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.
Prospect TownshipRocky Ford Township
Your priorities
People
Population0Lowest53Highest
Median age—47.9±28 26% above SD
Kids under 18—0%±53.4 SD: 24.2%
Age 65+—47.2%±45.2 SD: 18%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+—47.2% SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents—0%±26.7 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Below poverty line—0% SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes—100% SD: 68.6%
Getting to work
Work from home—100% SD: 9.7%
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town1.2%Highest0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles3.6 miHighest0.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi0.0 mi0.0 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map00
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure0.3Lowest0.6Highest
South Dakota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
Deciding?
Ask the people who live there
The numbers stop at the town line. Neighbors can tell you about the commute at 7am, the schools, the winters and the feel of the place.
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.