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De Witt Township vs Rolling Green Township

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: work from home (+36.8 pts in Rolling Green Township) and trails (3× in De Witt Township).

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De Witt Township, SDAn outdoors townPerkins County · 38 people
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Rolling Green Township, SDA small town of 15Corson County · 15 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.

De Witt TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors27.2% conserved land10 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves All about De Witt Township →
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 part ways

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Work from home+36.8 pts
More people work from home in Rolling Green Township
Rolling Green Township 40%De Witt Township 3.2%
Trails3×
De Witt Township has more miles of trail
De Witt Township 10.2 miRolling Green Township 3.4 mi
Conserved land+23.3 pts
De Witt Township has more conserved land
De Witt Township 27.2%Rolling Green Township 3.9%
Street grid2×
De Witt Township has the more walkable street grid
De Witt Township 0.6Rolling Green Township 0.3
Size2.5×
De Witt Township is the bigger place
De Witt Township 38Rolling Green Township 15
Bachelor’s degree++11.1 pts
More adults in Rolling Green Township have a degree
Rolling Green Township 40%De Witt Township 28.9%
★ What stands out · Where they are

De Witt Township and Rolling Green Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

De Witt TownshipRolling Green TownshipDe Witt TownshipRolling Green Township
De Witt Township ↔ Rolling Green Township9.8 miles apart · They share a border
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
De Witt TownshipRolling Green Township
Snow a year41″41″
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)54th60th
Outdoors & history
De Witt TownshipRolling Green Township
Trails10 mi3 mi
Conserved land27.2%3.9%
Community
De Witt 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.

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.

De Witt TownshipRolling Green Township
People
Population 38Highest 15Lowest
Median age 60.4±6.5Lowest 59% above SD 66.5±33.2Highest 75% above SD
Rolling Green Township and De Witt Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 0%±74.4 SD: 24.2% 0%±100 SD: 24.2%
Age 65+ 7.9%±83.6Lowest SD: 18% 60%±100Highest SD: 18%
Rolling Green Township and De Witt Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 28.9%Lowest SD: 31.9% 40%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±37.2Lowest SD: 5% 26.7%±74.8Highest SD: 5%
Rolling Green Township and De Witt Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $88,571±$36k 18% above SD —
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $220,000±$149k 15% below SD —
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,100 23% 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 2003 23 yrs newer than SD —
Getting to work
Work from home 3.2%±5.9Lowest SD: 9.7% 40%±9.3Highest SD: 9.7%
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 14.8 miLowest 31.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.43Highest 0.00Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Bison (36%)McIntosh (38%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Rolling Green TownshipFew work in De Witt Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 27.2%Highest 3.9%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 10.2 miHighest 3.4 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 miHighest 0.1 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2Highest 0Lowest
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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Lincoln Township164 people · $161K homes

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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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