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Turner Township vs Swan Lake Township

Next-door neighbors in Turner County. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (38× in Swan Lake Township) and trails (4.1× in Turner Township).

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Turner Township, SDA small town of 173Turner County · 173 people
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Swan Lake Township, SDA small town of 145Turner County · 145 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 →
Swan Lake TownshipA small town of 145
Quiet strengthsSwan Lake Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Swan Lake 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 worker38×
Swan Lake Township is more of a job hub
Swan Lake Township 0.38Turner Township 0.01
Trails4.1×
Turner Township has more miles of trail
Turner Township 7.8 miSwan Lake Township 1.9 mi
Seasonal homes+39.9 pts
Swan Lake Township has more second homes
Swan Lake Township 39.9%Turner Township 0%
Bachelor’s degree++35.5 pts
More adults in Swan Lake Township have a degree
Swan Lake Township 48.7%Turner Township 13.2%
Homeowners+16.7 pts renters
Turner Township has more renters
Swan Lake Township 91.4%Turner Township 74.7%
Property tax bill+28%
Tax bills are bigger in Swan Lake Township
Swan Lake Township $2,604Turner Township $2,040
★ What stands out · Where they are

Turner Township and Swan Lake Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Turner TownshipSwan Lake TownshipTurner TownshipSwan Lake Township
Turner Township ↔ Swan Lake Township6.0 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
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 →
Swan Lake Township$1,950/mo
Typical home $330K (Census) · tax rate 0.79% · Housing →

The difference: $110 a month, about $1,300 a year, between Swan Lake 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 TownshipSwan Lake 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 TownshipSwan Lake Township
Trails8 mi2 mi
Conserved land1.5%1.5%
National Register places2—
Community
Turner TownshipSwan Lake 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 TownshipSwan Lake Township
People
Population 173Highest 145Lowest
Median age 41.3±4.5Lowest 9% above SD 46.3±15.4Highest 22% above SD
Swan Lake 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% 20.7%±20.2Lowest SD: 24.2%
Turner Township and Swan Lake 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% 23.4%±20.5Highest SD: 18%
Swan Lake 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% 48.7%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.3%±6.4Lowest SD: 5% 6.2%±5.5Highest SD: 5%
Swan Lake 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 $90,833±$56kLowest 21% above SD
Turner Township and Swan Lake 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 $330,000±$74kHighest 28% above SD
Swan Lake 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 $2,604Highest 4% below SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 0%±100 SD: 39.8%
Below poverty line 10.9%Highest SD: 11.9% 0.7%Lowest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 74.7%Lowest SD: 68.6% 91.4%Highest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1972Highest 8 yrs older than SD 1969Lowest 11 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 33 minLowest 86% above SD 34 minHighest 88% above SD
Work from home 9.1%±3.9Highest SD: 9.7% 0%±12.3Lowest SD: 9.7%
Turner Township and Swan Lake Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 3.5%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 22.8 miLowest 24.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.01Lowest 0.38Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Sioux Falls (28%)Sioux Falls (24%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Swan Lake TownshipFew work in Turner Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 1.5% 1.5%
Trailsmapped miles 7.8 miHighest 1.9 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 1.3Highest
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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