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Turkey Valley Township vs Mayfield Township

Next-door neighbors in Yankton County. The biggest differences: household income (2.5× in Turkey Valley Township) and homeowners (+51.6 pts renters in Mayfield Township).

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Turkey Valley Township, SDA small town of 127Yankton County · 127 people
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Mayfield Township, SDA small town of 104Yankton County · 104 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 →
Mayfield TownshipA small town of 104
Quiet strengthsMayfield Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Mayfield 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.

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $1,750 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 →
Mayfield Township$1,390/mo
Typical home $228K (Census) · tax rate 1.00% · Housing →

The difference: $1,750 a month, about $21,000 a year, between Turkey Valley Township and Mayfield 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.

Where they are

Turkey Valley Township and Mayfield Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Turkey Valley TownshipMayfield TownshipTurkey Valley TownshipMayfield Township
Turkey Valley Township ↔ Mayfield Township6.9 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
Turkey Valley TownshipMayfield Township
Snow a year39″39″
January low10°F10°F
July high86°F86°F
Growing season (days)156d156d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)66th66th
Outdoors & history
Turkey Valley TownshipMayfield Township
National Register places21
Community
Turkey Valley TownshipMayfield 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.

Turkey Valley TownshipMayfield Township
People
Population 127Highest 104Lowest
Median age 44.5±14.1Highest 17% above SD 27.8±31.5Lowest 27% below SD
Turkey Valley Township and Mayfield Township 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% 9.6%±24.9Lowest SD: 24.2%
Turkey Valley Township and Mayfield Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 18.1%±22Lowest SD: 18% 29.8%±26.1Highest SD: 18%
Mayfield Township 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%Highest SD: 31.9% 0%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±11.1Lowest SD: 5% 21.2%±25Highest SD: 5%
Mayfield Township 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 $49,205±$13kLowest 34% below SD
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $528,400±$417kHighest 105% above SD $228,100±$73kLowest 11% below SD
Turkey Valley Township and Mayfield Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $4,357Highest 60% above SD $2,281Lowest 16% below SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 26.7%±58.6 SD: 39.8%
Below poverty line 3.1%Lowest SD: 11.9% 22.1%Highest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100%Highest SD: 68.6% 48.4%Lowest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1938 42 yrs older than SD 1938 42 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way — 28 min 60% above SD
Work from home 11.6%±10.5Highest SD: 9.7% 0%±17.2Lowest SD: 9.7%
Turkey Valley Township and Mayfield Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 1.4%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 21.3 miHighest 18.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.26Highest 0.20Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Yankton (56%)Yankton (38%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Mayfield TownshipFew work in Turkey Valley Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 2.8%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.6 miHighest 0.2 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 1.2 1.2
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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