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Summit Township vs Kimball Township

104 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (8.2× in Kimball Township) and conserved land (+37.8 pts in Kimball Township).

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Summit Township, SDA small town of 159Lake County · 159 people
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Kimball Township, SDAn outdoors townBrule County · 106 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.

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 →
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 $250 more a month in Summit 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 →
Kimball Township$1,310/mo
Typical home $223K (Census) · tax rate 0.77% · Housing →

The difference: $250 a month, about $3,000 a year, between Summit Township and Kimball 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.

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 TownshipKimball Township
Snow a year37″43″
January low5°F9°F
July high83°F87°F
Growing season (days)148d156d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)41st65th
Outdoors & history
Summit TownshipKimball Township
Trails4 mi10 mi
Conserved land11.8%49.6%
Settled—1883
Archive photos—2
Famous people born here—2
Community
Summit TownshipKimball 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

104 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Summit Township ↔ Kimball Township104 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.

Summit TownshipKimball Township
People
Population 159Highest 106Lowest
Median age 42.3±17.6Lowest 11% above SD 45.5±10.8Highest 20% above SD
Kimball 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%±13.1Lowest SD: 24.2% 30.2%±24.7Highest SD: 24.2%
Kimball Township and Summit Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 20.8%±16.4Highest SD: 18% 12.3%±31.5Lowest SD: 18%
Summit Township and Kimball 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%Lowest SD: 31.9% 48.5%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±8.9Lowest SD: 5% 7.5%±14.6Highest SD: 5%
Kimball Township and Summit Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $83,125±$42k 11% above SD —
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $254,200±$64kHighest about the SD average $223,400±$8kLowest 13% below SD
Summit Township and Kimball Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,742Highest about the SD average $1,710Lowest 37% below SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 100%±100 SD: 39.8% —
Below poverty line 3.8% SD: 11.9% 3.8% SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 97.3%Lowest SD: 68.6% 100%Highest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1977Lowest 3 yrs older than SD 2013Highest 33 yrs newer than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 31 min 72% above SD —
Work from home 9%±6.7Highest SD: 9.7% 0%±22.7Lowest SD: 9.7%
Summit Township and Kimball 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 16.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.20Lowest 1.64Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Madison (39%)Kimball (36%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Kimball TownshipFew work in Summit Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 11.8%Lowest 49.6%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 4.1 miLowest 10.3 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miLowest 0.3 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 1Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.1Highest 0.5Lowest
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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