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Red Fish Township vs Prospect Township

Next-door neighbors in Mellette County. The biggest differences: street grid (3.3× in Red Fish Township).

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Red Fish Township, SDA small town of 28Mellette County · 28 people

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Prospect Township, SDA small town of 0Mellette County

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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.

Red Fish TownshipA small town of 28

Quiet strengthsRed Fish Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.

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Prospect TownshipA small town of 0

Quiet strengthsProspect Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.

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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.

Street grid3.3×

Red Fish Township has the more walkable street grid

Red Fish Township 1.0Prospect Township 0.3

★ What stands out · Where they are

Red Fish Township and Prospect Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Red Fish TownshipProspect Township

Red Fish Township ↔ Prospect Township8.4 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

Red Fish TownshipProspect Township

Snow a year49″40″

January low12°F 12°F

July high87°F 90°F

Growing season (days)158d 151d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)55th 55th

Outdoors & history

Red Fish TownshipProspect Township

Trails3 mi 4 mi

Conserved land0%1.2%

National Register places1 —

Community

Red Fish TownshipProspect Township

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined0 0

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.

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What matters to you?

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Only big differences vs South Dakota average

Red Fish TownshipProspect Township

People

Population 28Highest 0Lowest

Median age 49.7±0.3 31% above SD —

Kids under 18 0%±100 SD: 24.2% —

Age 65+ 32.1%±100 SD: 18% —

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 0% SD: 31.9% —

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±50.5 SD: 5% —

Cost of living

Below poverty line 0% SD: 11.9% —

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 0% SD: 68.6% —

Getting to work

Work in townworking residents 0% —

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 42.3 mi —

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.00 —

Top workplaceoutside town White River (20%)—

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Prospect Township—

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 1.2%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 2.5 miLowest 3.6 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miHighest 0.0 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.0Highest 0.3Lowest

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.

Red Fish Township vs Prospect Township

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they differ most

Red Fish Township and Prospect Township share a border

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