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Richfield Township vs Capitola Township

Next-door neighbors in Spink County. The biggest differences: size (64× in Capitola Township) and jobs per worker (16.7× in Richfield Township).

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Richfield Township, SDAn outdoors townSpink County · 3 people
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Capitola Township, SDKnown for its schoolsSpink County · 192 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.

Richfield TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors36.9% conserved land1.4 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves All about Richfield Township →
Capitola TownshipKnown for its schools
SchoolsBetter than 71%of SD districts All about Capitola 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.

Size64×
Capitola Township is the bigger place
Capitola Township 192Richfield Township 3
Jobs per worker16.7×
Richfield Township is more of a job hub
Richfield Township 0.50Capitola Township 0.03
Homeowners+59.7 pts renters
Richfield Township has more renters
Capitola Township 59.7%Richfield Township 0%
Trails3.7×
Capitola Township has more miles of trail
Capitola Township 5.2 miRichfield Township 1.4 mi
Bachelor’s degree++27.8 pts
More adults in Capitola Township have a degree
Capitola Township 27.8%Richfield Township 0%
Conserved land+24.8 pts
Richfield Township has more conserved land
Richfield Township 36.9%Capitola Township 12.1%
★ What stands out · Where they are

Richfield Township and Capitola Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Richfield TownshipCapitola TownshipRichfield TownshipCapitola Township
Richfield Township ↔ Capitola Township6.6 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
Report cards

Grades and rankings, side by side

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every South Dakota ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Schools
–Richfield TownshipNot graded B+Capitola TownshipBetter than 71% of districts in the state
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
Richfield TownshipCapitola Township
Snow a year23″23″
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)29th29th
Outdoors & history
Richfield TownshipCapitola Township
Trails1 mi5 mi
Conserved land36.9%12.1%
Community
Richfield TownshipCapitola 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.

Richfield TownshipCapitola Township
People
Population 3Lowest 192Highest
Median age — 28.3±28.1 26% below SD
Kids under 18 0%±100Lowest SD: 24.2% 42.2%±34.3Highest SD: 24.2%
Capitola Township and Richfield Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 0%±100Lowest SD: 18% 17.7%±13.6Highest SD: 18%
Capitola Township and Richfield Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 0%Lowest SD: 31.9% 27.8%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±100 SD: 5% 0%±7.4 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied — $178,500±$168k 31% below SD
Property taxmedian, yearly — $1,583 42% 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% 35.4%Highest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 0%Lowest SD: 68.6% 59.7%Highest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year — 1993 13 yrs newer than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way — 9 min 48% below SD
Work from home 0%±100Lowest SD: 9.7% 15%±15.6Highest SD: 9.7%
Capitola Township and Richfield 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 7.8 miLowest 48.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.50Highest 0.03Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Doland (33%)Aberdeen (13%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Capitola TownshipFew work in Richfield Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 36.9%Highest 12.1%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 1.4 miLowest 5.2 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.1 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1 1
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.9Highest 0.7Lowest
Schools
School district —Doland School District 56-2
High school in town —Hillside Colony High School - 07
South Dakota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Bordering Richfield Township

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Doland209 people · $59K homes
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Logan Township5 people
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Spring Township50 people · $64K 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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