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Webster Township vs Sun Prairie Township

109 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (18.8× in Sun Prairie Township) and jobs per worker (6.5× in Webster Township).

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Webster Township, SDA regional job hubDay County · 280 people
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Sun Prairie Township, SDAn outdoors townMcCook County · 216 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.

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 $1,390 more a month in Sun Prairie 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.

Webster Township$1,470/mo
Typical home $241K (Census) · tax rate 1.00% · Housing →
Sun Prairie Township$2,850/mo
Typical home $476K (Census) · tax rate 0.90% · Housing →

The difference: $1,390 a month, about $16,600 a year, between Sun Prairie 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 TownshipSun Prairie Township
Snow a year43″36″
January low2°F6°F
July high81°F84°F
Growing season (days)156d143d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)18th52nd
Outdoors & history
Webster TownshipSun Prairie Township
Trails—8 mi
Conserved land—12.7%
Settled1895—
National Register places—1
Community
Webster TownshipSun Prairie 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

109 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Webster Township ↔ Sun Prairie Township109 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 TownshipSun Prairie Township
People
Population 280Highest 216Lowest
Median age 41.3±4.2Lowest 9% above SD 41.6±18.1Highest 9% above SD
Sun Prairie 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% 30.6%±19.1Lowest SD: 24.2%
Webster Township and Sun Prairie Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 13.6%±11.1Highest SD: 18% 11.6%±13.6Lowest SD: 18%
Webster Township and Sun Prairie 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% 48.6%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±5.1Lowest SD: 5% 1.9%±5.3Highest SD: 5%
Sun Prairie Township and Webster Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $105,417±$50kHighest 40% above SD $86,989±$38kLowest 16% above SD
Webster Township and Sun Prairie 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 $476,100±$79kHighest 85% above SD
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,421Lowest 11% below SD $4,269Highest 57% above SD
Below poverty line 3.9%Highest SD: 11.9% 0%Lowest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100% SD: 68.6% 100% SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1992Highest 12 yrs newer than SD 1982Lowest 2 yrs newer than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 24 minHighest 37% above SD 18 minLowest about the SD average
Work from home 0%±6.8Lowest SD: 9.7% 11.8%±7.3Highest SD: 9.7%
Sun Prairie 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 33.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.56Highest 0.24Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Webster (34%)Sioux Falls (26%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Sun Prairie TownshipFew work in Webster Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 26.3%Highest 12.7%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 0.4 miLowest 7.5 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.2 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.6Highest 1.2Lowest
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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