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Rockham vs Zell Township

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: street grid (34.4× in Rockham) and bachelor’s degree+ (+24.3 pts in Rockham).

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Rockham, SDA small town of 37South Dakota · 37 people
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Zell Township, SDAn outdoors townFaulk 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 →
Zell TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors64.4% conserved land13 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Zell 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 grid34.4×
Rockham has the more walkable street grid
Rockham 34.4Zell Township 1.0
Bachelor’s degree++24.3 pts
More adults in Rockham have a degree
Rockham 30.4%Zell Township 6.1%
Conserved land+24.1 pts
Zell Township has more conserved land
Zell Township 64.4%Rockham 40.3%
Typical home built15 yrs
Rockham’s homes are older
Zell Township 1953Rockham 1938
★ What stands out · Where they are

Rockham and Zell Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

RockhamZell TownshipRockhamZell Township
Rockham ↔ Zell Township3.9 miles apart · They share a border
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
RockhamZell Township
Snow a year44″44″
January low4°F4°F
July high85°F85°F
Growing season (days)139d139d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)37th37th
Outdoors & history
RockhamZell Township
Trails—13 mi
Conserved land—64.4%
Community
RockhamZell Township
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined01

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.

RockhamZell Township
People
Population 37Lowest 39Highest
Median age 40.2±14.9Lowest 6% above SD 57.3±24.1Highest 51% above SD
Zell 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% 0%±72.5Lowest SD: 24.2%
Rockham and Zell 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% 46.2%±62.6Highest SD: 18%
Zell 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% 6.1%Lowest 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 $144,063±$76kHighest 92% above SD
Zell 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 1953Highest 27 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Work from home 0%±66.7 SD: 9.7% 0%±43.5 SD: 9.7%
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 17.8 miLowest 43.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.00Lowest 0.11Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Faulkton (42%)Faulkton (29%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Zell TownshipFew work in Rockham
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 40.3%Lowest 64.4%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 12.6 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.4 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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T Weaver · 5d

Ordinary Days in Zell

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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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