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Deadwood vs Redfield

258 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (5.4× in Deadwood) and home values (+88% in Deadwood).

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Deadwood, SDA regional job hubSouth Dakota · 1,209 people
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Redfield, SDKnown for its schoolsSouth Dakota · 1,989 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.

DeadwoodA regional job hub
Work2,492 jobsbased in Deadwood, a regional job hub SafetySafer than 10%of U.S. towns we grade Housing$456K typical home42% above the SD typical home All about Deadwood →
RedfieldKnown for its schools
SchoolsBetter than 9%of SD districts Housing$167K typical home48% below the SD typical home HistorySettled in 18806 places on the National Register All about Redfield →
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.

Jobs per worker5.4×
Deadwood is more of a job hub
Deadwood 4.98Redfield 0.92
Home values+88%
Homes cost more in Deadwood
Deadwood $226,500Redfield $120,200
Street grid3.6×
Redfield has the more walkable street grid
Redfield 83.4Deadwood 22.9
Trails4×
Deadwood has more miles of trail
Deadwood 4.0 miRedfield 1.0 mi
Kids under 18+12.2 pts
Redfield has more kids
Redfield 19.2%Deadwood 7%
Typical home built22 yrs
Deadwood’s homes are older
Redfield 1960Deadwood 1938
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $1,680 more a month in Deadwood

A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Deadwood$2,800/mo
Typical home $456K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.06% · or rent about $702/mo · Housing →
Redfield$1,120/mo
Typical home $167K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.72% · or rent about $725/mo · Housing →

The difference: $1,680 a month, about $20,200 a year, between Deadwood and Redfield.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

Life in each

Deadwood gets 141 more inches of snow a year

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
DeadwoodRedfield
Snow a year184″43″
January low18°F1°F
July high82°F84°F
Growing season (days)133d137d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)88th39th
Outdoors & history
DeadwoodRedfield
Trails4 mi1 mi
Conserved land10.6%0%
Settled18761880
National Register places26
Archive photos611
Famous people born here—13
Community
DeadwoodRedfield
Library hours a week43 hrs39 hrs
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.

Report cards

Grades and rankings, side by side

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.

Safety
DDeadwoodSafer than 10% of U.S. towns –RedfieldNot graded
Schools
C+DeadwoodBetter than 39% of districts in the state DRedfieldBetter than 9% of districts in the state
Health
B−DeadwoodHealthier than 51% of U.S. towns B−RedfieldHealthier than 53% of U.S. towns
Where they are

258 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

DeadwoodSDRedfieldSD
Deadwood ↔ Redfield258 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.

DeadwoodRedfield
People
Population 1,209Lowest 1,989Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -9%Lowest SD: +8.9% -5.1%Highest SD: +8.9%
Median age 57.3±10.1Highest 51% above SD 49±6.2Lowest 29% above SD
Deadwood and Redfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 7%±2.4Lowest SD: 24.2% 19.2%±3.7Highest SD: 24.2%
Age 65+ 37.2%±10Highest SD: 18% 28.6%±4.6Lowest SD: 18%
Deadwood and Redfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 21.1%Lowest SD: 31.9% 30.6%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 7%±7.4Highest SD: 5% 4.1%±2.2Lowest SD: 5%
Deadwood and Redfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $40,179±$16kLowest 46% below SD $58,229±$7kHighest 22% below SD
Redfield and Deadwood are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $226,500±$21kHighest 12% below SD $120,200±$23kLowest 53% below SD
Rentmedian gross, monthly $702±$85Lowest 26% below SD $725±$91Highest 23% below SD
Redfield and Deadwood are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,409Highest 12% below SD $2,064Lowest 24% below SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 26.9%±32.2Lowest SD: 39.8% 31.8%±9Highest SD: 39.8%
Redfield and Deadwood are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 6.7%Highest SD: 11.9% 6%Lowest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 55.9%Lowest SD: 68.6% 56.5%Highest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1938Lowest 42 yrs older than SD 1960Highest 20 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 14 minHighest 22% below SD 14 minLowest 24% below SD
Work from home 7.9%±6.2Highest SD: 9.7% 2.7%±1.8Lowest SD: 9.7%
Deadwood and Redfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 40.2%Lowest 41.8%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 6.8 miHighest 1.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 4.98Highest 0.92Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Rapid City (14%)Redfield Township (16%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in RedfieldFew work in Deadwood
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 10.6%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 4.0 miHighest 1.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.8 miHighest 0.5 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 22.9Lowest 83.4Highest
Schools
School district Lead-Deadwood School District 40-1Redfield School District 56-4
High school in town None in townRedfield High School - 01
Students per teacherat that high school — 10.8
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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