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Rhoda Township vs Union Township

60 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (3.7× in Rhoda Township) and typical home built (45 yrs in Rhoda Township).

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Rhoda Township, SDA small town of 121Charles Mix County · 121 people
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Union Township, SDAn outdoors townSanborn County · 89 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 →
Union TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors19.8% conserved land3.5 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Union 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.

Trails3.7×
Rhoda Township has more miles of trail
Rhoda Township 12.9 miUnion Township 3.5 mi
Typical home built45 yrs
Rhoda Township’s homes are older
Union Township 1983Rhoda Township 1938
Jobs per worker2.9×
Union Township is more of a job hub
Union Township 0.57Rhoda Township 0.20
Street grid+75%
Union Township has the more walkable street grid
Union Township 1.4Rhoda Township 0.8
Conserved land+9.4 pts
Union Township has more conserved land
Union Township 19.8%Rhoda Township 10.4%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $800 more a month in Union 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 →
Union Township$1,930/mo
Typical home $342K (Census) · tax rate 0.50% · Housing →

The difference: $800 a month, about $9,500 a year, between Union Township and Rhoda 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.

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 TownshipUnion Township
Snow a year46″26″
January low—5°F
July high—86°F
Growing season (days)—140d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)51st45th
Outdoors & history
Rhoda TownshipUnion Township
Trails13 mi4 mi
Conserved land10.4%19.8%
Community
Rhoda TownshipUnion 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

60 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Rhoda TownshipCharles Mix CountyUnion TownshipSanborn County
Rhoda Township ↔ Union Township60 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 TownshipUnion Township
People
Population 121Highest 89Lowest
Median age 30.1±12Highest 21% below SD 26.3±10.1Lowest 31% below SD
Rhoda Township and Union 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% 16.9%±27.9Lowest SD: 24.2%
Rhoda Township and Union Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 9.9%±29.8Highest SD: 18% 2.2%±37.4Lowest SD: 18%
Rhoda Township and Union 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% 26%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±11.7Lowest SD: 5% 18%±17.8Highest SD: 5%
Union Township 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 $117,083±$76kLowest 56% above SD
Rhoda Township and Union Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $168,800±$151kLowest 34% below SD $341,700±$267kHighest 33% above SD
Union Township and Rhoda Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly — $1,708 37% below SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100 SD: 39.8% 0%±100 SD: 39.8%
Below poverty line 0%Lowest SD: 11.9% 4.5%Highest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 73.9%Highest SD: 68.6% 68%Lowest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1938Lowest 42 yrs older than SD 1983Highest 3 yrs newer than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way — 30 min 66% above SD
Work from home 8.5%±10.6Lowest SD: 9.7% 18.2%±19.4Highest SD: 9.7%
Union 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%Lowest 4.5%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 9.8 miLowest 20.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.20Lowest 0.57Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Platte (46%)Woonsocket (16%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Union TownshipFew work in Rhoda Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 10.4%Lowest 19.8%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 12.9 miHighest 3.5 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.3 miHighest 0.1 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.8Lowest 1.4Highest
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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