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Marion Township vs Three Rivers Township

126 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (16.1× in Three Rivers Township) and conserved land (+26.2 pts in Three Rivers Township).

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Marion Township, SDA small town of 113Turner County · 113 people
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Three Rivers Township, SDAn outdoors townSpink County · 129 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.

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 →
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 $390 more a month in Three Rivers 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 →
Three Rivers Township$2,370/mo
Typical home $419K (Census) · tax rate 0.51% · Housing →

The difference: $390 a month, about $4,700 a year, between Three Rivers Township and Marion 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
Marion TownshipThree Rivers Township
Snow a year41″43″
January low—1°F
July high—84°F
Growing season (days)—137d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)49th30th
Outdoors & history
Marion TownshipThree Rivers Township
Trails1 mi2 mi
Conserved land2.2%28.4%
Settled1881—
Community
Marion TownshipThree Rivers 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

126 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Marion Township ↔ Three Rivers Township126 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.

Marion TownshipThree Rivers Township
People
Population 113Lowest 129Highest
Median age 47.9±9.1Lowest 26% above SD 49.3±48.2Highest 30% above SD
Three Rivers Township 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% 26.4%±22.3Highest SD: 24.2%
Three Rivers Township 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% 37.2%±21.8Highest SD: 18%
Three Rivers Township 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% 22.7%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±12.5 SD: 5% 0%±11 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $87,750±$84kLowest 17% above SD $107,308±$28kHighest 43% above SD
Three Rivers Township and Marion Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $327,600±$32kLowest 27% above SD $418,800±$139kHighest 63% above SD
Three Rivers Township and Marion Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $3,125Highest 15% above SD $2,115Lowest 22% below SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 0%±100 SD: 39.8%
Below poverty line 10.6%Highest SD: 11.9% 0%Lowest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 94.3%Highest SD: 68.6% 88.6%Lowest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1971Lowest 9 yrs older than SD 1996Highest 16 yrs newer than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 21 min 17% above SD —
Work from home 6.3%±7.9Lowest SD: 9.7% 27.5%±29.2Highest SD: 9.7%
Three Rivers Township and Marion 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 25.3 miLowest 28.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.51Lowest 8.23Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Sioux Falls (53%)Redfield (23%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Three Rivers TownshipFew work in Marion Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 2.2%Lowest 28.4%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 1.0 miLowest 1.9 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.1 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.3Highest 0.8Lowest
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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