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Turkey Valley Township vs Oneota Township

191 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (36.2× in Oneota Township) and conserved land (+32.2 pts in Oneota Township).

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Turkey Valley Township, SDA small town of 127Yankton County · 127 people
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Oneota Township, SDAn outdoors townBrown County · 107 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 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 $1,180 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 →
Oneota Township$1,960/mo
Typical home $290K (Census) · tax rate est. 1.8% · Housing →

The difference: $1,180 a month, about $14,100 a year, between Turkey Valley Township and Oneota 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 TownshipOneota Township
Snow a year39″44″
January low10°F—
July high86°F—
Growing season (days)156d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)66th37th
Outdoors & history
Turkey Valley TownshipOneota Township
Trails—22 mi
Conserved land—32.2%
National Register places21
Community
Turkey Valley TownshipOneota 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

191 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Turkey Valley Township ↔ Oneota Township191 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 TownshipOneota Township
People
Population 127Highest 107Lowest
Median age 44.5±14.1Highest 17% above SD 38.6±41.8Lowest about the SD average
Turkey Valley Township and Oneota Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 18.1%±21.7Lowest SD: 24.2% 33.6%±27.9Highest SD: 24.2%
Oneota Township and Turkey Valley 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% 35.5%±19.7Highest SD: 18%
Oneota 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% 15.5%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±11.1Lowest SD: 5% 1.9%±10.4Highest SD: 5%
Oneota 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 $93,750±$43kLowest 25% above SD
Turkey Valley Township and Oneota Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $528,400±$417kHighest 105% above SD $290,000±$59kLowest 13% above SD
Turkey Valley Township and Oneota Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $4,357 60% above SD —
Below poverty line 3.1%Highest SD: 11.9% 1.9%Lowest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100% SD: 68.6% 100% 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 — 42 min 136% above SD
Work from home 11.6%±10.5Highest SD: 9.7% 11.5%±13.4Lowest SD: 9.7%
Turkey Valley Township and Oneota 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 21.3 miHighest 19.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.26Lowest 0.28Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Yankton (56%)Aberdeen (47%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Oneota TownshipFew work in Turkey Valley Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 32.2%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.6 miLowest 21.7 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.6 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.2Lowest 1.3Highest
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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