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Sumner Township vs Turton Township

Next-door neighbors in Spink County. The biggest differences: trails (12.2× in Sumner Township) and median age (45.8 yrs in Sumner Township).

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Sumner Township, SDAn outdoors townSpink County · 10 people
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Turton Township, SDAn outdoors townSpink County · 24 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.

Sumner TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors22.2% conserved land16 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Sumner Township →
Turton TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors57.5% conserved land1.3 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Turton 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.

Trails12.2×
Sumner Township has more miles of trail
Sumner Township 15.8 miTurton Township 1.3 mi
Median age45.8 yrs
Sumner Township skews older
Sumner Township 58.5Turton Township 12.7
Homeowners+85.7 pts renters
Turton Township has more renters
Sumner Township 100%Turton Township 14.3%
Conserved land+35.3 pts
Turton Township has more conserved land
Turton Township 57.5%Sumner Township 22.2%
Street grid+67%
Turton Township has the more walkable street grid
Turton Township 1.0Sumner Township 0.6
Typical home built17 yrs
Turton Township’s homes are older
Sumner Township 1955Turton Township 1938
★ What stands out · Where they are

Sumner Township and Turton Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Sumner TownshipTurton TownshipSumner TownshipTurton Township
Sumner Township ↔ Turton Township6.0 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 TownshipTurton Township
Snow a year23″22″
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)29th29th
Outdoors & history
Sumner TownshipTurton Township
Trails16 mi1 mi
Conserved land22.2%57.5%
Community
Sumner TownshipTurton 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.

Sumner TownshipTurton Township
People
Population 10Lowest 24Highest
Median age 58.5±7.3Highest 54% above SD 12.7±31.5Lowest 67% below SD
Kids under 18 0%±100Lowest SD: 24.2% 54.2%±88Highest SD: 24.2%
Turton Township and Sumner Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 30%±100Highest SD: 18% 16.7%±100Lowest SD: 18%
Sumner Township and Turton Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 44.4%Lowest SD: 31.9% 54.5%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 20%±100Highest SD: 5% 0%±58.9Lowest SD: 5%
Sumner Township and Turton Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian — $108,438±$31k 44% above SD
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $80,000±$13k 69% below SD —
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 0%±100 SD: 39.8%
Below poverty line 0%Lowest SD: 11.9% 12.5%Highest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100%Highest SD: 68.6% 14.3%Lowest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1955Highest 25 yrs older than SD 1938Lowest 42 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Work from home 33.3%±61.4Highest SD: 9.7% 0%±100Lowest SD: 9.7%
Sumner Township and Turton 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 34.8 miHighest 26.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.00 0.00
Top workplaceoutside town Willow Lake (17%)Redfield (50%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Turton TownshipFew work in Sumner Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 22.2%Lowest 57.5%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 15.8 miHighest 1.3 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.4 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.6Lowest 1.0Highest
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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