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Sioux Valley Township vs Spink Township

Next-door neighbors in Union County. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (8.6× in Spink Township) and homeowners (+39 pts renters in Spink Township).

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Sioux Valley Township, SDA small town of 112Union County · 112 people
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Spink Township, SDA small town of 270Union County · 270 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.

Sioux Valley TownshipA small town of 112
Quiet strengthsSioux Valley Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Sioux Valley Township →
Spink TownshipA small town of 270
Quiet strengthsSpink Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Spink 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 $190 more a month in Spink 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.

Sioux Valley Township$1,510/mo
Typical home $260K (Census) · tax rate 0.67% · Housing →
Spink Township$1,690/mo
Typical home $280K (Census) · tax rate 0.97% · Housing →

The difference: $190 a month, about $2,200 a year, between Spink Township and Sioux Valley 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.

Where they are

Sioux Valley Township and Spink Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Sioux Valley TownshipSpink TownshipSioux Valley TownshipSpink Township
Sioux Valley Township ↔ Spink 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
Sioux Valley TownshipSpink Township
Snow a year37″37″
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)41st41st
Outdoors & history
Sioux Valley TownshipSpink Township
Trails1 mi2 mi
Conserved land1.3%0%
National Register places21
Community
Sioux Valley TownshipSpink 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.

Sioux Valley TownshipSpink Township
People
Population 112Lowest 270Highest
Median age 50.7±10.8Highest 33% above SD 41.4±22.1Lowest 9% above SD
Sioux Valley Township and Spink Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 0%±25.3Lowest SD: 24.2% 11.9%±12Highest SD: 24.2%
Spink Township and Sioux Valley Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 14.3%±29.3Highest SD: 18% 11.5%±12.2Lowest SD: 18%
Sioux Valley Township and Spink Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 47.2%Highest SD: 31.9% 26.9%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 30.4%±33.9Highest SD: 5% 0%±5.2Lowest SD: 5%
Sioux Valley Township and Spink Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian — $44,801±$44k 40% below SD
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $259,600±$79kLowest about the SD average $280,000±$81kHighest 9% above SD
Spink Township and Sioux Valley Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,750Lowest 36% below SD $2,709Highest about the SD average
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 0%±29 SD: 39.8%
Below poverty line 0%Lowest SD: 11.9% 1.5%Highest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100%Highest SD: 68.6% 61%Lowest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 2012Highest 32 yrs newer than SD 1962Lowest 18 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way — 26 min 47% above SD
Work from home 0%±15.4Lowest SD: 9.7% 56.2%±47.3Highest SD: 9.7%
Spink Township and Sioux Valley Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 2.4%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 39.8 miHighest 21.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.05Lowest 0.43Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Sioux Falls (36%)Sioux Falls (23%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Spink TownshipFew work in Sioux Valley Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 1.3%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 0.8 miLowest 1.9 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.1 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.5Highest 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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