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Carl Township vs Rolling Green Township

150 miles apart. The biggest differences: conserved land (+28.5 pts in Carl Township) and street grid (2× in Carl Township).

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Carl Township, SDAn outdoors townMcPherson County · 16 people
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Rolling Green Township, SDA small town of 15Corson County · 15 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.

Rolling Green TownshipA small town of 15
Quiet strengthsRolling Green Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Rolling Green 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
Carl TownshipRolling Green Township
Snow a year39″41″
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)37th60th
Outdoors & history
Carl TownshipRolling Green Township
Trails5 mi3 mi
Conserved land32.4%3.9%
Community
Carl TownshipRolling Green 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

150 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Carl Township ↔ Rolling Green Township150 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.

Carl TownshipRolling Green Township
People
Population 16Highest 15Lowest
Median age 61±34Lowest 61% above SD 66.5±33.2Highest 75% above SD
Rolling Green Township and Carl Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 0%±100 SD: 24.2% 0%±100 SD: 24.2%
Age 65+ 50%±100Lowest SD: 18% 60%±100Highest SD: 18%
Rolling Green Township and Carl Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 31.3%Lowest SD: 31.9% 40%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±88.4Lowest SD: 5% 26.7%±74.8Highest SD: 5%
Rolling Green Township and Carl Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $138,500±$79k 84% above SD —
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $63,800±$3k 75% below SD —
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,750 36% below SD —
Below poverty line 0% SD: 11.9% 0% SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100% SD: 68.6% 100% SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1995 15 yrs newer than SD —
Getting to work
Work from home 0%±90.9Lowest SD: 9.7% 40%±9.3Highest SD: 9.7%
Rolling Green Township and Carl 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 38.3 miHighest 31.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.56Highest 0.00Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Eureka (33%)McIntosh (38%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Rolling Green TownshipFew work in Carl Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 32.4%Highest 3.9%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 5.3 miHighest 3.4 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 miHighest 0.1 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.6Highest 0.3Lowest
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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