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Rome Township vs Goodwin Township

Next-door neighbors in Deuel County. The biggest differences: median age (44.4 yrs in Rome Township) and bachelor’s degree+ (+20.7 pts in Goodwin Township).

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Rome Township, SDAn outdoors townDeuel County · 41 people
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Goodwin Township, SDA small town of 98Deuel County · 98 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.

Rome TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors30.4% conserved land3.2 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves All about Rome Township →
Goodwin TownshipA small town of 98
Quiet strengthsGoodwin Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Goodwin 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.

Median age44.4 yrs
Rome Township skews older
Rome Township 78.2Goodwin Township 33.8
Bachelor’s degree++20.7 pts
More adults in Goodwin Township have a degree
Goodwin Township 20.7%Rome Township 0%
Conserved land+18.2 pts
Rome Township has more conserved land
Rome Township 30.4%Goodwin Township 12.2%
Typical home built23 yrs
Goodwin Township’s homes are older
Rome Township 1979Goodwin Township 1956
Size2.4×
Goodwin Township is the bigger place
Goodwin Township 98Rome Township 41
★ What stands out · Where they are

Rome Township and Goodwin Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Rome TownshipGoodwin TownshipRome TownshipGoodwin Township
Rome Township ↔ Goodwin Township6.0 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
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
Rome TownshipGoodwin Township
Snow a year61″61″
January low2°F2°F
July high80°F80°F
Growing season (days)146d146d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)36th36th
Outdoors & history
Rome TownshipGoodwin Township
Trails3 mi0 mi
Conserved land30.4%12.2%
Settled—1878
Community
Rome TownshipGoodwin 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.

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.

Rome TownshipGoodwin Township
People
Population 41Lowest 98Highest
Median age 78.2±26.2Highest 106% above SD 33.8±14.9Lowest 11% below SD
Kids under 18 0%±69Lowest SD: 24.2% 40.8%±11.8Highest SD: 24.2%
Goodwin Township and Rome Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 87.8%±81.3Highest SD: 18% 10.2%±36Lowest SD: 18%
Rome Township and Goodwin Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 0%Lowest SD: 31.9% 20.7%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±34.5 SD: 5% 0%±14.4 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Below poverty line 31.7%Highest SD: 11.9% 13.3%Lowest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100% SD: 68.6% 100% SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1979Highest 1 yr older than SD 1956Lowest 24 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Work from home 0%±52.6Lowest SD: 9.7% 21.1%±23.7Highest SD: 9.7%
Goodwin Township and Rome Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 25.8 mi 25.8 mi
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.00Lowest 0.05Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Clear Lake (20%)Clear Lake (17%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Goodwin TownshipFew work in Rome Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 30.4%Highest 12.2%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 3.2 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2 2
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.1Lowest 1.3Highest
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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