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Rockdale Township vs Logan Township

Next-door neighbors in Hand County. The biggest differences: trails (4× in Rockdale Township) and conserved land (+25.4 pts in Rockdale Township).

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Rockdale Township, SDA small town of 90Hand County · 90 people

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Logan Township, SDA small town of 0Hand County

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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.

Rockdale TownshipA small town of 90

Quiet strengthsRockdale Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.

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Logan TownshipA small town of 0

Quiet strengthsLogan Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.

All about Logan 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.

Trails4×

Rockdale Township has more miles of trail

Rockdale Township 0.4 miLogan Township 0.1 mi

Conserved land+25.4 pts

Rockdale Township has more conserved land

Rockdale Township 34.6%Logan Township 9.2%

Jobs per worker+56%

Logan Township is more of a job hub

Logan Township 0.25Rockdale Township 0.16

★ What stands out · Where they are

Rockdale Township and Logan Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Rockdale TownshipLogan Township

Rockdale Township ↔ Logan Township7.0 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

BRockdale TownshipBetter than 59% of districts in the state –Logan TownshipNot graded

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

Rockdale TownshipLogan Township

Snow a year44″44″

January low7°F 7°F

July high85°F 85°F

Growing season (days)152d 152d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)62nd 62nd

Community

Rockdale TownshipLogan Township

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined0 0

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.

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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.

Only big differences vs South Dakota average

Rockdale TownshipLogan Township

People

Population 90Highest 0Lowest

Median age 33.8±41.2 11% below SD —

Kids under 18 31.1%±33.1 SD: 24.2% —

Age 65+ 26.7%±34.5 SD: 18% —

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 0% SD: 31.9% —

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±15.7 SD: 5% —

Cost of living

Below poverty line 0% SD: 11.9% —

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 0% SD: 68.6% —

Getting to work

Work from home 0%±16.1 SD: 9.7% —

Work in townworking residents 0% 0%

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 43.8 miLowest 46.8 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.16Lowest 0.25Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Miller (18%)Clarinda (8%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Logan TownshipFew work in Rockdale Township

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 34.6%Highest 9.2%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 0.4 miHighest 0.1 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.4 0.4

Schools

School district Miller School District 29-4—

High school in town None in town—

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.

Rockdale Township vs Logan Township

Two towns, two different strengths

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