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Summit Township vs Webster Township

90 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (10.3× in Summit Township) and jobs per worker (7.8× in Webster Township).

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Summit Township, SDA small town of 159Lake County · 159 people
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Webster Township, SDA regional job hubDay County · 280 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 about the same each month

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 →
Webster Township$1,470/mo
Typical home $241K (Census) · tax rate 1.00% · Housing →

The difference: $90 a month, about $1,100 a year, between Summit Township and Webster 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 TownshipWebster Township
Snow a year37″43″
January low5°F2°F
July high83°F81°F
Growing season (days)148d156d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)41st18th
Outdoors & history
Summit TownshipWebster Township
Trails4 mi—
Conserved land11.8%—
Settled—1895
Community
Summit TownshipWebster 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

90 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Summit Township ↔ Webster Township90 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 TownshipWebster Township
People
Population 159Lowest 280Highest
Median age 42.3±17.6Highest 11% above SD 41.3±4.2Lowest 9% above SD
Summit Township and Webster 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% 35.7%±5.3Highest SD: 24.2%
Webster 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% 13.6%±11.1Lowest SD: 18%
Summit Township and Webster 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% 53.9%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±8.9 SD: 5% 0%±5.1 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $83,125±$42kLowest 11% above SD $105,417±$50kHighest 40% above SD
Webster 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±$64kHighest about the SD average $241,200±$64kLowest 6% below SD
Summit Township and Webster 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 $2,421Lowest 11% below SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 100%±100 SD: 39.8% —
Below poverty line 3.8%Lowest SD: 11.9% 3.9%Highest 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 1992Highest 12 yrs newer than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 31 minHighest 72% above SD 24 minLowest 37% above SD
Work from home 9%±6.7Highest SD: 9.7% 0%±6.8Lowest SD: 9.7%
Summit Township and Webster Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 9.8%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 14.3 miHighest 13.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.20Lowest 1.56Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Madison (39%)Webster (34%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Webster TownshipFew work in Summit Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 11.8%Lowest 26.3%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 4.1 miHighest 0.4 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.1Lowest 1.6Highest
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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