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Rhoda Township vs King Township

55 miles apart. The biggest differences: household income (+80% in King Township) and typical home built (74 yrs in Rhoda Township).

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Rhoda Township, SDA small town of 121Charles Mix County · 121 people
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King Township, SDA small town of 78Tripp County · 78 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.

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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King TownshipA small town of 78
Quiet strengthsKing Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about King 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.

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 TownshipKing Township
Snow a year46″49″
January low—13°F
July high—90°F
Growing season (days)—159d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)51st69th
Outdoors & history
Rhoda TownshipKing Township
Trails13 mi6 mi
Conserved land10.4%0.7%
Community
Rhoda TownshipKing 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.

Where they are

55 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Rhoda Township ↔ King Township55 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.

Rhoda TownshipKing Township
People
Population 121Highest 78Lowest
Median age 30.1±12Highest 21% below SD 27.9±37.7Lowest 27% below SD
Rhoda Township and King Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 26.4%±29Lowest SD: 24.2% 42.3%±28.5Highest SD: 24.2%
King Township and Rhoda 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% 10.3%±40.9Highest SD: 18%
King 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%Lowest SD: 31.9% 40%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±11.7 SD: 5% 0%±18.1 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $138,875±$55kLowest 85% above SD $250,001Highest 233% above SD
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $168,800±$151k 34% below SD —
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100 SD: 39.8% 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% 76.7%Highest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1938Lowest 42 yrs older than SD 2012Highest 32 yrs newer than SD
Getting to work
Work from home 8.5%±10.6Highest SD: 9.7% 0%±27Lowest SD: 9.7%
Rhoda Township and King 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 miLowest 22.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.20Highest 0.00Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Platte (46%)Winner (24%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in King TownshipFew work in Rhoda Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 10.4%Highest 0.7%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 12.9 miHighest 5.6 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.3 miHighest 0.2 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.8Highest 0.5Lowest
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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