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

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 →
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 →
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.

Jobs per worker8.6×
Spink Township is more of a job hub
Spink Township 0.43Sioux Valley Township 0.05
Homeowners+39 pts renters
Spink Township has more renters
Sioux Valley Township 100%Spink Township 61%
Typical home built50 yrs
Spink Township’s homes are older
Sioux Valley Township 2012Spink Township 1962
Property tax bill+55%
Tax bills are bigger in Spink Township
Spink Township $2,709Sioux Valley Township $1,750
Trails2.4×
Spink Township has more miles of trail
Spink Township 1.9 miSioux Valley Township 0.8 mi
Bachelor’s degree++20.3 pts
More adults in Sioux Valley Township have a degree
Sioux Valley Township 47.2%Spink Township 26.9%
★ 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.

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

Spink Township and Sioux Valley Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Spink TownshipSioux Valley TownshipSpink TownshipSioux Valley Township
Spink Township ↔ Sioux Valley 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
Spink TownshipSioux Valley Township
Snow a year37″37″
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)41st41st
Outdoors & history
Spink TownshipSioux Valley Township
Trails2 mi1 mi
Conserved land0%1.3%
National Register places12
Community
Spink TownshipSioux 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.

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.

Spink TownshipSioux Valley Township
People
Population 270Highest 112Lowest
Median age 41.4±22.1Lowest 9% above SD 50.7±10.8Highest 33% 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 11.9%±12Highest SD: 24.2% 0%±25.3Lowest 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+ 11.5%±12.2Lowest SD: 18% 14.3%±29.3Highest 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+ 26.9%Lowest SD: 31.9% 47.2%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±5.2Lowest SD: 5% 30.4%±33.9Highest 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 $280,000±$81kHighest 9% above SD $259,600±$79kLowest about the SD average
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 $2,709Highest about the SD average $1,750Lowest 36% below SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±29 SD: 39.8% —
Below poverty line 1.5%Highest SD: 11.9% 0%Lowest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 61%Lowest SD: 68.6% 100%Highest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1962Lowest 18 yrs older than SD 2012Highest 32 yrs newer than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 26 min 47% above SD —
Work from home 56.2%±47.3Highest SD: 9.7% 0%±15.4Lowest 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 2.4%Highest 0%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 21.3 miLowest 39.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.43Highest 0.05Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Sioux Falls (23%)Sioux Falls (36%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Sioux Valley TownshipFew work in Spink Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 1.3%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 1.9 miHighest 0.8 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 2Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.2Lowest 1.5Highest
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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