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Marshfield Township vs Rolling Green Township

30 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (3.8× in Marshfield Township) and conserved land (+43.1 pts in Marshfield Township).

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Marshfield Township, SDAn outdoors townPerkins County · 11 people
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Rolling Green Township, SDA small town of 15Corson County · 15 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.

Marshfield TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors47% conserved land13 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves All about Marshfield Township →
Rolling Green TownshipA small town of 15
Quiet strengthsRolling Green Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Rolling Green 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.

Trails3.8×
Marshfield Township has more miles of trail
Marshfield Township 12.9 miRolling Green Township 3.4 mi
Conserved land+43.1 pts
Marshfield Township has more conserved land
Marshfield Township 47%Rolling Green Township 3.9%
Street grid3×
Rolling Green Township has the more walkable street grid
Rolling Green Township 0.3Marshfield Township 0.1
Bachelor’s degree++14.5 pts
More adults in Marshfield Township have a degree
Marshfield Township 54.5%Rolling Green Township 40%
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
Marshfield TownshipRolling Green Township
Snow a year40″41″
January low10°F—
July high86°F—
Growing season (days)144d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)54th60th
Outdoors & history
Marshfield TownshipRolling Green Township
Trails13 mi3 mi
Conserved land47%3.9%
Community
Marshfield TownshipRolling Green 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

30 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Marshfield TownshipRolling Green TownshipMarshfield TownshipRolling Green Township
Marshfield Township ↔ Rolling Green Township30 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.

Marshfield TownshipRolling Green Township
People
Population 11Lowest 15Highest
Median age 61.8±1.5Lowest 63% above SD 66.5±33.2Highest 75% above SD
Rolling Green Township and Marshfield Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 0%±100 SD: 24.2% 0%±100 SD: 24.2%
Age 65+ 18.2%±100Lowest SD: 18% 60%±100Highest SD: 18%
Rolling Green Township and Marshfield Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 54.5%Highest SD: 31.9% 40%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±100Lowest SD: 5% 26.7%±74.8Highest SD: 5%
Rolling Green Township and Marshfield Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Below poverty line 54.5%Highest SD: 11.9% 0%Lowest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100% SD: 68.6% 100% SD: 68.6%
Getting to work
Work from home 0%±100Lowest SD: 9.7% 40%±9.3Highest SD: 9.7%
Rolling Green Township and Marshfield Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 25.3 miLowest 31.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.00 0.00
Top workplaceoutside town Lemmon (53%)McIntosh (38%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Rolling Green TownshipFew work in Marshfield Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 47%Highest 3.9%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 12.9 miHighest 3.4 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 miHighest 0.1 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.1Lowest 0.3Highest
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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