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Redfield Township vs Kennebec

93 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (33.3× in Kennebec) and kids under 18 (+21.4 pts in Kennebec).

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Redfield Township, SDA regional job hubSpink County · 462 people
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Kennebec, SDKnown for its schoolsSouth Dakota · 296 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 · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $320 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 →
Kennebec$920/mo
Typical home $156K (Census) · tax rate 0.83% · Housing →

The difference: $320 a month, about $3,800 a year, between Redfield Township and Kennebec.

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.

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.

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 TownshipKennebec
Snow a year43″40″
January low1°F9°F
July high84°F90°F
Growing season (days)137d137d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)39th85th
Outdoors & history
Redfield TownshipKennebec
Trails5 mi—
Conserved land22.2%—
Settled1880—
National Register places2—
Archive photos6—
Famous people born here14—
Community
Redfield TownshipKennebec
Library hours a week—16 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.

Where they are

93 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Redfield Township ↔ Kennebec93 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 TownshipKennebec
People
Population 462Highest 296Lowest
Median age 35±4.5Lowest 8% below SD 38±13.7Highest about the SD average
Kennebec and Redfield Township 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% 30.7%±12.5Highest SD: 24.2%
Age 65+ 13.2%±8.5Lowest SD: 18% 19.6%±9.4Highest SD: 18%
Kennebec and Redfield Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 22.3%Highest SD: 31.9% 19.9%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.1%±2.8Highest SD: 5% 0%±4.8Lowest SD: 5%
Redfield Township and Kennebec 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 $74,896±$18kHighest about the SD average
Kennebec 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 $155,700±$63kLowest 40% below SD
Redfield Township and Kennebec are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,059Highest 24% below SD $1,290Lowest 53% below SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100 SD: 39.8% 0%±100 SD: 39.8%
Below poverty line 16.6%Highest SD: 11.9% 6.1%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 1966Lowest 14 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 10 minHighest 45% below SD 8 minLowest 58% below SD
Work from home 2.8%±3.4Lowest SD: 9.7% 22.6%±18.9Highest SD: 9.7%
Kennebec 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 4.1%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 4.3 miLowest 27.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 2.08Highest 0.65Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Redfield (37%)Presho (11%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in KennebecFew 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 53.3Highest
Schools
School district Redfield School District 56-4Lyman School District 42-1
High school in town Turtle Creek High School - 04None in town
Students per teacherat that high school 8.9 —
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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