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Jones Township vs Rocky Ford Township
101 miles apart. The biggest differences: work from home (+100 pts in Rocky Ford Township).
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.
Jones Township A small town of 57
Quiet strengths Jones Township doesn’t stand out on the data we have Neighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
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Rocky Ford Township A small town of 53
Quiet strengths Rocky Ford Township doesn’t stand out on the data we have Neighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Rocky Ford 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
Jones Township Rocky Ford Township
Outdoors & history
Jones Township Rocky Ford Township
Community
Jones Township Rocky Ford Township
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 101 miles apart Straight-line miles between town centers.
Jones Township ↔ Rocky Ford Township 101 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.
Raising kids Affordability Owning a home Short commute Working from home Younger crowd Settled, older crowd Growing town Outdoorsy Walkable streets
Jones Township Rocky Ford Township
People
Population
57 Highest
53 Lowest
Median age
45.1 ±32.8 Lowest
19% above SD
47.9 ±28 Highest
26% above SD
Rocky Ford Township and Jones Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
12.3% ±44.1 Highest
SD: 24.2%
0% ±53.4 Lowest
SD: 24.2%
Jones Township and Rocky Ford Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
22.8% ±52.5 Lowest
SD: 18%
47.2% ±45.2 Highest
SD: 18%
Rocky Ford Township and Jones Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
42.1% Lowest
SD: 31.9%
47.2% Highest
SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
0% ±24.8
SD: 5%
0% ±26.7
SD: 5%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$210,139 ±$159k
180% above SD
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Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$305,600 ±$56k
19% above SD
—
Property taxmedian, yearly
$1,306
52% below SD
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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
1946
34 yrs older than SD
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Getting to work
Average commuteone way
18 min
about the SD average
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Work from home
0% ±22.2 Lowest
SD: 9.7%
100% Highest
SD: 9.7%
Work in townworking residents
0%
—
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line
6.8 mi
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Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub
0.29
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Top workplaceoutside town
Burke (43%) —
Between these townsresidents who work in the others
Few work in Rocky Ford Township —
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town
0%
0%
Trailsmapped miles
5.2 mi Highest
0.0 mi Lowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi
0.1 mi Highest
0.0 mi Lowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map
0
0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure
0.6
0.6
South Dakota average“±” Census margin of error ACS 2020–2024
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Towns like Jones Township 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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