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Imlay Township vs Red Fish Township

66 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (11.1× in Imlay Township) and conserved land (+86 pts in Imlay Township).

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Imlay Township, SDAn outdoors townPennington County · 29 people
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Red Fish Township, SDA small town of 28Mellette County · 28 people
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.

Red Fish TownshipA small town of 28
Quiet strengthsRed Fish Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Red Fish 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.

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
Imlay TownshipRed Fish Township
Snow a year38″49″
January low14°F12°F
July high91°F87°F
Growing season (days)152d158d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)74th55th
Outdoors & history
Imlay TownshipRed Fish Township
Trails28 mi3 mi
Conserved land86%0%
National Register places—1
Community
Imlay TownshipRed Fish 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.

Where they are

66 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Imlay Township ↔ Red Fish Township66 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.

Imlay TownshipRed Fish Township
People
Population 29Highest 28Lowest
Median age 57.6±7.5Highest 52% above SD 49.7±0.3Lowest 31% above SD
Kids under 18 3.4%±92.2Highest SD: 24.2% 0%±100Lowest SD: 24.2%
Imlay Township and Red Fish Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 20.7%±100Lowest SD: 18% 32.1%±100Highest SD: 18%
Red Fish Township and Imlay Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 0% SD: 31.9% 0% SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±48.8 SD: 5% 0%±50.5 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $2,499 97% below SD —
Below poverty line 93.1%Highest SD: 11.9% 0%Lowest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 9.5%Highest SD: 68.6% 0%Lowest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1966 14 yrs older than SD —
Getting to work
Work from home 0%±100 SD: 9.7% —
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 70.8 miHighest 42.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.00 0.00
Top workplaceoutside town —White River (20%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Red Fish TownshipFew work in Imlay Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 86%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 27.7 miHighest 2.5 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.3 miHighest 0.1 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 3Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.0Lowest 1.0Highest
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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