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Rockham vs Hulbert Township

33 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (68.8× in Rockham) and typical home built (65 yrs in Rockham).

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Rockham, SDA small town of 37South Dakota · 37 people
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Hulbert Township, SDAn outdoors townHand County · 39 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.

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 →
Hulbert TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors14.1% conserved land1.7 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Hulbert 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.

Street grid68.8×
Rockham has the more walkable street grid
Rockham 34.4Hulbert Township 0.5
Typical home built65 yrs
Rockham’s homes are older
Hulbert Township 2003Rockham 1938
Conserved land+26.2 pts
Rockham has more conserved land
Rockham 40.3%Hulbert Township 14.1%
Bachelor’s degree++8.9 pts
More adults in Hulbert Township have a degree
Hulbert Township 39.3%Rockham 30.4%
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
RockhamHulbert Township
Snow a year44″44″
January low4°F7°F
July high85°F85°F
Growing season (days)139d152d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)37th62nd
Outdoors & history
RockhamHulbert Township
Trails—2 mi
Conserved land—14.1%
Community
RockhamHulbert 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

33 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

RockhamSDHulbert TownshipHand County
Rockham ↔ Hulbert Township33 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.

RockhamHulbert Township
People
Population 37Lowest 39Highest
Median age 40.2±14.9Lowest 6% above SD 45.4±43Highest 19% above SD
Hulbert 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% 28.2%±59.8Lowest SD: 24.2%
Rockham and Hulbert 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% 43.6%±73.4Highest SD: 18%
Hulbert 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% 39.3%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±38.2 SD: 5% 0%±36.3 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $137,083±$21kLowest 83% above SD $151,250±$116kHighest 101% above SD
Hulbert Township and Rockham 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% SD: 11.9% 0% 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 2003Highest 23 yrs newer than SD
Getting to work
Work from home 0%±66.7 SD: 9.7% 0%±66.7 SD: 9.7%
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 17.8 miLowest 32.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.00Lowest 2.27Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Faulkton (42%)Sioux Falls (13%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Hulbert TownshipFew work in Rockham
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 40.3%Highest 14.1%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 1.7 miHighest
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 34.4Highest 0.5Lowest
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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