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Red Rock Township vs Beulah Township

82 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (11.8× in Beulah Township) and trails (9× in Beulah Township).

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Red Rock Township, SDA small town of 215Minnehaha County · 215 people
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Beulah Township, SDA small town of 299Davison County · 299 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.

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 →
Beulah TownshipA small town of 299
Quiet strengthsBeulah Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Beulah 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.

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs about the same each month

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 →
Beulah Township$2,350/mo
Typical home $402K (Census) · tax rate 0.72% · Housing →

The difference: $60 a month, about $700 a year, between Red Rock Township and Beulah 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 TownshipBeulah Township
Snow a year49″41″
January low—9°F
July high—87°F
Growing season (days)—167d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)44th49th
Outdoors & history
Red Rock TownshipBeulah Township
Trails—2 mi
Conserved land—0.4%
National Register places11
Community
Red Rock TownshipBeulah 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

82 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Red Rock Township ↔ Beulah Township82 miles apart
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 Rock TownshipBeulah Township
People
Population 215Lowest 299Highest
Median age 59.4±14.2Lowest 56% above SD 60.1±9.5Highest 58% above SD
Beulah 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% 4.7%±11.4Lowest SD: 24.2%
Red Rock Township and Beulah 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% 34.1%±12.3Highest SD: 18%
Beulah 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% 29.9%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±6.6Lowest SD: 5% 4%±4.8Highest SD: 5%
Beulah 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 $101,711±$17kLowest 35% above SD
Red Rock Township and Beulah Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $389,100±$55kLowest 51% above SD $402,300±$223kHighest 56% above SD
Beulah Township and Red Rock 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 $2,908Lowest 7% above SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 100%±100 SD: 39.8%
Below poverty line 0%Lowest SD: 11.9% 2.7%Highest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 96.4%Lowest SD: 68.6% 99.3%Highest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1991Highest 11 yrs newer than SD 1971Lowest 9 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 22 minHighest 22% above SD 17 minLowest 6% below SD
Work from home 7.3%±8.3Lowest SD: 9.7% 12.3%±13.2Highest SD: 9.7%
Beulah Township and Red Rock Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 3.1%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 13.3 miHighest 7.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.09Lowest 1.06Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Sioux Falls (56%)Mitchell (46%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Beulah TownshipFew work in Red Rock Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 0.4%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.2 miLowest 1.8 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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