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Redfield Township vs Lodi Township

Next-door neighbors in Spink County. The biggest differences: size (28.9× in Redfield Township) and jobs per worker (4.4× in Redfield Township).

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Redfield Township, SDA regional job hubSpink County · 462 people
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Lodi Township, SDA small town of 16Spink County · 16 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.

Redfield TownshipA regional job hub
Work351 jobsbased in Redfield Township, a regional job hub SchoolsBetter than 9%of SD districts Outdoors22.2% conserved land4.9 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Redfield Township →
Lodi TownshipA small town of 16
Quiet strengthsLodi Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Lodi 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.

Size28.9×
Redfield Township is the bigger place
Redfield Township 462Lodi Township 16
Jobs per worker4.4×
Redfield Township is more of a job hub
Redfield Township 2.08Lodi Township 0.47
Street grid3.2×
Redfield Township has the more walkable street grid
Redfield Township 1.6Lodi Township 0.5
Trails3.6×
Lodi Township has more miles of trail
Lodi Township 17.8 miRedfield Township 4.9 mi
Homeowners+40.4 pts renters
Lodi Township has more renters
Redfield Township 86.6%Lodi Township 46.2%
Typical home built35 yrs
Lodi Township’s homes are older
Redfield Township 1991Lodi Township 1956
★ What stands out · Where they are

Redfield Township and Lodi Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Redfield TownshipLodi TownshipRedfield TownshipLodi Township
Redfield Township ↔ Lodi Township7.0 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
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.

Schools
DRedfield TownshipBetter than 9% of districts in the state –Lodi TownshipNot graded
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 TownshipLodi Township
Snow a year43″43″
January low1°F1°F
July high84°F84°F
Growing season (days)137d137d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)39th30th
Outdoors & history
Redfield TownshipLodi Township
Trails5 mi18 mi
Conserved land22.2%5.7%
Settled1880—
National Register places2—
Archive photos6—
Famous people born here14—
Community
Redfield TownshipLodi 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.

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 TownshipLodi Township
People
Population 462Highest 16Lowest
Median age 35±4.5Lowest 8% below SD 42.3±38.9Highest 11% above SD
Lodi Township 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% 18.8%±100Highest SD: 24.2%
Lodi Township and Redfield Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 13.2%±8.5Lowest SD: 18% 37.5%±100Highest SD: 18%
Lodi Township 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% 0%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.1%±2.8Highest SD: 5% 0%±88.4Lowest SD: 5%
Redfield Township and Lodi 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±$39k 16% below SD —
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $203,600±$140k 21% below SD —
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,059 24% below SD —
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100 SD: 39.8% —
Below poverty line 16.6%Lowest SD: 11.9% 37.5%Highest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 86.6%Highest SD: 68.6% 46.2%Lowest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1991Highest 11 yrs newer than SD 1956Lowest 24 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 10 min 45% below SD —
Work from home 2.8%±3.4Highest SD: 9.7% 0%±100Lowest SD: 9.7%
Redfield Township and Lodi Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 9.5%Lowest 10.5%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 4.3 miLowest 32.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 2.08Highest 0.47Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Redfield (37%)Pierre (16%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Lodi Township5% work in Redfield Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 22.2%Highest 5.7%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 4.9 miLowest 17.8 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miLowest 0.5 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 1Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.6Highest 0.5Lowest
Schools
School district Redfield School District 56-4—
High school in town Turtle Creek High School - 04—
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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