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Rockham vs Brantford Township

70 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (34.4× in Rockham) and conserved land (+16.9 pts in Rockham).

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Rockham, SDA small town of 37South Dakota · 37 people
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Brantford Township, SDAn outdoors townHamlin County · 57 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.

RockhamA small town of 37
Quiet strengthsRockham doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Rockham →
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.

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
RockhamBrantford Township
Snow a year44″34″
January low4°F—
July high85°F—
Growing season (days)139d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)37th41st
Outdoors & history
RockhamBrantford Township
Trails—3 mi
Conserved land—23.4%
National Register places—1
Community
RockhamBrantford 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

70 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Rockham ↔ Brantford Township70 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.

RockhamBrantford Township
People
Population 37Lowest 57Highest
Median age 40.2±14.9Lowest 6% above SD 44.6±36.8Highest 17% above SD
Brantford Township and Rockham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 37.8%±53.4Highest SD: 24.2% 28.1%±46.9Lowest SD: 24.2%
Rockham and Brantford Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 10.8%±81.4Lowest SD: 18% 35.1%±60.4Highest SD: 18%
Brantford Township and Rockham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 30.4%Lowest SD: 31.9% 41.5%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±38.2 SD: 5% 0%±24.8 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $137,083±$21kHighest 83% above SD $124,125±$86kLowest 65% above SD
Rockham and Brantford Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $88,300±$81k 66% below SD —
Property taxmedian, yearly $417 85% below SD —
Below poverty line 0%Lowest SD: 11.9% 5.3%Highest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100% SD: 68.6% 100% SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1938Lowest 42 yrs older than SD 1951Highest 29 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Work from home 0%±66.7 SD: 9.7% 0%±55.6 SD: 9.7%
Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 1.7%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 17.8 miHighest 16.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.00Lowest 0.17Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Faulkton (42%)Watertown (17%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Brantford TownshipFew work in Rockham
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 40.3%Highest 23.4%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 3.0 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.1 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 34.4Highest 1.0Lowest
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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