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Warner vs Spring Valley Township

139 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (93.4× in Warner) and trails (11.5× in Spring Valley Township).

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Warner, SDKnown for its schoolsSouth Dakota · 512 people
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Spring Valley Township, SDA small town of 407McCook County · 407 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.

Spring Valley TownshipA small town of 407
Quiet strengthsSpring Valley Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Spring Valley 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.

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $690 more a month in Spring Valley Township

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.

Warner$1,740/mo
Typical home $284K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.05% · or rent about $1,089/mo · Housing →
Spring Valley Township$2,430/mo
Typical home $409K (Census) · tax rate 0.83% · Housing →

The difference: $690 a month, about $8,300 a year, between Spring Valley Township and Warner.

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.

Report cards

Grades and rankings, side by side

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every South Dakota ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

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
WarnerSpring Valley Township
Snow a year34″41″
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)38th55th
Outdoors & history
WarnerSpring Valley Township
Trails0 mi5 mi
Conserved land0%0.4%
Community
WarnerSpring Valley 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

139 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Warner ↔ Spring Valley Township139 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.

WarnerSpring Valley Township
People
Population 512Highest 407Lowest
Median age 34.4±8.1Highest 9% below SD 30.6±21.4Lowest 19% below SD
Warner and Spring Valley Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 34.8%±3.3Highest SD: 24.2% 29%±5.9Lowest SD: 24.2%
Warner and Spring Valley Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 6.8%±4.3Lowest SD: 18% 12.8%±5.2Highest SD: 18%
Spring Valley Township and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 42.7%Lowest SD: 31.9% 44.5%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.9%±2.8Lowest SD: 5% 8.1%±5.6Highest SD: 5%
Spring Valley Township and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $113,750±$25kHighest 52% above SD $107,813±$18kLowest 44% above SD
Warner and Spring Valley Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $268,100±$25kLowest 4% above SD $409,400±$185kHighest 59% above SD
Spring Valley Township and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,089±$130 15% above SD —
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,826Lowest 4% above SD $3,382Highest 24% above SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 77.8%±100Highest SD: 39.8% 0%±100Lowest SD: 39.8%
Warner and Spring Valley Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 0.4%Lowest SD: 11.9% 0.7%Highest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 94.9%Highest SD: 68.6% 91.8%Lowest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1992Highest 12 yrs newer than SD 1979Lowest 1 yr older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 18 minLowest about the SD average 28 minHighest 59% above SD
Work from home 5.1%±4.2Lowest SD: 9.7% 6.5%±5.2Highest SD: 9.7%
Spring Valley Township and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 2.9%Highest 1.2%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 10.8 miLowest 21.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.52Highest 0.20Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Aberdeen (42%)Sioux Falls (40%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Spring Valley TownshipFew work in Warner
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 0.4%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.4 miLowest 4.6 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.3 miHighest 0.1 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 103Highest 1.1Lowest
Schools
School district Warner School District 06-5—
High school in town Warner High School - 01—
Students per teacherat that high school 10.9 —
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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