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Turkey Valley Township vs Monroe Township

23 miles apart. The biggest differences: property tax bill (2.2× in Turkey Valley Township) and jobs per worker (4.8× in Monroe Township).

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Turkey Valley Township, SDA small town of 127Yankton County · 127 people
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Monroe Township, SDA small town of 136Turner County · 136 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 →
Monroe TownshipA small town of 136
Quiet strengthsMonroe Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Monroe 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 $1,150 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 →
Monroe Township$1,980/mo
Typical home $347K (Census) · tax rate 0.56% · Housing →

The difference: $1,150 a month, about $13,800 a year, between Turkey Valley Township and Monroe 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.

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 TownshipMonroe Township
Snow a year39″41″
January low10°F—
July high86°F—
Growing season (days)156d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)66th49th
Outdoors & history
Turkey Valley TownshipMonroe Township
Settled—1901
National Register places2—
Community
Turkey Valley TownshipMonroe 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.

Where they are

23 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Turkey Valley TownshipMonroe TownshipTurkey Valley TownshipMonroe Township
Turkey Valley Township ↔ Monroe Township23 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.

Turkey Valley TownshipMonroe Township
People
Population 127Lowest 136Highest
Median age 44.5±14.1Lowest 17% above SD 45.2±9Highest 19% above SD
Monroe Township and Turkey Valley 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% 13.2%±14.2Lowest SD: 24.2%
Turkey Valley Township and Monroe 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% 25.7%±18.8Highest SD: 18%
Monroe 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%Lowest SD: 31.9% 21.9%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±11.1 SD: 5% 0%±10.4 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $122,679±$18kHighest 63% above SD $82,596±$18kLowest 10% above SD
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $528,400±$417kHighest 105% above SD $347,200±$83kLowest 35% above SD
Turkey Valley Township and Monroe 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 $1,942Lowest 29% below SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 0%±100 SD: 39.8%
Below poverty line 3.1%Lowest SD: 11.9% 14%Highest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100%Highest SD: 68.6% 97.3%Lowest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1938Lowest 42 yrs older than SD 1995Highest 15 yrs newer than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way — 25 min 42% above SD
Work from home 11.6%±10.5Highest SD: 9.7% 7.2%±7.9Lowest SD: 9.7%
Turkey Valley Township and Monroe Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 3.2%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 21.3 miLowest 22.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.26Lowest 1.24Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Yankton (56%)Sioux Falls (35%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Monroe TownshipFew work in Turkey Valley Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 2.8%Highest
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 1.7Highest
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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