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Turner Township vs Rome Township

57 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (10× in Rome Township) and trails (4.3× in Turner Township).

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Turner Township, SDA small town of 173Turner County · 173 people
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Rome Township, SDA small town of 185Davison County · 185 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 →
Rome TownshipA small town of 185
Quiet strengthsRome Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Rome 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 worker10×
Rome Township is more of a job hub
Rome Township 0.10Turner Township 0.01
Trails4.3×
Turner Township has more miles of trail
Turner Township 7.8 miRome Township 1.8 mi
Property tax bill+51%
Tax bills are bigger in Rome Township
Rome Township $3,083Turner Township $2,040
Average commute10 min
Rome Township has the shorter commute
Turner Township 33 minRome Township 23 min
Homeowners+12.2 pts renters
Rome Township has more renters
Turner Township 74.7%Rome Township 62.5%
Conserved land+8.9 pts
Rome Township has more conserved land
Rome Township 10.4%Turner Township 1.5%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs about the same each month

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 →
Rome Township$1,700/mo
Typical home $276K (Census) · tax rate 1.12% · or rent about $435/mo · Housing →

The difference: $130 a month, about $1,600 a year, between Turner Township and Rome 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 TownshipRome Township
Snow a year31″41″
January low7°F9°F
July high84°F87°F
Growing season (days)151d167d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)46th49th
Outdoors & history
Turner TownshipRome Township
Trails8 mi2 mi
Conserved land1.5%10.4%
National Register places2—
Community
Turner TownshipRome 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

57 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Turner TownshipTurner CountyRome TownshipDavison County
Turner Township ↔ Rome Township57 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 TownshipRome Township
People
Population 173Lowest 185Highest
Median age 41.3±4.5Lowest 9% above SD 41.7±11.2Highest 10% above SD
Rome 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%±15.3Highest SD: 24.2% 20.5%±9.3Lowest SD: 24.2%
Turner Township and Rome 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% 14.6%±12.3Highest SD: 18%
Rome 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% 14.4%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.3%±6.4Highest SD: 5% 2.2%±6Lowest SD: 5%
Turner Township and Rome 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 $92,778±$42kLowest 24% above SD
Turner Township and Rome Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $317,600±$51kHighest 23% above SD $276,000±$23kLowest 7% above SD
Turner Township and Rome Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly — $435±$335 54% below SD
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,040Lowest 25% below SD $3,083Highest 13% above SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 0%±87 SD: 39.8%
Below poverty line 10.9%Lowest SD: 11.9% 12.4%Highest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 74.7%Highest SD: 68.6% 62.5%Lowest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1972Highest 8 yrs older than SD 1964Lowest 16 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 33 minHighest 86% above SD 23 minLowest 29% above SD
Work from home 9.1%±3.9Highest SD: 9.7% 5.6%±8.8Lowest SD: 9.7%
Turner Township and Rome 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 miHighest 13.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.01Lowest 0.10Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Sioux Falls (28%)Mitchell (48%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Rome TownshipFew work in Turner Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 1.5%Lowest 10.4%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 7.8 miHighest 1.8 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 miHighest 0.1 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.9Lowest 1.2Highest
South Dakota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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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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