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Rhoda Township vs Moore Township

Next-door neighbors in Charles Mix County. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (7.4× in Moore Township) and median age (41.1 yrs in Moore Township).

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Rhoda Township, SDA small town of 121Charles Mix County · 121 people
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Moore Township, SDAn outdoors townCharles Mix County · 91 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 →
Moore TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors40.2% conserved land22 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Moore Township →
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.

Jobs per worker7.4×
Moore Township is more of a job hub
Moore Township 1.48Rhoda Township 0.20
Median age41.1 yrs
Moore Township skews older
Moore Township 71.2Rhoda Township 30.1
Conserved land+29.8 pts
Moore Township has more conserved land
Moore Township 40.2%Rhoda Township 10.4%
Trails+68%
Moore Township has more miles of trail
Moore Township 21.7 miRhoda Township 12.9 mi
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $470 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 →
Moore Township$670/mo
Typical home $111K (Census) · tax rate 0.93% · Housing →

The difference: $470 a month, about $5,700 a year, between Rhoda Township and Moore 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.

Where they are

Rhoda Township and Moore Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Rhoda TownshipMoore TownshipRhoda TownshipMoore Township
Rhoda Township ↔ Moore Township8.3 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 TownshipMoore Township
Snow a year46″34″
January low—10°F
July high—88°F
Growing season (days)—157d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)51st47th
Outdoors & history
Rhoda TownshipMoore Township
Trails13 mi22 mi
Conserved land10.4%40.2%
Community
Rhoda TownshipMoore 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 TownshipMoore Township
People
Population 121Highest 91Lowest
Median age 30.1±12Lowest 21% below SD 71.2±16.1Highest 87% above SD
Kids under 18 26.4%±29Highest SD: 24.2% 0%±31.1Lowest SD: 24.2%
Rhoda Township and Moore 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% 51.6%±34.3Highest SD: 18%
Moore 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% 23.1%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±11.7 SD: 5% 0%±15.5 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $138,875±$55k 85% above SD —
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $168,800±$151kHighest 34% below SD $110,700±$19kLowest 57% below SD
Rhoda Township and Moore Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly — $1,028 62% 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%Highest SD: 68.6% 73.5%Lowest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1938 42 yrs older than SD 1938 42 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Work from home 8.5%±10.6Lowest SD: 9.7% 31.7%±40.6Highest SD: 9.7%
Moore Township and Rhoda 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 21.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.20Lowest 1.48Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Platte (46%)Wagner (19%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Moore TownshipFew work in Rhoda Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 10.4%Lowest 40.2%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 12.9 miLowest 21.7 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.3 miLowest 0.4 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.8Highest 0.7Lowest
South Dakota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Bordering Rhoda Township

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Darlington Township86 people
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Geddes158 people · $88K homes
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Jackson Township74 people · $233K homes
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Signal Township94 people

Towns like Rhoda Township

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Howard Township208 people · $250K homes
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Butler Township169 people · $163K homes
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Canistota Township107 people · $350K homes

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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