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Turton Township vs Spring Township

Next-door neighbors in Spink County. The biggest differences: homeowners (+85.7 pts renters in Turton Township) and median age (32 yrs in Spring Township).

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Turton Township, SDAn outdoors townSpink County · 24 people
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Spring Township, SDA small town of 50Spink County · 50 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.

Turton TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors57.5% conserved land1.3 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Turton Township →
Spring TownshipA small town of 50
Quiet strengthsSpring Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Spring 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.

Homeowners+85.7 pts renters
Turton Township has more renters
Spring Township 100%Turton Township 14.3%
Median age32 yrs
Spring Township skews older
Spring Township 44.7Turton Township 12.7
Bachelor’s degree++42 pts
More adults in Turton Township have a degree
Turton Township 54.5%Spring Township 12.5%
Conserved land+21.2 pts
Turton Township has more conserved land
Turton Township 57.5%Spring Township 36.3%
Size2.1×
Spring Township is the bigger place
Spring Township 50Turton Township 24
★ What stands out · Where they are

Turton Township and Spring Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Turton TownshipSpring TownshipTurton TownshipSpring Township
Turton Township ↔ Spring 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
Turton TownshipSpring Township
Snow a year22″23″
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)29th29th
Outdoors & history
Turton TownshipSpring Township
Trails1 mi—
Conserved land57.5%—
Community
Turton TownshipSpring 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.

Turton TownshipSpring Township
People
Population 24Lowest 50Highest
Median age 12.7±31.5Lowest 67% below SD 44.7±0.3Highest 18% above SD
Kids under 18 54.2%±88Highest SD: 24.2% 0%±56.6Lowest SD: 24.2%
Turton Township and Spring Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 16.7%±100Highest SD: 18% 12%±66.6Lowest SD: 18%
Turton Township and Spring Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 54.5%Highest SD: 31.9% 12.5%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±58.9 SD: 5% 0%±28.3 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $108,438±$31k 44% above SD —
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied — $64,200±$63k 75% below SD
Property taxmedian, yearly — $2,250 17% below SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100 SD: 39.8% —
Below poverty line 12.5%Lowest SD: 11.9% 82%Highest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 14.3%Lowest SD: 68.6% 100%Highest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1938 42 yrs older than SD 1938 42 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Work from home 0%±100 SD: 9.7% 0%±100 SD: 9.7%
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 26.3 miLowest 39.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.00Lowest 1.70Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Redfield (50%)Harrold (10%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Spring TownshipFew work in Turton Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 57.5%Highest 36.3%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 1.3 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.0 1.0
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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