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Pringle vs Turkey Valley Township

322 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (76.1× in Pringle) and property tax bill (2.8× in Turkey Valley Township).

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Pringle, SDA small town of 206South Dakota · 206 people
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Turkey Valley Township, SDA small town of 127Yankton County · 127 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.

PringleA small town of 206
Quiet strengthsPringle doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
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Turkey Valley TownshipA small town of 127
Quiet strengthsTurkey Valley Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Turkey Valley 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.

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
PringleTurkey Valley Township
Snow a year46″39″
January low15°F10°F
July high85°F86°F
Growing season (days)133d156d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)89th66th
Outdoors & history
PringleTurkey Valley Township
National Register places—2
Archive photos1—
Community
PringleTurkey Valley 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

322 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Pringle ↔ Turkey Valley Township322 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.

PringleTurkey Valley Township
People
Population 206Highest 127Lowest
Median age 44.4±5.9Lowest 17% above SD 44.5±14.1Highest 17% above SD
Turkey Valley Township and Pringle are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 37.4%±19.9Highest SD: 24.2% 18.1%±21.7Lowest SD: 24.2%
Pringle and Turkey Valley Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 10.2%±15.2Lowest SD: 18% 18.1%±22Highest SD: 18%
Turkey Valley Township and Pringle are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 9.4%Lowest SD: 31.9% 11.6%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±6.9 SD: 5% 0%±11.1 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian — $122,679±$18k 63% above SD
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied — $528,400±$417k 105% above SD
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,583Lowest 42% below SD $4,357Highest 60% above SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100 SD: 39.8% —
Below poverty line 4.4%Highest SD: 11.9% 3.1%Lowest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 90.8%Lowest SD: 68.6% 100%Highest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1981Highest 1 yr newer than SD 1938Lowest 42 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 22 min 21% above SD —
Work from home 0%±10.4Lowest SD: 9.7% 11.6%±10.5Highest SD: 9.7%
Turkey Valley Township and Pringle 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 29.3 miHighest 21.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.44Highest 0.26Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Custer (26%)Yankton (56%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Turkey Valley TownshipFew work in Pringle
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 2.8%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 0.6 miHighest
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 91.3Highest 1.2Lowest
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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