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Rhoda Township vs Darlington Township

Next-door neighbors in Charles Mix County. The biggest differences: median age (32.7 yrs in Darlington Township) and homeowners (+26.1 pts renters in Rhoda Township).

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Rhoda Township, SDA small town of 121Charles Mix County · 121 people
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Darlington Township, SDA small town of 86Charles Mix County · 86 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.

Rhoda TownshipA small town of 121
Quiet strengthsRhoda Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
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Darlington TownshipA small town of 86
Quiet strengthsDarlington Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
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The biggest differences

Where they differ most

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Median age32.7 yrs
Darlington Township skews older
Darlington Township 62.8Rhoda Township 30.1
Homeowners+26.1 pts renters
Rhoda Township has more renters
Darlington Township 100%Rhoda Township 73.9%
★ What stands out · Where they are

Rhoda Township and Darlington Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Rhoda TownshipDarlington TownshipRhoda TownshipDarlington Township
Rhoda Township ↔ Darlington Township5.8 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
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
Rhoda TownshipDarlington Township
Snow a year46″46″
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)51st51st
Outdoors & history
Rhoda TownshipDarlington Township
Trails13 mi10 mi
Conserved land10.4%5.1%
Community
Rhoda TownshipDarlington 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.

Rhoda TownshipDarlington Township
People
Population 121Highest 86Lowest
Median age 30.1±12Lowest 21% below SD 62.8±9.2Highest 65% above SD
Kids under 18 26.4%±29Highest SD: 24.2% 0%±32.9Lowest SD: 24.2%
Rhoda Township and Darlington Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 9.9%±29.8Lowest SD: 18% 47.7%±47.8Highest SD: 18%
Darlington Township and Rhoda Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 25.8%Highest SD: 31.9% 19.8%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±11.7 SD: 5% 0%±16.4 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $138,875±$55k 85% above SD —
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $168,800±$151k 34% below SD —
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100 SD: 39.8% —
Below poverty line 0% SD: 11.9% 0% SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 73.9%Lowest SD: 68.6% 100%Highest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1938 42 yrs older than SD —
Getting to work
Work from home 8.5%±10.6Highest SD: 9.7% 0%±11.6Lowest SD: 9.7%
Rhoda Township and Darlington Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 9.8 miHighest 8.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.20Lowest 0.23Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Platte (46%)Platte (43%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Darlington TownshipFew work in Rhoda Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 10.4%Highest 5.1%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 12.9 miHighest 10.3 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.3 mi 0.3 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.8Lowest 0.9Highest
South Dakota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Bordering Rhoda Township

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Moore Township91 people · $111K homes
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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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