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Redfield Township vs Langford

62 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (91.1× in Langford) and property tax bill (2.2× in Redfield Township).

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Redfield Township, SDA regional job hubSpink County · 462 people
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Langford, SDHomes around $231KSouth Dakota · 481 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 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.

Redfield Township$1,240/mo
Typical home $204K (Census) · tax rate 1.01% · Housing →
Langford$1,350/mo
Typical home $231K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.74% · or rent about $688/mo · Housing →

The difference: $110 a month, about $1,400 a year, between Langford and Redfield 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.

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 TownshipLangford
Snow a year43″45″
January low1°F0°F
July high84°F83°F
Growing season (days)137d135d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)39th22nd
Outdoors & history
Redfield TownshipLangford
Trails5 mi—
Conserved land22.2%—
Settled18801886
National Register places21
Archive photos6—
Famous people born here14—
Community
Redfield TownshipLangford
Library hours a week—18 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

62 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Redfield Township ↔ Langford62 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 TownshipLangford
People
Population 462Lowest 481Highest
Median age 35±4.5Lowest 8% below SD 38.4±15.2Highest about the SD average
Langford 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% 28.1%±6.6Highest SD: 24.2%
Age 65+ 13.2%±8.5Lowest SD: 18% 14.1%±2.3Highest SD: 18%
Langford 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%Lowest SD: 31.9% 25.1%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.1%±2.8Lowest SD: 5% 8.1%±8.3Highest SD: 5%
Langford 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 $79,375±$23kHighest 6% above SD
Langford 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 $125,000±$36kLowest 51% below SD
Redfield Township and Langford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly — $688±$172 27% below SD
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,059Highest 24% below SD $920Lowest 66% below SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100Lowest SD: 39.8% 8.7%±79.4Highest SD: 39.8%
Langford 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% 0.6%Lowest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 86.6%Highest SD: 68.6% 83.6%Lowest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1991Highest 11 yrs newer than SD 1972Lowest 8 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 10 minLowest 45% below SD 18 minHighest 3% above SD
Work from home 2.8%±3.4Lowest SD: 9.7% 5.9%±3.5Highest SD: 9.7%
Langford 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 3.6%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 4.3 miLowest 14.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 2.08Highest 1.27Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Redfield (37%)Britton (34%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in LangfordFew work in Redfield Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 22.2%Highest 1.2%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 146Highest
Schools
School district Redfield School District 56-4Langford Area School District 45-5
High school in town Turtle Creek High School - 04Langford Area High School - 01
Students per teacherat that high school 8.9Lowest 11.8Highest
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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