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Sioux Valley Township vs Virginia Township

Next-door neighbors in Union County. The biggest differences: typical home built (52 yrs in Virginia Township) and bachelor’s degree+ (+25.4 pts in Sioux Valley Township).

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Sioux Valley Township, SDA small town of 112Union County · 112 people
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Virginia Township, SDA small town of 315Union County · 315 people
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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 →
Virginia TownshipA small town of 315
Quiet strengthsVirginia Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Virginia 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.

Typical home built52 yrs
Virginia Township’s homes are older
Sioux Valley Township 2012Virginia Township 1960
Bachelor’s degree++25.4 pts
More adults in Sioux Valley Township have a degree
Sioux Valley Township 47.2%Virginia Township 21.8%
Size2.8×
Virginia Township is the bigger place
Virginia Township 315Sioux Valley Township 112
Homeowners+10.1 pts renters
Virginia Township has more renters
Sioux Valley Township 100%Virginia Township 89.9%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $520 more a month in Virginia 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 →
Virginia Township$2,020/mo
Typical home $356K (Census) · tax rate 0.53% · Housing →

The difference: $520 a month, about $6,200 a year, between Virginia 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 Virginia Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Sioux Valley TownshipVirginia TownshipSioux Valley TownshipVirginia Township
Sioux Valley Township ↔ Virginia Township11 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 TownshipVirginia Township
Snow a year37″31″
January low—7°F
July high—85°F
Growing season (days)—155d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)41st41st
Outdoors & history
Sioux Valley TownshipVirginia Township
Trails1 mi1 mi
Conserved land1.3%3.1%
National Register places21
Community
Sioux Valley TownshipVirginia 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 TownshipVirginia Township
People
Population 112Lowest 315Highest
Median age 50.7±10.8Highest 33% above SD 47.9±7.5Lowest 26% above SD
Sioux Valley Township and Virginia 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% 21.9%±10.9Highest SD: 24.2%
Virginia 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%±29.3Lowest SD: 18% 18.7%±11.7Highest SD: 18%
Virginia Township and Sioux Valley 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% 21.8%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 30.4%±33.9Highest SD: 5% 0%±4.5Lowest SD: 5%
Sioux Valley Township and Virginia Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian — $110,655±$65k 47% above SD
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $259,600±$79kLowest about the SD average $355,800±$127kHighest 38% above SD
Virginia 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 $1,902Highest 30% below SD
Below poverty line 0%Lowest SD: 11.9% 16.8%Highest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100%Highest SD: 68.6% 89.9%Lowest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 2012Highest 32 yrs newer than SD 1960Lowest 20 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way — 29 min 64% above SD
Work from home 0%±15.4Lowest SD: 9.7% 11.6%±13.5Highest SD: 9.7%
Virginia 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% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 39.8 miHighest 29.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.05Highest 0.04Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Sioux Falls (36%)Sioux Falls (25%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Virginia TownshipFew work in Sioux Valley Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 1.3%Lowest 3.1%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.8 miLowest 1.0 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2Highest 1Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.5Lowest 1.6Highest
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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