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Middleton Township vs Davis

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: street grid (21.4× in Davis) and bachelor’s degree+ (+58.9 pts in Middleton Township).

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Middleton Township, SDA small town of 248Turner County · 248 people
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Davis, SDA small town of 76South Dakota · 76 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.

Middleton TownshipA small town of 248
Quiet strengthsMiddleton Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Middleton Township →
DavisA small town of 76
Quiet strengthsDavis doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Davis →
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.

★ What stands out · Where they are

Middleton Township and Davis share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Middleton TownshipDavisMiddleton TownshipDavis
Middleton Township ↔ Davis2.9 miles apart · They share a border
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
Middleton TownshipDavis
Snow a year31″31″
January low7°F7°F
July high84°F84°F
Growing season (days)151d151d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)46th46th
Outdoors & history
Middleton TownshipDavis
Settled—1896
National Register places1—
Community
Middleton TownshipDavis
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.

Middleton TownshipDavis
People
Population 248Highest 76Lowest
Median age 55±23.4Highest 45% above SD 38±19.5Lowest about the SD average
Middleton Township and Davis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 20.2%±10.7Lowest SD: 24.2% 28.9%±30.7Highest SD: 24.2%
Davis and Middleton Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 10.5%±12.6Lowest SD: 18% 17.1%±39.1Highest SD: 18%
Davis and Middleton Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 68.2%Highest SD: 31.9% 9.3%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.4%±5Highest SD: 5% 0%±18.6Lowest SD: 5%
Middleton Township and Davis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $76,555±$969Lowest about the SD average $85,000±$54kHighest 13% above SD
Davis and Middleton Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied — $95,000±$53k 63% below SD
Property taxmedian, yearly — $1,000 63% below SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 0%±100 SD: 39.8%
Below poverty line 0%Lowest SD: 11.9% 5.3%Highest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 93.3%Lowest SD: 68.6% 94.4%Highest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1938 42 yrs older than SD 1938 42 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 31 minHighest 72% above SD 25 minLowest 40% above SD
Work from home 3.5%±4.2Highest SD: 9.7% 2.6%±7.8Lowest SD: 9.7%
Middleton Township and Davis 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 18.8 miLowest 22.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.13Lowest 0.24Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Sioux Falls (23%)Sioux Falls (31%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in DavisFew work in Middleton Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 1%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 0.8 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.3Lowest 27.8Highest
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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