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Middleton Township vs Hurley Township

Next-door neighbors in Turner County. The biggest differences: bachelor’s degree+ (+68.2 pts in Middleton Township) and trails (4.4× in Hurley Township).

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Middleton Township, SDA small town of 248Turner County · 248 people
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Hurley Township, SDA small town of 71Turner County · 71 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 →
Hurley TownshipA small town of 71
Quiet strengthsHurley Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Hurley 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.

★ What stands out · Where they are

Middleton Township and Hurley Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Middleton TownshipHurley TownshipMiddleton TownshipHurley Township
Middleton Township ↔ Hurley Township6.2 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
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 TownshipHurley Township
Snow a year31″41″
January low7°F—
July high84°F—
Growing season (days)151d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)46th46th
Outdoors & history
Middleton TownshipHurley Township
Trails—4 mi
Conserved land—6.2%
Settled—1883
National Register places1—
Archive photos—7
Famous people born here—1
Community
Middleton TownshipHurley 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.

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 TownshipHurley Township
People
Population 248Highest 71Lowest
Median age 55±23.4Highest 45% above SD 51.7±16.3Lowest 36% above SD
Middleton Township and Hurley Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 20.2%±10.7Highest SD: 24.2% 0%±39.8Lowest SD: 24.2%
Middleton Township and Hurley 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% 28.2%±42.4Highest SD: 18%
Hurley Township 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% 0%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.4%±5Highest SD: 5% 0%±19.9Lowest SD: 5%
Middleton Township and Hurley Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $76,555±$969 about the SD average —
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied — $228,800±$19k 11% below SD
Property taxmedian, yearly — $1,859 32% below SD
Below poverty line 0% SD: 11.9% 0% SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 93.3%Lowest SD: 68.6% 100%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 min 72% above SD —
Work from home 3.5%±4.2Lowest SD: 9.7% 35.1%±35Highest SD: 9.7%
Hurley Township and Middleton 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 18.8 miLowest 21.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.13Lowest 0.55Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Sioux Falls (23%)Sioux Falls (25%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Hurley TownshipFew work in Middleton Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 1%Lowest 6.2%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.8 miLowest 3.5 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 1.1Lowest
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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