Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every South Dakota ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Schools

–Rome TownshipNot graded ATorrey Lake TownshipBetter than 90% of districts in the state

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 TownshipTorrey Lake Township

Snow a year41″46″

January low9°F —

July high87°F —

Growing season (days)167d —

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)49th 65th

Outdoors & history

Rome TownshipTorrey Lake Township

Trails2 mi 4 mi

Conserved land10.4%5.3%

National Register places—1

Community

Rome TownshipTorrey Lake Township

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined0 0

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

42 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Rome TownshipDavison County Torrey Lake TownshipBrule County

Rome Township ↔ Torrey Lake Township42 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.

Only big differences vs South Dakota average

Rome TownshipTorrey Lake Township

People

Population 185Lowest 205Highest

Median age 41.7±11.2Highest 10% above SD 38.2±49Lowest about the SD average

Rome Township and Torrey Lake Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Kids under 18 20.5%±9.3Lowest SD: 24.2% 43.4%±10.6Highest SD: 24.2%

Age 65+ 14.6%±12.3Lowest SD: 18% 20.5%±24.7Highest SD: 18%

Torrey Lake Township and Rome 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%Highest SD: 31.9% 11.7%Lowest SD: 31.9%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.2%±6Highest SD: 5% 0%±6.9Lowest SD: 5%

Rome Township and Torrey Lake 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±$42kLowest 24% above SD $120,694±$713Highest 61% above SD

Torrey Lake Township and Rome Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $276,000±$23k 7% above SD —

Rentmedian gross, monthly $435±$335 54% below SD —

Property taxmedian, yearly $3,083 13% above SD —

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±87 SD: 39.8% —

Below poverty line 12.4%Highest SD: 11.9% 10.2%Lowest SD: 11.9%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 62.5%Lowest SD: 68.6% 69.2%Highest SD: 68.6%

Typical home builtmedian year 1964Highest 16 yrs older than SD 1949Lowest 31 yrs older than SD

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 23 min 29% above SD —

Work from home 5.6%±8.8Lowest SD: 9.7% 18.8%±23Highest SD: 9.7%

Torrey Lake 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 2.9%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 13.8 miLowest 54.3 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.10Lowest 0.16Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Mitchell (48%)Sioux Falls (16%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Torrey Lake TownshipFew work in Rome Township

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 10.4%Highest 5.3%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 1.8 miLowest 3.5 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 1.2Highest 0.6Lowest

Schools

School district —Platte - Geddes School District 11-5

High school in town —None in town

South Dakota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024

Deciding?

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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.

Rome Township vs Torrey Lake Township

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they differ most

Grades and rankings, side by side

What daily life feels like in each

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