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Red Rock Township vs Afton Township

54 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (10× in Afton Township) and typical home built (53 yrs in Afton Township).

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Red Rock Township, SDA small town of 215Minnehaha County · 215 people
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Afton Township, SDA small town of 129Brookings County · 129 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.

Red Rock TownshipA small town of 215
Quiet strengthsRed Rock Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Red Rock Township →
Afton TownshipA small town of 129
Quiet strengthsAfton Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Afton Township →
The biggest differences

Where they part ways

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Trails10×
Afton Township has more miles of trail
Afton Township 2.0 miRed Rock Township 0.2 mi
Typical home built53 yrs
Afton Township’s homes are older
Red Rock Township 1991Afton Township 1938
Street grid+67%
Red Rock Township has the more walkable street grid
Red Rock Township 1.5Afton Township 0.9
Property tax bill+23%
Tax bills are bigger in Red Rock Township
Red Rock Township $4,409Afton Township $3,571
Bachelor’s degree++10.7 pts
More adults in Red Rock Township have a degree
Red Rock Township 42%Afton Township 31.3%
Jobs per worker+56%
Afton Township is more of a job hub
Afton Township 0.14Red Rock Township 0.09
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $430 more a month in Red Rock 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.

Red Rock Township$2,410/mo
Typical home $389K (Census) · tax rate 1.13% · Housing →
Afton Township$1,980/mo
Typical home $321K (Census) · tax rate 1.11% · Housing →

The difference: $430 a month, about $5,100 a year, between Red Rock Township and Afton 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.

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 Rock TownshipAfton Township
Snow a year49″36″
January low—4°F
July high—81°F
Growing season (days)—145d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)44th40th
Outdoors & history
Red Rock TownshipAfton Township
Trails—2 mi
Conserved land—1.4%
National Register places1—
Community
Red Rock TownshipAfton 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.

Where they are

54 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Red Rock TownshipMinnehaha CountyAfton TownshipBrookings County
Red Rock Township ↔ Afton Township54 miles apart
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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 Rock TownshipAfton Township
People
Population 215Highest 129Lowest
Median age 59.4±14.2Lowest 56% above SD 59.6±26.5Highest 57% above SD
Afton Township and Red Rock Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 21.4%±12.8Highest SD: 24.2% 14%±22.4Lowest SD: 24.2%
Red Rock Township and Afton Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 25.6%±14.5Lowest SD: 18% 44.2%±14.5Highest SD: 18%
Afton Township and Red Rock Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 42%Highest SD: 31.9% 31.3%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±6.6Lowest SD: 5% 3.9%±9.3Highest SD: 5%
Afton Township and Red Rock Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $113,333±$45kHighest 51% above SD $88,333±$76kLowest 18% above SD
Red Rock Township and Afton Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $389,100±$55kHighest 51% above SD $320,800±$72kLowest 25% above SD
Red Rock Township and Afton Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $4,409Highest 62% above SD $3,571Lowest 31% above SD
Below poverty line 0% SD: 11.9% 0% SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 96.4%Highest SD: 68.6% 95%Lowest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1991Highest 11 yrs newer than SD 1938Lowest 42 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 22 minLowest 22% above SD 24 minHighest 37% above SD
Work from home 7.3%±8.3Highest SD: 9.7% 0%±16.7Lowest SD: 9.7%
Red Rock Township and Afton 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 13.3 miHighest 10.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.09Lowest 0.14Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Sioux Falls (56%)Brookings (52%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Afton TownshipFew work in Red Rock Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 1.4%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.2 miLowest 2.0 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.1 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.5Highest 0.9Lowest
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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