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Keystone vs Rome Township

270 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (14.8× in Keystone) and jobs per worker (13.8× in Keystone).

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Keystone, SDHomes around $624KSouth Dakota · 336 people
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Rome Township, SDA small town of 185Davison County · 185 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.

KeystoneHomes around $624K
Housing$624K typical home94% above the SD typical home HistorySettled in 18834 places on the National Register All about Keystone →
Rome TownshipA small town of 185
Quiet strengthsRome Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Rome Township →
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.

Street grid14.8×
Keystone has the more walkable street grid
Keystone 17.7Rome Township 1.2
Jobs per worker13.8×
Keystone is more of a job hub
Keystone 1.38Rome Township 0.10
Trails3×
Rome Township has more miles of trail
Rome Township 1.8 miKeystone 0.6 mi
Conserved land+29.1 pts
Keystone has more conserved land
Keystone 39.5%Rome Township 10.4%
Average commute10 min
Rome Township has the shorter commute
Keystone 33 minRome Township 23 min
Typical home built13 yrs
Rome Township’s homes are older
Keystone 1977Rome Township 1964
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $2,500 more a month in Keystone

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.

Keystone$4,210/mo
Typical home $624K (Zillow) · tax rate est. 1.8% · or rent about $546/mo · Housing →
Rome Township$1,700/mo
Typical home $276K (Census) · tax rate 1.12% · or rent about $435/mo · Housing →

The difference: $2,500 a month, about $30,000 a year, between Keystone and Rome 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.

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
KeystoneRome Township
Snow a year59″41″
January low19°F9°F
July high79°F87°F
Growing season (days)138d167d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)91st49th
Outdoors & history
KeystoneRome Township
Trails—2 mi
Conserved land—10.4%
Settled1883—
National Register places4—
Archive photos18—
Famous people born here1—
Community
KeystoneRome Township
Library hours a week29 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

270 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

KeystoneSDRome TownshipDavison County
Keystone ↔ Rome Township270 miles apart
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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.

KeystoneRome Township
People
Population 336Highest 185Lowest
Median age 38.1±7.1Lowest about the SD average 41.7±11.2Highest 10% above SD
Rome Township and Keystone are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 29.2%±6.9Highest SD: 24.2% 20.5%±9.3Lowest SD: 24.2%
Keystone and Rome Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 13.4%±3.5Lowest SD: 18% 14.6%±12.3Highest SD: 18%
Rome Township and Keystone are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 13.5%Lowest SD: 31.9% 14.4%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±4.2Lowest SD: 5% 2.2%±6Highest SD: 5%
Rome Township and Keystone are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $64,702±$11kLowest 14% below SD $92,778±$42kHighest 24% above SD
Rome Township and Keystone are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $263,900±$232kLowest about the SD average $276,000±$23kHighest 7% above SD
Rome Township and Keystone are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $546±$392Highest 42% below SD $435±$335Lowest 54% below SD
Keystone and Rome Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly — $3,083 13% above SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 24.1%±51.9Highest SD: 39.8% 0%±87Lowest SD: 39.8%
Keystone and Rome Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 6.8%Lowest SD: 11.9% 12.4%Highest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 70.1%Highest SD: 68.6% 62.5%Lowest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1977Highest 3 yrs older than SD 1964Lowest 16 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 33 minHighest 83% above SD 23 minLowest 29% above SD
Work from home 3.9%±2.8Lowest SD: 9.7% 5.6%±8.8Highest SD: 9.7%
Rome Township and Keystone are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 5.8%Highest 0%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 15.3 miHighest 13.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.38Highest 0.10Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Rapid City (61%)Mitchell (48%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Rome TownshipFew work in Keystone
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 39.5%Highest 10.4%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 0.6 miLowest 1.8 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 miHighest 0.1 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 17.7Highest 1.2Lowest
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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