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Rockham vs Roswell Township

86 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (31.3× in Rockham) and property tax bill (5.8× in Roswell Township).

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Rockham, SDA small town of 37South Dakota · 37 people
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Roswell Township, SDAn outdoors townMiner County · 32 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 →
Roswell TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors42.1% conserved land6.4 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Roswell 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 grid31.3×
Rockham has the more walkable street grid
Rockham 34.4Roswell Township 1.1
Property tax bill5.8×
Tax bills are bigger in Roswell Township
Roswell Township $2,417Rockham $417
Bachelor’s degree++10.4 pts
More adults in Rockham have a degree
Rockham 30.4%Roswell Township 20%
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
RockhamRoswell Township
Snow a year44″36″
January low4°F5°F
July high85°F87°F
Growing season (days)139d149d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)37th29th
Outdoors & history
RockhamRoswell Township
Trails—6 mi
Conserved land—42.1%
Community
RockhamRoswell 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

86 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

RockhamSDRoswell TownshipMiner County
Rockham ↔ Roswell Township86 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.

RockhamRoswell Township
People
Population 37Highest 32Lowest
Median age 40.2±14.9Lowest 6% above SD 43.6±34.3Highest 15% above SD
Roswell 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% 21.9%±77.9Lowest SD: 24.2%
Rockham and Roswell 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% 21.9%±99.3Highest SD: 18%
Roswell 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%Highest SD: 31.9% 20%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±38.2 SD: 5% 0%±44.2 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $137,083±$21kHighest 83% above SD $125,417±$30kLowest 67% above SD
Rockham and Roswell 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 $417Lowest 85% below SD $2,417Highest 11% 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 1938 42 yrs older than SD 1938 42 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Work from home 0%±66.7 SD: 9.7% 0%±52.6 SD: 9.7%
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 17.8 miLowest 39.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.00Lowest 0.10Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Faulkton (42%)Sioux Falls (19%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Roswell TownshipFew work in Rockham
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 40.3%Lowest 42.1%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 6.4 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.2 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 34.4Highest 1.1Lowest
South Dakota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Towns like Rockham

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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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