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Rauville Township vs Fuller Township

Next-door neighbors in Codington County. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (8× in Rauville Township) and bachelor’s degree+ (+22.6 pts in Fuller Township).

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Rauville Township, SDA regional job hubCodington County · 196 people
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Fuller Township, SDAn outdoors townCodington County · 245 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.

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 · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $380 more a month in Rauville 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.

Rauville Township$2,030/mo
Typical home $352K (Census) · tax rate 0.63% · Housing →
Fuller Township$1,650/mo
Typical home $278K (Census) · tax rate 0.84% · Housing →

The difference: $380 a month, about $4,600 a year, between Rauville Township and Fuller 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

Rauville Township and Fuller Township share a border

And the people who already live in one and work in the other.

Rauville TownshipFuller TownshipRauville TownshipFuller Township
Rauville Township ↔ Fuller Township8.8 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
Who commutes between them
7 Fuller Township residents work in Rauville Township (5.1% of its workers)
Work & commute in Fuller Township →
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
Rauville TownshipFuller Township
Snow a year32″32″
January low2°F2°F
July high82°F82°F
Growing season (days)143d143d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)59th46th
Outdoors & history
Rauville TownshipFuller Township
Trails3 mi4 mi
Conserved land0%13%
National Register places—1
Community
Rauville TownshipFuller 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.

Rauville TownshipFuller Township
People
Population 196Lowest 245Highest
Median age 58.7±5.1Highest 54% above SD 49.9±10.2Lowest 31% above SD
Rauville Township and Fuller Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 5.6%±13.6Lowest SD: 24.2% 18.8%±5.8Highest SD: 24.2%
Fuller Township and Rauville Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 16.3%±15.4Lowest SD: 18% 19.6%±8.8Highest SD: 18%
Fuller Township and Rauville Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 7.1%Lowest SD: 31.9% 29.7%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1%±5.3Highest SD: 5% 0.4%±4.2Lowest SD: 5%
Rauville Township and Fuller Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian — $125,833±$28k 68% above SD
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $351,900±$29kHighest 37% above SD $277,600±$42kLowest 8% above SD
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,229Lowest 18% below SD $2,333Highest 14% below SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 0%±100 SD: 39.8%
Below poverty line 1.5%Lowest SD: 11.9% 1.6%Highest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 97.2%Lowest SD: 68.6% 99%Highest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1981Highest 1 yr newer than SD 1973Lowest 7 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 19 minLowest 8% above SD 27 minHighest 49% above SD
Work from home 13.6%±14Lowest SD: 9.7% 15.4%±9.9Highest SD: 9.7%
Fuller Township and Rauville 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 9.3 miLowest 15.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.75Highest 0.22Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Watertown (67%)Watertown (35%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Fuller Township5% work in Rauville Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 13%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 3.0 miLowest 4.2 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 mi 0.1 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 4Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.9Lowest 1.0Highest
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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