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Webster Township vs Summit Township

90 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (10.3× in Summit Township) and jobs per worker (7.8× in Webster Township).

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Webster Township, SDA regional job hubDay County · 280 people
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Summit Township, SDA small town of 159Lake County · 159 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.

Summit TownshipA small town of 159
Quiet strengthsSummit Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Summit 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 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.

Webster Township$1,470/mo
Typical home $241K (Census) · tax rate 1.00% · Housing →
Summit Township$1,560/mo
Typical home $254K (Census) · tax rate 1.08% · Housing →

The difference: $90 a month, about $1,100 a year, between Summit Township and Webster 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
Webster TownshipSummit Township
Snow a year43″37″
January low2°F5°F
July high81°F83°F
Growing season (days)156d148d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)18th41st
Outdoors & history
Webster TownshipSummit Township
Trails—4 mi
Conserved land—11.8%
Settled1895—
Community
Webster TownshipSummit 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

90 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Webster Township ↔ Summit Township90 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.

Webster TownshipSummit Township
People
Population 280Highest 159Lowest
Median age 41.3±4.2Lowest 9% above SD 42.3±17.6Highest 11% above SD
Summit Township and Webster Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 35.7%±5.3Highest SD: 24.2% 25.8%±13.1Lowest SD: 24.2%
Webster Township and Summit Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 13.6%±11.1Lowest SD: 18% 20.8%±16.4Highest SD: 18%
Summit Township and Webster Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 53.9%Highest SD: 31.9% 48.3%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±5.1 SD: 5% 0%±8.9 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $105,417±$50kHighest 40% above SD $83,125±$42kLowest 11% above SD
Webster Township and Summit Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $241,200±$64kLowest 6% below SD $254,200±$64kHighest about the SD average
Summit Township and Webster Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,421Lowest 11% below SD $2,742Highest about the SD average
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 100%±100 SD: 39.8%
Below poverty line 3.9%Highest SD: 11.9% 3.8%Lowest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100%Highest SD: 68.6% 97.3%Lowest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1992Highest 12 yrs newer than SD 1977Lowest 3 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 24 minLowest 37% above SD 31 minHighest 72% above SD
Work from home 0%±6.8Lowest SD: 9.7% 9%±6.7Highest SD: 9.7%
Summit Township and Webster Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 9.8%Highest 0%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 13.8 miLowest 14.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.56Highest 0.20Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Webster (34%)Madison (39%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Summit TownshipFew work in Webster Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 26.3%Highest 11.8%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 0.4 miLowest 4.1 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.1 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.6Highest 1.1Lowest
Schools
School district —Oldham-Ramona-Rutland School District 39-6
High school in town —None in town
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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