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Turton Township vs Sumner Township

Next-door neighbors in Spink County. The biggest differences: trails (12.2× in Sumner Township) and median age (45.8 yrs in Sumner Township).

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Turton Township, SDAn outdoors townSpink County · 24 people
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Sumner Township, SDAn outdoors townSpink County · 10 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 →
Sumner TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors22.2% conserved land16 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Sumner 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.

Trails12.2×
Sumner Township has more miles of trail
Sumner Township 15.8 miTurton Township 1.3 mi
Median age45.8 yrs
Sumner Township skews older
Sumner Township 58.5Turton Township 12.7
Homeowners+85.7 pts renters
Turton Township has more renters
Sumner Township 100%Turton Township 14.3%
Conserved land+35.3 pts
Turton Township has more conserved land
Turton Township 57.5%Sumner Township 22.2%
Street grid+67%
Turton Township has the more walkable street grid
Turton Township 1.0Sumner Township 0.6
Typical home built17 yrs
Turton Township’s homes are older
Sumner Township 1955Turton Township 1938
★ What stands out · Where they are

Turton Township and Sumner Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Turton TownshipSumner TownshipTurton TownshipSumner Township
Turton Township ↔ Sumner 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 TownshipSumner Township
Snow a year22″23″
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)29th29th
Outdoors & history
Turton TownshipSumner Township
Trails1 mi16 mi
Conserved land57.5%22.2%
Community
Turton TownshipSumner 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 TownshipSumner Township
People
Population 24Highest 10Lowest
Median age 12.7±31.5Lowest 67% below SD 58.5±7.3Highest 54% above SD
Kids under 18 54.2%±88Highest SD: 24.2% 0%±100Lowest SD: 24.2%
Turton Township and Sumner Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 16.7%±100Lowest SD: 18% 30%±100Highest SD: 18%
Sumner Township and Turton 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% 44.4%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±58.9Lowest SD: 5% 20%±100Highest SD: 5%
Sumner Township and Turton Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $108,438±$31k 44% above SD —
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied — $80,000±$13k 69% below SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100 SD: 39.8% —
Below poverty line 12.5%Highest SD: 11.9% 0%Lowest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 14.3%Lowest SD: 68.6% 100%Highest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1938Lowest 42 yrs older than SD 1955Highest 25 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Work from home 0%±100Lowest SD: 9.7% 33.3%±61.4Highest SD: 9.7%
Sumner Township and Turton 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 26.3 miLowest 34.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.00 0.00
Top workplaceoutside town Redfield (50%)Willow Lake (17%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Sumner TownshipFew work in Turton Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 57.5%Highest 22.2%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 1.3 miLowest 15.8 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.4 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.0Highest 0.6Lowest
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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