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Spring Valley Township vs Kranzburg Township

116 miles apart. The biggest differences: average commute (17 min in Spring Valley Township) and typical home built (47 yrs in Spring Valley Township).

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Spring Valley Township, SDKnown for its schoolsTurner County · 319 people
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Kranzburg Township, SDA small town of 360Codington County · 360 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.

Kranzburg TownshipA small town of 360
Quiet strengthsKranzburg Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Kranzburg 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.

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $290 more a month in Spring Valley 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.

Spring Valley Township$2,040/mo
Typical home $326K (Census) · tax rate 1.19% · Housing →
Kranzburg Township$1,750/mo
Typical home $291K (Census) · tax rate 0.93% · Housing →

The difference: $290 a month, about $3,500 a year, between Spring Valley Township and Kranzburg 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.

Report cards

Grades and rankings, side by side

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every South Dakota ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

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
Spring Valley TownshipKranzburg Township
Snow a year39″41″
January low10°F3°F
July high86°F82°F
Growing season (days)156d145d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)46th59th
Outdoors & history
Spring Valley TownshipKranzburg Township
Trails1 mi3 mi
Conserved land0.9%1.6%
Settled—1878
National Register places21
Archive photos—2
Community
Spring Valley TownshipKranzburg 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

116 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Spring Valley Township ↔ Kranzburg Township116 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.

Spring Valley TownshipKranzburg Township
People
Population 319Lowest 360Highest
Median age 33±13Lowest 13% below SD 34.7±11.7Highest 9% below SD
Kranzburg Township and Spring Valley Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 26%±9.8Lowest SD: 24.2% 31.4%±9.8Highest SD: 24.2%
Kranzburg Township and Spring Valley Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 19.7%±21.7Highest SD: 18% 18.1%±4.2Lowest SD: 18%
Spring Valley Township and Kranzburg Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 29.7%Highest SD: 31.9% 28%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±4.4Lowest SD: 5% 0.8%±1.2Highest SD: 5%
Kranzburg Township and Spring Valley Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $115,250±$49kHighest 54% above SD $80,625±$28kLowest 7% above SD
Spring Valley Township and Kranzburg Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $326,400±$29kHighest 27% above SD $290,500±$74kLowest 13% above SD
Spring Valley Township and Kranzburg Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $3,900Highest 43% above SD $2,692Lowest about the SD average
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100Lowest SD: 39.8% 27.3%±100Highest SD: 39.8%
Kranzburg Township and Spring Valley Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 9.4%Highest SD: 11.9% 6.1%Lowest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 90.4%Lowest SD: 68.6% 91.2%Highest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1938Lowest 42 yrs older than SD 1985Highest 5 yrs newer than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 22 minLowest 21% above SD 38 minHighest 115% above SD
Work from home 12.2%±6Highest SD: 9.7% 5.8%±7Lowest SD: 9.7%
Spring Valley Township and Kranzburg Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 4.6%Highest 1.2%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 21.3 miHighest 10.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.51Highest 0.33Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Viborg (16%)Watertown (60%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Kranzburg TownshipFew work in Spring Valley Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.9%Lowest 1.6%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 1.1 miLowest 2.7 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 0.9Lowest 1.1Highest
Schools
School district Viborg-Hurley School District 60-6—
High school in town None in town—
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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