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Moore Township vs Rhoda Township

Next-door neighbors in Charles Mix County. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (7.4× in Moore Township) and median age (41.1 yrs in Moore Township).

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Moore Township, SDAn outdoors townCharles Mix County · 91 people
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Rhoda Township, SDA small town of 121Charles Mix County · 121 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.

Moore TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors40.2% conserved land22 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Moore Township →
Rhoda TownshipA small town of 121
Quiet strengthsRhoda Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Rhoda 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.

Jobs per worker7.4×
Moore Township is more of a job hub
Moore Township 1.48Rhoda Township 0.20
Median age41.1 yrs
Moore Township skews older
Moore Township 71.2Rhoda Township 30.1
Conserved land+29.8 pts
Moore Township has more conserved land
Moore Township 40.2%Rhoda Township 10.4%
Trails+68%
Moore Township has more miles of trail
Moore Township 21.7 miRhoda Township 12.9 mi
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $470 more a month in Rhoda 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.

Moore Township$670/mo
Typical home $111K (Census) · tax rate 0.93% · Housing →
Rhoda Township$1,140/mo
Typical home $169K (Census) · tax rate est. 1.8% · Housing →

The difference: $470 a month, about $5,700 a year, between Rhoda Township and Moore 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.

Where they are

Moore Township and Rhoda Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Moore TownshipRhoda TownshipMoore TownshipRhoda Township
Moore Township ↔ Rhoda Township8.3 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
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
Moore TownshipRhoda Township
Snow a year34″46″
January low10°F—
July high88°F—
Growing season (days)157d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)47th51st
Outdoors & history
Moore TownshipRhoda Township
Trails22 mi13 mi
Conserved land40.2%10.4%
Community
Moore TownshipRhoda 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.

Moore TownshipRhoda Township
People
Population 91Lowest 121Highest
Median age 71.2±16.1Highest 87% above SD 30.1±12Lowest 21% below SD
Kids under 18 0%±31.1Lowest SD: 24.2% 26.4%±29Highest SD: 24.2%
Rhoda Township and Moore Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 51.6%±34.3Highest SD: 18% 9.9%±29.8Lowest SD: 18%
Moore Township and Rhoda Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 23.1%Lowest SD: 31.9% 25.8%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±15.5 SD: 5% 0%±11.7 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian — $138,875±$55k 85% above SD
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $110,700±$19kLowest 57% below SD $168,800±$151kHighest 34% below SD
Rhoda Township and Moore Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,028 62% below SD —
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 0%±100 SD: 39.8%
Below poverty line 0% SD: 11.9% 0% SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 73.5%Lowest SD: 68.6% 73.9%Highest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1938 42 yrs older than SD 1938 42 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Work from home 31.7%±40.6Highest SD: 9.7% 8.5%±10.6Lowest SD: 9.7%
Moore Township and Rhoda 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 21.8 miHighest 9.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.48Highest 0.20Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Wagner (19%)Platte (46%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Rhoda TownshipFew work in Moore Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 40.2%Highest 10.4%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 21.7 miHighest 12.9 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.4 miHighest 0.3 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.7Lowest 0.8Highest
South Dakota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Bordering Moore Township

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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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