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Fuller Township vs Rauville Township

Next-door neighbors in Codington County. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (8× in Rauville Township) and bachelor’s degree+ (+22.6 pts in Fuller Township).

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Fuller Township, SDAn outdoors townCodington County · 245 people

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Rauville Township, SDA regional job hubCodington County · 196 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.

Fuller TownshipAn outdoors town

Outdoors13% conserved land4.2 miles of trails across 4 parks and preserves All about Fuller Township →

Rauville TownshipA regional job hub

Work227 jobsbased in Rauville Township, a regional job hub All about Rauville 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.

Jobs per worker8×

Rauville Township is more of a job hub

Rauville Township 1.75Fuller Township 0.22

Bachelor’s degree++22.6 pts

More adults in Fuller Township have a degree

Fuller Township 29.7%Rauville Township 7.1%

Home values+27%

Homes cost more in Rauville Township

Rauville Township $351,900Fuller Township $277,600

Average commute7 min

Rauville Township has the shorter commute

Fuller Township 27 minRauville Township 19 min

Conserved land+13 pts

Fuller Township has more conserved land

Fuller Township 13%Rauville Township 0%

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $380 more a month in Rauville Township

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.

Down paymentRate%

Fuller Township$1,650/mo

Typical home $278K (Census) · tax rate 0.84% · Housing →

Rauville Township$2,030/mo

Typical home $352K (Census) · tax rate 0.63% · Housing →

The difference: $380 a month, about $4,600 a year, between Rauville Township and Fuller Township.

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.

Where they are

Fuller Township and Rauville Township share a border

And the people who already live in one and work in the other.

Fuller TownshipRauville Township

Fuller Township ↔ Rauville Township8.8 miles apart · They share a border · Same county

Who commutes between them

7 Fuller Township residents work in Rauville Township (5.1% of its workers)

Work & commute in Fuller Township →

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

Fuller TownshipRauville Township

Snow a year32″32″

January low2°F 2°F

July high82°F 82°F

Growing season (days)143d 143d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)46th 59th

Outdoors & history

Fuller TownshipRauville Township

Trails4 mi 3 mi

Conserved land13%0%

National Register places1 —

Community

Fuller TownshipRauville Township

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined0 0

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.

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Only big differences vs South Dakota average

Fuller TownshipRauville Township

People

Population 245Highest 196Lowest

Median age 49.9±10.2Lowest 31% above SD 58.7±5.1Highest 54% above SD

Rauville Township and Fuller Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Kids under 18 18.8%±5.8Highest SD: 24.2% 5.6%±13.6Lowest SD: 24.2%

Fuller Township and Rauville Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Age 65+ 19.6%±8.8Highest SD: 18% 16.3%±15.4Lowest SD: 18%

Fuller Township and Rauville Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 29.7%Highest SD: 31.9% 7.1%Lowest SD: 31.9%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0.4%±4.2Lowest SD: 5% 1%±5.3Highest SD: 5%

Rauville Township and Fuller Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $125,833±$28k 68% above SD —

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $277,600±$42kLowest 8% above SD $351,900±$29kHighest 37% above SD

Property taxmedian, yearly $2,333Highest 14% below SD $2,229Lowest 18% below SD

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100 SD: 39.8% —

Below poverty line 1.6%Highest SD: 11.9% 1.5%Lowest SD: 11.9%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 99%Highest SD: 68.6% 97.2%Lowest SD: 68.6%

Typical home builtmedian year 1973Lowest 7 yrs older than SD 1981Highest 1 yr newer than SD

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 27 minHighest 49% above SD 19 minLowest 8% above SD

Work from home 15.4%±9.9Highest SD: 9.7% 13.6%±14Lowest SD: 9.7%

Fuller Township and Rauville 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 15.8 miHighest 9.3 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.22Lowest 1.75Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Watertown (35%)Watertown (67%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others 5% work in Rauville TownshipFew work in Fuller Township

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 13%Highest 0%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 4.2 miHighest 3.0 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 mi 0.1 mi

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 4Highest 0Lowest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.0Highest 0.9Lowest

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.

Fuller Township vs Rauville Township

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they differ most

A typical home costs $380 more a month in Rauville Township

Fuller Township and Rauville Township share a border

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