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Kranzburg Township vs Redfield Township

78 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (6.3× in Redfield Township) and average commute (28 min in Redfield Township).

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Kranzburg Township, SDA small town of 360Codington County · 360 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.

Kranzburg TownshipA small town of 360
Quiet strengthsKranzburg Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Kranzburg 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.

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $510 more a month in Kranzburg 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.

Kranzburg Township$1,750/mo
Typical home $291K (Census) · tax rate 0.93% · Housing →
Redfield Township$1,240/mo
Typical home $204K (Census) · tax rate 1.01% · Housing →

The difference: $510 a month, about $6,100 a year, between Kranzburg Township and Redfield 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.

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
Kranzburg TownshipRedfield Township
Snow a year41″43″
January low3°F1°F
July high82°F84°F
Growing season (days)145d137d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)59th39th
Outdoors & history
Kranzburg TownshipRedfield Township
Trails3 mi5 mi
Conserved land1.6%22.2%
Settled18781880
National Register places12
Archive photos26
Famous people born here—14
Community
Kranzburg TownshipRedfield 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

78 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Kranzburg Township ↔ Redfield Township78 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.

Kranzburg TownshipRedfield Township
People
Population 360Lowest 462Highest
Median age 34.7±11.7Lowest 9% below SD 35±4.5Highest 8% below SD
Redfield Township and Kranzburg Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 31.4%±9.8Highest SD: 24.2% 9.3%±7.4Lowest SD: 24.2%
Age 65+ 18.1%±4.2Highest SD: 18% 13.2%±8.5Lowest SD: 18%
Kranzburg Township 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+ 28%Highest SD: 31.9% 22.3%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0.8%±1.2Lowest SD: 5% 1.1%±2.8Highest SD: 5%
Redfield Township and Kranzburg Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $80,625±$28kHighest 7% above SD $63,036±$39kLowest 16% below SD
Kranzburg Township and Redfield Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $290,500±$74kHighest 13% above SD $203,600±$140kLowest 21% below SD
Kranzburg Township and Redfield Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,692Highest about the SD average $2,059Lowest 24% below SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 27.3%±100Highest SD: 39.8% 0%±100Lowest SD: 39.8%
Kranzburg Township and Redfield Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 6.1%Lowest SD: 11.9% 16.6%Highest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 91.2%Highest SD: 68.6% 86.6%Lowest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1985Lowest 5 yrs newer than SD 1991Highest 11 yrs newer than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 38 minHighest 115% above SD 10 minLowest 45% below SD
Work from home 5.8%±7Highest SD: 9.7% 2.8%±3.4Lowest SD: 9.7%
Kranzburg Township and Redfield Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 1.2%Lowest 9.5%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 10.3 miHighest 4.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.33Lowest 2.08Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Watertown (60%)Redfield (37%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Redfield TownshipFew work in Kranzburg Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 1.6%Lowest 22.2%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 2.7 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 1.1Lowest 1.6Highest
Schools
School district —Redfield School District 56-4
High school in town —Turtle 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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