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Ordway Township vs Summit Township

120 miles apart. The biggest differences: property tax bill (+52% in Summit Township) and jobs per worker (2.1× in Ordway Township).

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Ordway Township, SDA small town of 118Brown County · 118 people
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Summit Township, SDA small town of 159Lake County · 159 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.

Ordway TownshipA small town of 118
Quiet strengthsOrdway Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Ordway Township →
Summit TownshipA small town of 159
Quiet strengthsSummit Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Summit 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 $420 more a month in Summit 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.

Ordway Township$1,150/mo
Typical home $190K (Census) · tax rate 0.95% · Housing →
Summit Township$1,560/mo
Typical home $254K (Census) · tax rate 1.08% · Housing →

The difference: $420 a month, about $5,000 a year, between Summit Township and Ordway 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
Ordway TownshipSummit Township
Snow a year42″37″
January low—5°F
July high—83°F
Growing season (days)—148d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)37th41st
Outdoors & history
Ordway TownshipSummit Township
Trails2 mi4 mi
Conserved land2.4%11.8%
Community
Ordway TownshipSummit 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

120 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Ordway Township ↔ Summit Township120 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.

Ordway TownshipSummit Township
People
Population 118Lowest 159Highest
Median age 44.5±58.8Highest 17% above SD 42.3±17.6Lowest 11% above SD
Ordway Township and Summit Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 39.8%±11.3Highest SD: 24.2% 25.8%±13.1Lowest SD: 24.2%
Ordway Township and Summit Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 39%±9.9Highest SD: 18% 20.8%±16.4Lowest SD: 18%
Ordway Township and Summit Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 56.3%Highest SD: 31.9% 48.3%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±12 SD: 5% 0%±8.9 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian — $83,125±$42k 11% above SD
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $189,700±$17kLowest 26% below SD $254,200±$64kHighest about the SD average
Summit Township and Ordway Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,806Lowest 34% below SD $2,742Highest about the SD average
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 100%±100 SD: 39.8%
Below poverty line 0%Lowest SD: 11.9% 3.8%Highest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100%Highest SD: 68.6% 97.3%Lowest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 2001Highest 21 yrs newer than SD 1977Lowest 3 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way — 31 min 72% above SD
Work from home 0%±34.5Lowest SD: 9.7% 9%±6.7Highest SD: 9.7%
Summit Township and Ordway 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 9.8 miLowest 14.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.41Highest 0.20Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Aberdeen (45%)Madison (39%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Summit TownshipFew work in Ordway Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 2.4%Lowest 11.8%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 2.3 miLowest 4.1 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 mi 0.1 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.4Highest 1.1Lowest
Schools
School district —Oldham-Ramona-Rutland School District 39-6
High school in town —None in town
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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