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.
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
29 miles apart
Straight-line miles between town centers.
Clark TownshipRosette Township
Clark Township ↔ Rosette Township29 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.
Clark TownshipRosette Township
Your priorities
People
Population33Lowest37Highest
Median age32.2±33.1Lowest 15% below SD35.6±0.3Highest 6% below SD
Rosette Township and Clark Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 1824.2%±76.1Lowest SD: 24.2%29.7%±72.1Highest SD: 24.2%
Rosette Township and Clark Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+24.2%±96.7Highest SD: 18%0%±93.6Lowest SD: 18%
Clark Township and Rosette Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
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.