Next-door neighbors in Mellette County. The biggest differences: homeowners (+100 pts renters in Red Fish Township) and bachelor’s degree+ (+47.2 pts in Rocky Ford Township).
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.
Red Fish TownshipRocky Ford Township
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People
Population28Lowest53Highest
Median age49.7±0.3Highest 31% above SD47.9±28Lowest 26% above SD
Red Fish Township and Rocky Ford Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 180%±100 SD: 24.2%0%±53.4 SD: 24.2%
Age 65+32.1%±100Lowest SD: 18%47.2%±45.2Highest SD: 18%
Rocky Ford Township and Red Fish Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
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.
