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Summit Township vs Fremont Township

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: home values (2.3× in Fremont Township) and jobs per worker (2.9× in Summit Township).

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Summit Township, SDA small town of 159Lake County · 159 people
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Fremont Township, SDA small town of 77Moody County · 77 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.

Summit TownshipA small town of 159
Quiet strengthsSummit Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Summit Township →
Fremont TownshipA small town of 77
Quiet strengthsFremont Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Fremont 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.

Home values2.3×
Homes cost more in Fremont Township
Fremont Township $593,800Summit Township $254,200
Jobs per worker2.9×
Summit Township is more of a job hub
Summit Township 0.20Fremont Township 0.07
Typical home built39 yrs
Fremont Township’s homes are older
Summit Township 1977Fremont Township 1938
Homeowners+24.3 pts renters
Fremont Township has more renters
Summit Township 97.3%Fremont Township 73%
Average commute11 min
Fremont Township has the shorter commute
Summit Township 31 minFremont Township 20 min
Trails+86%
Summit Township has more miles of trail
Summit Township 4.1 miFremont Township 2.2 mi
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $1,790 more a month in Fremont 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.

Summit Township$1,560/mo
Typical home $254K (Census) · tax rate 1.08% · Housing →
Fremont Township$3,350/mo
Typical home $594K (Census) · tax rate 0.48% · or rent about $1,583/mo · Housing →

The difference: $1,790 a month, about $21,500 a year, between Fremont Township and Summit 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

Summit Township and Fremont Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Summit TownshipFremont TownshipSummit TownshipFremont Township
Summit Township ↔ Fremont Township7.3 miles apart · They share a border
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
Summit TownshipFremont Township
Snow a year37″36″
January low5°F4°F
July high83°F81°F
Growing season (days)148d145d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)41st37th
Outdoors & history
Summit TownshipFremont Township
Trails4 mi2 mi
Conserved land11.8%8.3%
Community
Summit TownshipFremont 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.

Summit TownshipFremont Township
People
Population 159Highest 77Lowest
Median age 42.3±17.6Lowest 11% above SD 58.4±12.1Highest 54% above SD
Fremont Township and Summit Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 25.8%±13.1Highest SD: 24.2% 3.9%±32.6Lowest SD: 24.2%
Summit Township and Fremont Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 20.8%±16.4Lowest SD: 18% 33.8%±36Highest SD: 18%
Fremont Township and Summit Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 48.3%Highest SD: 31.9% 47.7%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±8.9 SD: 5% 0%±18.4 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $83,125±$42kLowest 11% above SD $124,861±$67kHighest 66% above SD
Fremont Township and Summit Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $254,200±$64kLowest about the SD average $593,800±$84kHighest 131% above SD
Rentmedian gross, monthly — $1,583±$1k 67% above SD
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,742Lowest about the SD average $2,833Highest 4% above SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 100%±100Highest SD: 39.8% 20%±100Lowest SD: 39.8%
Summit Township and Fremont Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 3.8%Highest SD: 11.9% 0%Lowest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 97.3%Highest SD: 68.6% 73%Lowest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1977Highest 3 yrs older than SD 1938Lowest 42 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 31 minHighest 72% above SD 20 minLowest 10% above SD
Work from home 9%±6.7Lowest SD: 9.7% 14.1%±16.6Highest SD: 9.7%
Fremont Township and Summit 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 14.3 miLowest 26.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.20Highest 0.07Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Madison (39%)Sioux Falls (33%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Fremont TownshipFew work in Summit Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 11.8%Highest 8.3%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 4.1 miHighest 2.2 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 mi 0.1 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.1Lowest 1.2Highest
Schools
School district Oldham-Ramona-Rutland School District 39-6—
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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