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Darlington Township vs Rhoda Township

Next-door neighbors in Charles Mix County. The biggest differences: median age (32.7 yrs in Darlington Township) and homeowners (+26.1 pts renters in Rhoda Township).

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Darlington Township, SDA small town of 86Charles Mix County · 86 people
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Rhoda Township, SDA small town of 121Charles Mix County · 121 people
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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.

Darlington TownshipA small town of 86
Quiet strengthsDarlington Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
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Rhoda TownshipA small town of 121
Quiet strengthsRhoda Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Rhoda 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.

Median age32.7 yrs
Darlington Township skews older
Darlington Township 62.8Rhoda Township 30.1
Homeowners+26.1 pts renters
Rhoda Township has more renters
Darlington Township 100%Rhoda Township 73.9%
★ What stands out · Where they are

Darlington Township and Rhoda Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Darlington TownshipRhoda TownshipDarlington TownshipRhoda Township
Darlington Township ↔ Rhoda Township5.8 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
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
Darlington TownshipRhoda Township
Snow a year46″46″
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)51st51st
Outdoors & history
Darlington TownshipRhoda Township
Trails10 mi13 mi
Conserved land5.1%10.4%
Community
Darlington TownshipRhoda 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.

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.

Darlington TownshipRhoda Township
People
Population 86Lowest 121Highest
Median age 62.8±9.2Highest 65% above SD 30.1±12Lowest 21% below SD
Kids under 18 0%±32.9Lowest SD: 24.2% 26.4%±29Highest SD: 24.2%
Rhoda Township and Darlington Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 47.7%±47.8Highest SD: 18% 9.9%±29.8Lowest SD: 18%
Darlington Township and Rhoda Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 19.8%Lowest SD: 31.9% 25.8%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±16.4 SD: 5% 0%±11.7 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian — $138,875±$55k 85% above SD
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied — $168,800±$151k 34% below SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 0%±100 SD: 39.8%
Below poverty line 0% SD: 11.9% 0% SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100%Highest SD: 68.6% 73.9%Lowest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year — 1938 42 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Work from home 0%±11.6Lowest SD: 9.7% 8.5%±10.6Highest SD: 9.7%
Rhoda Township and Darlington 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 8.3 miLowest 9.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.23Highest 0.20Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Platte (43%)Platte (46%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Rhoda TownshipFew work in Darlington Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 5.1%Lowest 10.4%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 10.3 miLowest 12.9 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.3 mi 0.3 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.9Highest 0.8Lowest
South Dakota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Bordering Darlington Township

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Moore Township91 people · $111K homes
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Platte Township596 people · $404K homes
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Clark Township70 people

Towns like Darlington Township

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Colome Township100 people
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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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