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Sumner Township vs Benton Township

Next-door neighbors in Spink County. The biggest differences: trails (5.1× in Sumner Township) and conserved land (+16 pts in Sumner Township).

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Sumner Township, SDAn outdoors townSpink County · 10 people

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Benton Township, SDA small town of 0Spink County

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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.

Sumner TownshipAn outdoors town

Outdoors22.2% conserved land16 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Sumner Township →

Benton TownshipA small town of 0

Quiet strengthsBenton Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.

All about Benton 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.

Trails5.1×

Sumner Township has more miles of trail

Sumner Township 15.8 miBenton Township 3.1 mi

Conserved land+16 pts

Sumner Township has more conserved land

Sumner Township 22.2%Benton Township 6.2%

★ What stands out · Where they are

Sumner Township and Benton Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Sumner TownshipBenton Township

Sumner Township ↔ Benton Township6.7 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

Sumner TownshipBenton Township

Snow a year23″28″

January low—2°F

July high—84°F

Growing season (days)—144d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)29th 29th

Outdoors & history

Sumner TownshipBenton Township

Trails16 mi 3 mi

Conserved land22.2%6.2%

Community

Sumner TownshipBenton Township

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined0 0

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.

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Only big differences vs South Dakota average

Sumner TownshipBenton Township

People

Population 10Highest 0Lowest

Median age 58.5±7.3 54% above SD —

Kids under 18 0%±100 SD: 24.2% —

Age 65+ 30%±100 SD: 18% —

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 44.4% SD: 31.9% —

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 20%±100 SD: 5% —

Cost of living

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $80,000±$13k 69% below SD —

Below poverty line 0% SD: 11.9% —

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 100% SD: 68.6% —

Typical home builtmedian year 1955 25 yrs older than SD —

Getting to work

Work from home 33.3%±61.4 SD: 9.7% —

Work in townworking residents 0% 0%

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 34.8 miHighest 28.8 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.00Lowest 0.23Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Willow Lake (17%)Doland (15%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Benton TownshipFew work in Sumner Township

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 22.2%Highest 6.2%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 15.8 miHighest 3.1 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.4 miHighest 0.1 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.6Lowest 0.8Highest

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.

Sumner Township vs Benton Township

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