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Redfield Township vs Emery

98 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (53.8× in Emery) and kids under 18 (+22.2 pts in Emery).

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Redfield Township, SDA regional job hubSpink County · 462 people
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Emery, SDKnown for its schoolsSouth Dakota · 539 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.

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 · 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.

Monthly cost

A typical home costs $280 more a month in Redfield 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.

Redfield Township$1,240/mo
Typical home $204K (Census) · tax rate 1.01% · Housing →
Emery$950/mo
Typical home $152K (Census) · tax rate 1.23% · or rent about $675/mo · Housing →

The difference: $280 a month, about $3,400 a year, between Redfield Township and Emery.

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
Redfield TownshipEmery
Snow a year43″36″
January low1°F6°F
July high84°F84°F
Growing season (days)137d143d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)39th55th
Outdoors & history
Redfield TownshipEmery
Trails5 mi—
Conserved land22.2%—
Settled1880—
National Register places2—
Archive photos6—
Famous people born here14—
Community
Redfield TownshipEmery
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

98 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Redfield Township ↔ Emery98 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.

Redfield TownshipEmery
People
Population 462Lowest 539Highest
Median age 35±4.5Highest 8% below SD 33.5±6Lowest 12% below SD
Redfield Township and Emery are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 9.3%±7.4Lowest SD: 24.2% 31.5%±3.5Highest SD: 24.2%
Age 65+ 13.2%±8.5Highest SD: 18% 12.4%±2.4Lowest SD: 18%
Redfield Township and Emery are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 22.3%Lowest SD: 31.9% 25.3%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.1%±2.8Lowest SD: 5% 1.9%±1.4Highest SD: 5%
Emery and Redfield Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $63,036±$39kLowest 16% below SD $67,321±$11kHighest 10% below SD
Emery and Redfield Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $203,600±$140kHighest 21% below SD $152,400±$17kLowest 41% below SD
Redfield Township and Emery are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly — $675±$350 29% below SD
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,059Highest 24% below SD $1,868Lowest 31% below SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100Lowest SD: 39.8% 21.4%±39.4Highest SD: 39.8%
Emery and Redfield Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 16.6%Highest SD: 11.9% 6.7%Lowest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 86.6%Highest SD: 68.6% 85%Lowest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1991Highest 11 yrs newer than SD 1951Lowest 29 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 10 minLowest 45% below SD 25 minHighest 42% above SD
Work from home 2.8%±3.4Lowest SD: 9.7% 6.8%±3.2Highest SD: 9.7%
Emery and Redfield Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 9.5%Highest 6.5%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 4.3 miLowest 21.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 2.08Highest 0.90Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Redfield (37%)Mitchell (28%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in EmeryFew work in Redfield Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 22.2%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 4.9 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
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 1.6Lowest 86.0Highest
Schools
School district Redfield School District 56-4Bridgewater-Emery 30-3
High school in town Turtle Creek High School - 04Bridgewater-Emery High School - 01
Students per teacherat that high school 8.9Lowest 9.6Highest
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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