 1.0 miHighest 0.2 miLowest
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 1.3Lowest 68.5Highest
Schools
School district —Marion School District 60-3
High school in town —Marion High School - 01
Students per teacherat that high school — 9.0
South Dakota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
Deciding?

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Bordering Marion Township

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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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