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Turner Township vs Clare Township

60 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (32× in Clare Township) and typical home built (49 yrs in Turner Township).

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Turner Township, SDA small town of 173Turner County · 173 people
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Clare Township, SDA small town of 251Moody County · 251 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 →
Clare TownshipA small town of 251
Quiet strengthsClare Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Clare 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.

Jobs per worker32×
Clare Township is more of a job hub
Clare Township 0.32Turner Township 0.01
Typical home built49 yrs
Turner Township’s homes are older
Clare Township 2021Turner Township 1972
Property tax bill+20%
Tax bills are bigger in Clare Township
Clare Township $2,439Turner Township $2,040
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $1,380 more a month in Clare 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 →
Clare Township$3,210/mo
Typical home $574K (Census) · tax rate 0.43% · Housing →

The difference: $1,380 a month, about $16,500 a year, between Clare 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.

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 TownshipClare Township
Snow a year31″40″
January low7°F4°F
July high84°F81°F
Growing season (days)151d148d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)46th37th
Outdoors & history
Turner TownshipClare Township
Trails8 mi—
Conserved land1.5%—
National Register places2—
Community
Turner TownshipClare 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

60 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Turner TownshipTurner CountyClare TownshipMoody County
Turner Township ↔ Clare Township60 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.

Turner TownshipClare Township
People
Population 173Lowest 251Highest
Median age 41.3±4.5Highest 9% above SD 40.1±9.5Lowest 6% above SD
Turner Township and Clare 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% 46.2%±43.6Highest SD: 24.2%
Clare 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%±15.5Highest SD: 18% 5.6%±12.3Lowest SD: 18%
Turner Township and Clare 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% 15.6%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.3%±6.4Highest SD: 5% 0%±5.6Lowest SD: 5%
Turner Township and Clare 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±$12kLowest 25% above SD $110,737±$15kHighest 47% above SD
Clare Township and Turner 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 $573,700±$205kHighest 123% above SD
Clare Township and Turner Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,040Lowest 25% below SD $2,439Highest 10% below SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 0%±100 SD: 39.8%
Below poverty line 10.9%Highest SD: 11.9% 0%Lowest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 74.7%Lowest SD: 68.6% 82.1%Highest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1972Lowest 8 yrs older than SD 2021Highest 41 yrs newer than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 33 min 86% above SD —
Work from home 9.1%±3.9Highest SD: 9.7% 0%±9Lowest SD: 9.7%
Turner Township and Clare 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 32.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.01Lowest 0.32Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Sioux Falls (28%)Sioux Falls (35%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Clare TownshipFew work in Turner Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 1.5%Highest 1.1%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 7.8 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.9Lowest 1.1Highest
South Dakota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
Deciding?

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Bordering Turner Township

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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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