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Kranzburg Township vs Rome Township

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: median age (43.5 yrs in Rome Township) and size (8.8× in Kranzburg Township).

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Kranzburg Township, SDA small town of 360Codington County · 360 people
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Rome Township, SDAn outdoors townDeuel County · 41 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 differ most

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

★ What stands out · Where they are

Kranzburg Township and Rome Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Kranzburg TownshipRome TownshipKranzburg TownshipRome Township
Kranzburg Township ↔ Rome Township6.0 miles apart · They share a border
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 TownshipRome Township
Snow a year41″61″
January low3°F2°F
July high82°F80°F
Growing season (days)145d146d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)59th36th
Outdoors & history
Kranzburg TownshipRome Township
Trails3 mi3 mi
Conserved land1.6%30.4%
Settled1878—
National Register places1—
Archive photos2—
Community
Kranzburg TownshipRome 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.

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 TownshipRome Township
People
Population 360Highest 41Lowest
Median age 34.7±11.7Lowest 9% below SD 78.2±26.2Highest 106% above SD
Kids under 18 31.4%±9.8Highest SD: 24.2% 0%±69Lowest SD: 24.2%
Kranzburg Township and Rome Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 18.1%±4.2Lowest SD: 18% 87.8%±81.3Highest SD: 18%
Rome Township and Kranzburg 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% 0%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0.8%±1.2Highest SD: 5% 0%±34.5Lowest SD: 5%
Kranzburg Township and Rome 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±$28k 7% above SD —
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $290,500±$74k 13% above SD —
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,692 about the SD average —
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 27.3%±100 SD: 39.8% —
Below poverty line 6.1%Lowest SD: 11.9% 31.7%Highest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 91.2%Lowest SD: 68.6% 100%Highest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1985Highest 5 yrs newer than SD 1979Lowest 1 yr older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 38 min 115% above SD —
Work from home 5.8%±7Highest SD: 9.7% 0%±52.6Lowest SD: 9.7%
Kranzburg Township and Rome Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 1.2%Highest 0%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 10.3 miLowest 25.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.33Highest 0.00Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Watertown (60%)Clear Lake (20%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Rome TownshipFew work in Kranzburg Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 1.6%Lowest 30.4%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 2.7 miLowest 3.2 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.1 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 2Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.1 1.1
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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