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Rome Township vs Spink Township

80 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (4.3× in Spink Township) and bachelor’s degree+ (+12.5 pts in Spink Township).

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Rome Township, SDA small town of 185Davison County · 185 people
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Spink Township, SDA small town of 270Union County · 270 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 TownshipA small town of 185
Quiet strengthsRome Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Rome Township →
Spink TownshipA small town of 270
Quiet strengthsSpink Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Spink 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.

Jobs per worker4.3×
Spink Township is more of a job hub
Spink Township 0.43Rome Township 0.10
Bachelor’s degree++12.5 pts
More adults in Spink Township have a degree
Spink Township 26.9%Rome Township 14.4%
Conserved land+10.4 pts
Rome Township has more conserved land
Rome Township 10.4%Spink Township 0%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs about the same each month

A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Rome Township$1,700/mo
Typical home $276K (Census) · tax rate 1.12% · or rent about $435/mo · Housing →
Spink Township$1,690/mo
Typical home $280K (Census) · tax rate 0.97% · Housing →

Within $50 a month of each other.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

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 TownshipSpink Township
Snow a year41″37″
January low9°F—
July high87°F—
Growing season (days)167d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)49th41st
Outdoors & history
Rome TownshipSpink Township
Trails2 mi2 mi
Conserved land10.4%0%
National Register places—1
Community
Rome TownshipSpink 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

80 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Rome TownshipDavison CountySpink TownshipUnion County
Rome Township ↔ Spink Township80 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.

Rome TownshipSpink Township
People
Population 185Lowest 270Highest
Median age 41.7±11.2Highest 10% above SD 41.4±22.1Lowest 9% above SD
Rome Township and Spink Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 20.5%±9.3Highest SD: 24.2% 11.9%±12Lowest SD: 24.2%
Rome Township and Spink Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 14.6%±12.3Highest SD: 18% 11.5%±12.2Lowest SD: 18%
Rome Township and Spink Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 14.4%Lowest SD: 31.9% 26.9%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.2%±6Highest SD: 5% 0%±5.2Lowest SD: 5%
Rome Township and Spink Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $92,778±$42kHighest 24% above SD $44,801±$44kLowest 40% below SD
Rome Township and Spink Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $276,000±$23kLowest 7% above SD $280,000±$81kHighest 9% above SD
Spink Township and Rome Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $435±$335 54% below SD —
Property taxmedian, yearly $3,083Highest 13% above SD $2,709Lowest about the SD average
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±87 SD: 39.8% 0%±29 SD: 39.8%
Below poverty line 12.4%Highest SD: 11.9% 1.5%Lowest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 62.5%Highest SD: 68.6% 61%Lowest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1964Highest 16 yrs older than SD 1962Lowest 18 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 23 minLowest 29% above SD 26 minHighest 47% above SD
Work from home 5.6%±8.8Lowest SD: 9.7% 56.2%±47.3Highest SD: 9.7%
Spink 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%Lowest 2.4%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 13.8 miLowest 21.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.10Lowest 0.43Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Mitchell (48%)Sioux Falls (23%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Spink TownshipFew work in Rome Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 10.4%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 1.8 miLowest 1.9 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 mi 0.1 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.2 1.2
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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