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Silver Lake Township vs Daneville Township

29 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (4.8× in Silver Lake Township) and property tax bill (+61% in Daneville Township).

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Silver Lake Township, SDA small town of 115Hutchinson County · 115 people
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Daneville Township, SDA small town of 207Turner County · 207 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.

Silver Lake TownshipA small town of 115
Quiet strengthsSilver Lake Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Silver Lake Township →
Daneville TownshipA small town of 207
Quiet strengthsDaneville Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Daneville 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 $360 more a month in Daneville 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.

Silver Lake Township$1,330/mo
Typical home $225K (Census) · tax rate 0.82% · Housing →
Daneville Township$1,690/mo
Typical home $275K (Census) · tax rate 1.08% · Housing →

The difference: $360 a month, about $4,300 a year, between Daneville Township and Silver Lake 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
Silver Lake TownshipDaneville Township
Snow a year41″31″
January low—7°F
July high—84°F
Growing season (days)—151d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)50th46th
Outdoors & history
Silver Lake TownshipDaneville Township
Trails7 mi2 mi
Conserved land1.5%0.9%
National Register places—1
Community
Silver Lake TownshipDaneville 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

29 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Silver Lake TownshipDaneville TownshipSilver Lake TownshipDaneville Township
Silver Lake Township ↔ Daneville Township29 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.

Silver Lake TownshipDaneville Township
People
Population 115Lowest 207Highest
Median age 26.7±44.5Lowest 30% below SD 30.7±11.5Highest 19% below SD
Daneville Township and Silver Lake Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 31.3%±29.5Highest SD: 24.2% 29.5%±12.4Lowest SD: 24.2%
Silver Lake Township and Daneville Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 3.5%±29.1Lowest SD: 18% 23.7%±14.8Highest SD: 18%
Daneville Township and Silver Lake Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 63.1%Highest SD: 31.9% 49.1%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 12.2%±15.5Highest SD: 5% 9.7%±10.2Lowest SD: 5%
Silver Lake Township and Daneville Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian — $113,750±$51k 52% above SD
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $225,000±$50kLowest 13% below SD $275,000±$76kHighest 7% above SD
Daneville Township and Silver Lake Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,844Lowest 32% below SD $2,971Highest 9% above SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100 SD: 39.8% 0%±100 SD: 39.8%
Below poverty line 0%Lowest SD: 11.9% 9.7%Highest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 73.2%Lowest SD: 68.6% 82.5%Highest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1962Lowest 18 yrs older than SD 1991Highest 11 yrs newer than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 14 minLowest 24% below SD 16 minHighest 12% below SD
Work from home 18.5%±25.1Highest SD: 9.7% 0%±10.3Lowest SD: 9.7%
Silver Lake Township and Daneville Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 1.2%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 15.3 miLowest 28.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.37Highest 0.19Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Freeman (32%)Sioux Falls (33%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Daneville TownshipFew work in Silver Lake Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 1.5%Highest 0.9%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 7.2 miHighest 1.5 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.3Highest 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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