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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).

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Jones Township, SDA small town of 57Gregory County · 57 people
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Rocky Ford Township, SDA small town of 53Mellette County · 53 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.

Jones TownshipA small town of 57
Quiet strengthsJones Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Jones Township →
Rocky Ford TownshipA small town of 53
Quiet strengthsRocky Ford Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors 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 TownshipRocky Ford Township
Snow a year45″40″
January low10°F12°F
July high87°F90°F
Growing season (days)149d151d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)43rd55th
Outdoors & history
Jones TownshipRocky Ford Township
Trails5 mi—
Conserved land0%—
Community
Jones TownshipRocky Ford 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

101 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Jones Township ↔ Rocky Ford Township101 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.

Jones TownshipRocky Ford Township
People
Population 57Highest 53Lowest
Median age 45.1±32.8Lowest 19% above SD 47.9±28Highest 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%±44.1Highest SD: 24.2% 0%±53.4Lowest 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%±52.5Lowest SD: 18% 47.2%±45.2Highest 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 —
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $305,600±$56k 19% above SD —
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,306 52% 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 1946 34 yrs older than SD —
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 18 min about the SD average —
Work from home 0%±22.2Lowest SD: 9.7% 100%Highest SD: 9.7%
Work in townworking residents 0% —
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 6.8 mi —
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.29 —
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 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
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 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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