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Redfield vs Deadwood

258 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (5.4× in Deadwood) and home values (+88% in Deadwood).

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Redfield, SDKnown for its schoolsSouth Dakota · 1,989 people
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Deadwood, SDA regional job hubSouth Dakota · 1,209 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.

RedfieldKnown for its schools
SchoolsBetter than 9%of SD districts Housing$167K typical home48% below the SD typical home HistorySettled in 18806 places on the National Register All about Redfield →
DeadwoodA regional job hub
Work2,492 jobsbased in Deadwood, a regional job hub SafetySafer than 10%of U.S. towns we grade Housing$456K typical home42% above the SD typical home All about Deadwood →
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.

Jobs per worker5.4×
Deadwood is more of a job hub
Deadwood 4.98Redfield 0.92
Home values+88%
Homes cost more in Deadwood
Deadwood $226,500Redfield $120,200
Street grid3.6×
Redfield has the more walkable street grid
Redfield 83.4Deadwood 22.9
Trails4×
Deadwood has more miles of trail
Deadwood 4.0 miRedfield 1.0 mi
Kids under 18+12.2 pts
Redfield has more kids
Redfield 19.2%Deadwood 7%
Typical home built22 yrs
Deadwood’s homes are older
Redfield 1960Deadwood 1938
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $1,680 more a month in Deadwood

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.

Redfield$1,120/mo
Typical home $167K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.72% · or rent about $725/mo · Housing →
Deadwood$2,800/mo
Typical home $456K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.06% · or rent about $702/mo · Housing →

The difference: $1,680 a month, about $20,200 a year, between Deadwood and Redfield.

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

Deadwood gets 141 more inches of snow a year

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
RedfieldDeadwood
Snow a year43″184″
January low1°F18°F
July high84°F82°F
Growing season (days)137d133d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)39th88th
Outdoors & history
RedfieldDeadwood
Trails1 mi4 mi
Conserved land0%10.6%
Settled18801876
National Register places62
Archive photos116
Famous people born here13—
Community
RedfieldDeadwood
Library hours a week39 hrs43 hrs
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.

Report cards

Grades and rankings, side by side

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every South Dakota ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Safety
–RedfieldNot graded DDeadwoodSafer than 10% of U.S. towns
Schools
DRedfieldBetter than 9% of districts in the state C+DeadwoodBetter than 39% of districts in the state
Health
B−RedfieldHealthier than 53% of U.S. towns B−DeadwoodHealthier than 51% of U.S. towns
Where they are

258 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

RedfieldSDDeadwoodSD
Redfield ↔ Deadwood258 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.

RedfieldDeadwood
People
Population 1,989Highest 1,209Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -5.1%Highest SD: +8.9% -9%Lowest SD: +8.9%
Median age 49±6.2Lowest 29% above SD 57.3±10.1Highest 51% above SD
Deadwood and Redfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 19.2%±3.7Highest SD: 24.2% 7%±2.4Lowest SD: 24.2%
Age 65+ 28.6%±4.6Lowest SD: 18% 37.2%±10Highest SD: 18%
Deadwood and Redfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 30.6%Highest SD: 31.9% 21.1%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.1%±2.2Lowest SD: 5% 7%±7.4Highest SD: 5%
Deadwood and Redfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $58,229±$7kHighest 22% below SD $40,179±$16kLowest 46% below SD
Redfield and Deadwood are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $120,200±$23kLowest 53% below SD $226,500±$21kHighest 12% below SD
Rentmedian gross, monthly $725±$91Highest 23% below SD $702±$85Lowest 26% below SD
Redfield and Deadwood are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,064Lowest 24% below SD $2,409Highest 12% below SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 31.8%±9Highest SD: 39.8% 26.9%±32.2Lowest SD: 39.8%
Redfield and Deadwood are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 6%Lowest SD: 11.9% 6.7%Highest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 56.5%Highest SD: 68.6% 55.9%Lowest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1960Highest 20 yrs older than SD 1938Lowest 42 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 14 minLowest 24% below SD 14 minHighest 22% below SD
Work from home 2.7%±1.8Lowest SD: 9.7% 7.9%±6.2Highest SD: 9.7%
Deadwood and Redfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 41.8%Highest 40.2%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 1.3 miLowest 6.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.92Lowest 4.98Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Redfield Township (16%)Rapid City (14%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in DeadwoodFew work in Redfield
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 10.6%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 1.0 miLowest 4.0 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.5 miLowest 0.8 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 1Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 83.4Highest 22.9Lowest
Schools
School district Redfield School District 56-4Lead-Deadwood School District 40-1
High school in town Redfield High School - 01None in town
Students per teacherat that high school 10.8 —
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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