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Turner Township vs Centerville Township

Next-door neighbors in Turner County. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (16× in Centerville Township) and property tax bill (+55% in Centerville Township).

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Turner Township, SDA small town of 173Turner County · 173 people
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Centerville Township, SDA small town of 282Turner County · 282 people
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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.

Turner TownshipA small town of 173
Quiet strengthsTurner Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Turner Township →
Centerville TownshipA small town of 282
Quiet strengthsCenterville Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Centerville 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.

Jobs per worker16×
Centerville Township is more of a job hub
Centerville Township 0.16Turner Township 0.01
Property tax bill+55%
Tax bills are bigger in Centerville Township
Centerville Township $3,167Turner Township $2,040
Bachelor’s degree++28.4 pts
More adults in Centerville Township have a degree
Centerville Township 41.6%Turner Township 13.2%
Home values+40%
Homes cost more in Centerville Township
Centerville Township $443,500Turner Township $317,600
Typical home built34 yrs
Centerville Township’s homes are older
Turner Township 1972Centerville Township 1938
Homeowners+21.6 pts renters
Turner Township has more renters
Centerville Township 96.3%Turner Township 74.7%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $750 more a month in Centerville 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.

Turner Township$1,840/mo
Typical home $318K (Census) · tax rate 0.64% · Housing →
Centerville Township$2,590/mo
Typical home $444K (Census) · tax rate 0.71% · Housing →

The difference: $750 a month, about $9,000 a year, between Centerville Township and Turner 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

Turner Township and Centerville Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Turner TownshipCenterville TownshipTurner TownshipCenterville Township
Turner Township ↔ Centerville Township6.0 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
Turner TownshipCenterville Township
Snow a year31″31″
January low7°F7°F
July high84°F84°F
Growing season (days)151d151d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)46th46th
Outdoors & history
Turner TownshipCenterville Township
Trails8 mi6 mi
Conserved land1.5%0%
Settled—1894
National Register places22
Archive photos—5
Famous people born here—2
Community
Turner TownshipCenterville 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.

Turner TownshipCenterville Township
People
Population 173Lowest 282Highest
Median age 41.3±4.5Lowest 9% above SD 43.1±7.7Highest 13% above SD
Centerville Township and Turner Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 24.9%±15.3Lowest SD: 24.2% 30.9%±11.7Highest SD: 24.2%
Centerville Township and Turner Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 7.5%±15.5Lowest SD: 18% 8.5%±10.4Highest SD: 18%
Centerville Township and Turner Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 13.2%Lowest SD: 31.9% 41.6%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.3%±6.4Lowest SD: 5% 3.5%±6Highest SD: 5%
Centerville Township and Turner Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $94,145±$12kHighest 25% above SD $79,625±$48kLowest 6% above SD
Turner Township and Centerville Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $317,600±$51kLowest 23% above SD $443,500±$62kHighest 72% above SD
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,040Lowest 25% below SD $3,167Highest 16% above SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 0%±100 SD: 39.8%
Below poverty line 10.9%Highest SD: 11.9% 7.4%Lowest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 74.7%Lowest SD: 68.6% 96.3%Highest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1972Highest 8 yrs older than SD 1938Lowest 42 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 33 minLowest 86% above SD 43 minHighest 140% above SD
Work from home 9.1%±3.9Lowest SD: 9.7% 19.4%±8.7Highest SD: 9.7%
Centerville Township and Turner 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 22.8 miLowest 25.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.01Lowest 0.16Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Sioux Falls (28%)Sioux Falls (31%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Centerville TownshipFew work in Turner Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 1.5%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 7.8 miHighest 6.4 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 mi 0.2 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 1Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.9Lowest 1.0Highest
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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