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Torrey Lake Township vs Volin

94 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (120.8× in Volin).

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Torrey Lake Township, SDKnown for its schoolsBrule County · 205 people
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Volin, SDA small town of 139South Dakota · 139 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.

VolinA small town of 139
Quiet strengthsVolin doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Volin →
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.

★ What stands out · Report cards

Grades and rankings, side by side

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every South Dakota ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

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
Torrey Lake TownshipVolin
Snow a year46″38″
January low—10°F
July high—87°F
Growing season (days)—164d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)65th66th
Outdoors & history
Torrey Lake TownshipVolin
Trails4 mi—
Conserved land5.3%—
Settled—1901
National Register places13
Community
Torrey Lake TownshipVolin
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

94 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Torrey Lake Township ↔ Volin94 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.

Torrey Lake TownshipVolin
People
Population 205Highest 139Lowest
Median age 38.2±49Lowest about the SD average 39.3±13Highest 3% above SD
Volin and Torrey Lake Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 43.4%±10.6Highest SD: 24.2% 26.6%±14Lowest SD: 24.2%
Torrey Lake Township and Volin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 20.5%±24.7Highest SD: 18% 11.5%±22.2Lowest SD: 18%
Torrey Lake Township and Volin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 11.7%Lowest SD: 31.9% 16.7%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±6.9Lowest SD: 5% 3.6%±8.3Highest SD: 5%
Volin and Torrey Lake Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $120,694±$713Highest 61% above SD $112,557±$101kLowest 50% above SD
Torrey Lake Township and Volin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied — $115,600±$20k 55% below SD
Property taxmedian, yearly — $723 73% below SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 11.8%±100 SD: 39.8%
Below poverty line 10.2%Highest SD: 11.9% 2.9%Lowest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 69.2%Lowest SD: 68.6% 74.6%Highest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1949Highest 31 yrs older than SD 1938Lowest 42 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way — 24 min 35% above SD
Work from home 18.8%±23Highest SD: 9.7% 1.2%±3.7Lowest SD: 9.7%
Torrey Lake Township and Volin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 2.9%Highest 0%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 54.3 miHighest 16.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.16Lowest 0.19Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Sioux Falls (16%)Yankton (31%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in VolinFew work in Torrey Lake Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 5.3%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 3.5 miHighest 0.0 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 0.6Lowest 72.5Highest
Schools
School district Platte - Geddes School District 11-5—
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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