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Kennebec vs Redfield Township

93 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (33.3× in Kennebec) and kids under 18 (+21.4 pts in Kennebec).

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Kennebec, SDKnown for its schoolsSouth Dakota · 296 people
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Redfield Township, SDA regional job hubSpink County · 462 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.

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.

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $320 more a month in Redfield 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.

Kennebec$920/mo
Typical home $156K (Census) · tax rate 0.83% · Housing →
Redfield Township$1,240/mo
Typical home $204K (Census) · tax rate 1.01% · Housing →

The difference: $320 a month, about $3,800 a year, between Redfield Township and Kennebec.

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.

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.

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
KennebecRedfield Township
Snow a year40″43″
January low9°F1°F
July high90°F84°F
Growing season (days)137d137d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)85th39th
Outdoors & history
KennebecRedfield Township
Trails—5 mi
Conserved land—22.2%
Settled—1880
National Register places—2
Archive photos—6
Famous people born here—14
Community
KennebecRedfield Township
Library hours a week16 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.

Where they are

93 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Kennebec ↔ Redfield Township93 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.

KennebecRedfield Township
People
Population 296Lowest 462Highest
Median age 38±13.7Highest about the SD average 35±4.5Lowest 8% below SD
Kennebec and Redfield Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 30.7%±12.5Highest SD: 24.2% 9.3%±7.4Lowest SD: 24.2%
Age 65+ 19.6%±9.4Highest SD: 18% 13.2%±8.5Lowest SD: 18%
Kennebec and Redfield Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 19.9%Lowest SD: 31.9% 22.3%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±4.8Lowest SD: 5% 1.1%±2.8Highest SD: 5%
Redfield Township and Kennebec are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $74,896±$18kHighest about the SD average $63,036±$39kLowest 16% below SD
Kennebec and Redfield Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $155,700±$63kLowest 40% below SD $203,600±$140kHighest 21% below SD
Redfield Township and Kennebec are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,290Lowest 53% below SD $2,059Highest 24% below SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100 SD: 39.8% 0%±100 SD: 39.8%
Below poverty line 6.1%Lowest SD: 11.9% 16.6%Highest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 85%Lowest SD: 68.6% 86.6%Highest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1966Lowest 14 yrs older than SD 1991Highest 11 yrs newer than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 8 minLowest 58% below SD 10 minHighest 45% below SD
Work from home 22.6%±18.9Highest SD: 9.7% 2.8%±3.4Lowest SD: 9.7%
Kennebec and Redfield Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 4.1%Lowest 9.5%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 27.3 miHighest 4.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.65Lowest 2.08Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Presho (11%)Redfield (37%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Redfield TownshipFew work in Kennebec
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 22.2%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 4.9 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.1 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 53.3Highest 1.6Lowest
Schools
School district Lyman School District 42-1Redfield School District 56-4
High school in town None in townTurtle Creek High School - 04
Students per teacherat that high school — 8.9
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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