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Argentine Township vs Red Fish Township

151 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (8.9× in Argentine Township) and street grid (3.3× in Red Fish Township).

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Argentine Township, SDA small town of 58Fall River County · 58 people
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Red Fish Township, SDA small town of 28Mellette County · 28 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.

Argentine TownshipA small town of 58
Quiet strengthsArgentine Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
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Red Fish TownshipA small town of 28
Quiet strengthsRed Fish Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Red Fish 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
Argentine TownshipRed Fish Township
Snow a year57″49″
January low11°F12°F
July high89°F87°F
Growing season (days)130d158d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)83rd55th
Outdoors & history
Argentine TownshipRed Fish Township
Trails22 mi3 mi
Conserved land5.1%0%
National Register places—1
Community
Argentine TownshipRed Fish 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

151 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Argentine Township ↔ Red Fish Township151 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.

Argentine TownshipRed Fish Township
People
Population 58Highest 28Lowest
Median age 46.4±0.5Lowest 22% above SD 49.7±0.3Highest 31% above SD
Kids under 18 0%±48.8 SD: 24.2% 0%±100 SD: 24.2%
Age 65+ 12.1%±51.7Lowest SD: 18% 32.1%±100Highest SD: 18%
Red Fish Township and Argentine Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 3.5%Highest SD: 31.9% 0%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±24.4 SD: 5% 0%±50.5 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $98,854±$796 32% above SD —
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $232,100±$35k 10% below SD —
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,875 31% below SD —
Below poverty line 0% SD: 11.9% 0% SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 20%Highest SD: 68.6% 0%Lowest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1974 6 yrs older than SD —
Getting to work
Work from home 0%±20 SD: 9.7% —
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 57.8 miHighest 42.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.00 0.00
Top workplaceoutside town Hot Springs (14%)White River (20%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Red Fish TownshipFew work in Argentine Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 5.1%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 22.2 miHighest 2.5 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.6 miHighest 0.1 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.3Lowest 1.0Highest
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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