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Turkey Valley Township vs Irene

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: street grid (84.4× in Irene) and home values (6.1× in Turkey Valley Township).

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Turkey Valley Township, SDA small town of 127Yankton County · 127 people
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Irene, SDKnown for its schoolsSouth Dakota · 456 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.

Turkey Valley TownshipA small town of 127
Quiet strengthsTurkey Valley Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Turkey Valley 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 $1,280 more a month in Turkey Valley 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.

Turkey Valley Township$3,130/mo
Typical home $528K (Census) · tax rate 0.82% · Housing →
Irene$1,860/mo
Typical home $282K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.60% · or rent about $756/mo · Housing →

The difference: $1,280 a month, about $15,300 a year, between Turkey Valley Township and Irene.

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.

Where they are

Turkey Valley Township and Irene share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Turkey Valley TownshipIreneTurkey Valley TownshipIrene
Turkey Valley Township ↔ Irene4.4 miles apart · They share a border
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
Turkey Valley TownshipIrene
Snow a year39″31″
January low10°F7°F
July high86°F84°F
Growing season (days)156d151d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)66th46th
Outdoors & history
Turkey Valley TownshipIrene
Settled—1895
National Register places21
Community
Turkey Valley TownshipIrene
Library hours a week—36 hrs
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.

Turkey Valley TownshipIrene
People
Population 127Lowest 456Highest
Median age 44.5±14.1Highest 17% above SD 38.2±8.3Lowest about the SD average
Turkey Valley Township and Irene are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 18.1%±21.7Highest SD: 24.2% 16.4%±6.7Lowest SD: 24.2%
Turkey Valley Township and Irene are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 18.1%±22Lowest SD: 18% 23.9%±10.2Highest SD: 18%
Irene and Turkey Valley Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 11.6%Lowest SD: 31.9% 16.2%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±11.1Lowest SD: 5% 0.4%±2.4Highest SD: 5%
Irene and Turkey Valley Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $122,679±$18kHighest 63% above SD $66,563±$11kLowest 11% below SD
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $528,400±$417kHighest 105% above SD $87,300±$13kLowest 66% below SD
Rentmedian gross, monthly — $756±$162 20% below SD
Property taxmedian, yearly $4,357Highest 60% above SD $1,395Lowest 49% below SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 11.8%±21.3 SD: 39.8%
Below poverty line 3.1%Lowest SD: 11.9% 3.7%Highest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100%Highest SD: 68.6% 69.4%Lowest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1938Lowest 42 yrs older than SD 1945Highest 35 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way — 35 min 98% above SD
Work from home 11.6%±10.5Highest SD: 9.7% 4%±5.2Lowest SD: 9.7%
Turkey Valley Township and Irene are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 0.5%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 21.3 miLowest 24.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.26Lowest 0.80Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Yankton (56%)Sioux Falls (25%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in IreneFew work in Turkey Valley Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%
Trailsmapped miles 0.6 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.2Lowest 101Highest
Schools
School district —Irene - Wakonda School District 13-3
High school in town —Irene - Wakonda High School - 01
Students per teacherat that high school — 14.1
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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