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Rhoda Township vs Geddes

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: street grid (92.3× in Geddes) and household income (2.3× in Rhoda Township).

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Rhoda Township, SDA small town of 121Charles Mix County · 121 people
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Geddes, SDA small town of 158South Dakota · 158 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.
All about Rhoda Township →
GeddesA small town of 158
Quiet strengthsGeddes doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Geddes →
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.

Street grid92.3×
Geddes has the more walkable street grid
Geddes 73.8Rhoda Township 0.8
Household income2.3×
Households in Rhoda Township earn more
Rhoda Township $138,875Geddes $60,000
Jobs per worker2.8×
Geddes is more of a job hub
Geddes 0.56Rhoda Township 0.20
Homeowners+14.2 pts renters
Rhoda Township has more renters
Geddes 88.1%Rhoda Township 73.9%
Conserved land+10.4 pts
Rhoda Township has more conserved land
Rhoda Township 10.4%Geddes 0%
Typical home built14 yrs
Rhoda Township’s homes are older
Geddes 1952Rhoda Township 1938
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $600 more a month in Rhoda 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.

Rhoda Township$1,140/mo
Typical home $169K (Census) · tax rate est. 1.8% · Housing →
Geddes$540/mo
Typical home $88K (Census) · tax rate 1.06% · Housing →

The difference: $600 a month, about $7,200 a year, between Rhoda Township and Geddes.

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.

Where they are

Rhoda Township and Geddes share a border

And the people who already live in one and work in the other.

Rhoda TownshipGeddesRhoda TownshipGeddes
Rhoda Township ↔ Geddes4.1 miles apart · They share a border
Who commutes between them
1 Rhoda Township residents work in Geddes (2% of its workers)
Work & commute in Rhoda Township →
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 TownshipGeddes
Snow a year46″46″
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)51st51st
Outdoors & history
Rhoda TownshipGeddes
Trails13 mi—
Conserved land10.4%—
Settled—1900
National Register places—1
Archive photos—4
Community
Rhoda TownshipGeddes
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 TownshipGeddes
People
Population 121Lowest 158Highest
Median age 30.1±12Lowest 21% below SD 58.8±21.5Highest 55% above SD
Geddes and Rhoda Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 26.4%±29Highest SD: 24.2% 17.1%±10.1Lowest SD: 24.2%
Rhoda Township and Geddes 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% 38.6%±11.3Highest SD: 18%
Geddes 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% 21%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±11.7Lowest SD: 5% 2.5%±3.1Highest SD: 5%
Geddes and Rhoda Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $138,875±$55kHighest 85% above SD $60,000±$20kLowest 20% below SD
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $168,800±$151kHighest 34% below SD $88,100±$20kLowest 66% below SD
Rhoda Township and Geddes are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly — $933 66% below SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100Lowest SD: 39.8% 40%±100Highest SD: 39.8%
Geddes and Rhoda Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 0%Lowest SD: 11.9% 3.8%Highest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 73.9%Lowest SD: 68.6% 88.1%Highest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1938Lowest 42 yrs older than SD 1952Highest 28 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way — 23 min 28% above SD
Work from home 8.5%±10.6Highest SD: 9.7% 5.1%±6Lowest SD: 9.7%
Rhoda Township and Geddes 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 miLowest 12.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.20Lowest 0.56Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Platte (46%)Platte (39%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 2% work in GeddesFew work in Rhoda Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 10.4%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 12.9 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.3 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.8Lowest 73.8Highest
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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