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Valley Township vs Middleton Township

96 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (4.6× in Valley Township) and jobs per worker (4.4× in Valley Township).

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Valley Township, SDAn outdoors townBeadle County · 285 people
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Middleton Township, SDA small town of 248Turner County · 248 people
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.

Middleton TownshipA small town of 248
Quiet strengthsMiddleton Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Middleton 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.

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
Valley TownshipMiddleton Township
Snow a year44″31″
January low6°F7°F
July high86°F84°F
Growing season (days)146d151d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)51st46th
Outdoors & history
Valley TownshipMiddleton Township
Trails4 mi—
Conserved land15.9%—
National Register places—1
Community
Valley TownshipMiddleton 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

96 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Valley Township ↔ Middleton Township96 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.

Valley TownshipMiddleton Township
People
Population 285Highest 248Lowest
Median age 53.3±24Lowest 40% above SD 55±23.4Highest 45% above SD
Middleton Township and Valley Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 13%±9Lowest SD: 24.2% 20.2%±10.7Highest SD: 24.2%
Middleton Township and Valley Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 15.1%±17.6Highest SD: 18% 10.5%±12.6Lowest SD: 18%
Valley Township and Middleton Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 61.5%Lowest SD: 31.9% 68.2%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±5Lowest SD: 5% 2.4%±5Highest SD: 5%
Middleton Township and Valley Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $86,406±$55kHighest 15% above SD $76,555±$969Lowest about the SD average
Valley Township and Middleton Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $282,000±$194k 10% above SD —
Property taxmedian, yearly $3,522 29% above SD —
Below poverty line 0% SD: 11.9% 0% SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100%Highest SD: 68.6% 93.3%Lowest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1965Highest 15 yrs older than SD 1938Lowest 42 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 8 minLowest 57% below SD 31 minHighest 72% above SD
Work from home 0%±7Lowest SD: 9.7% 3.5%±4.2Highest SD: 9.7%
Middleton Township and Valley 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 7.3 miLowest 18.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.57Highest 0.13Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Huron (47%)Sioux Falls (23%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Middleton TownshipFew work in Valley Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 15.9%Highest 1%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 3.7 miHighest 0.8 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.5Highest 1.3Lowest
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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