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Rose Hill Township vs Plummer Township

31 miles apart. The biggest differences: conserved land (+9.7 pts in Rose Hill Township).

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Rose Hill Township, SDA small town of 23Hand County · 23 people
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Plummer Township, SDA small town of 15Brule County · 15 people
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.

Rose Hill TownshipA small town of 23
Quiet strengthsRose Hill Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Rose Hill Township →
Plummer TownshipA small town of 15
Quiet strengthsPlummer Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Plummer 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.

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
Rose Hill TownshipPlummer Township
Snow a year44″38″
January low7°F8°F
July high85°F86°F
Growing season (days)152d153d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)62nd65th
Outdoors & history
Rose Hill TownshipPlummer Township
National Register places1—
Community
Rose Hill TownshipPlummer 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

31 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Rose Hill Township ↔ Plummer Township31 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.

Rose Hill TownshipPlummer Township
People
Population 23Highest 15Lowest
Median age 46.9±52.1Highest 23% above SD 40.1±53.5Lowest 6% above SD
Rose Hill Township and Plummer Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 0%±100Lowest SD: 24.2% 46.7%±100Highest SD: 24.2%
Plummer Township and Rose Hill Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 47.8%±100Highest SD: 18% 0%±100Lowest SD: 18%
Rose Hill Township and Plummer Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 0% SD: 31.9% 0% SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±61.5 SD: 5% 0%±94.3 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Below poverty line 30.4%Highest SD: 11.9% 0%Lowest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100% SD: 68.6% 100% SD: 68.6%
Getting to work
Work from home 0%±62.5Lowest SD: 9.7% 37.5%±35.3Highest SD: 9.7%
Plummer Township and Rose Hill 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 25.3 miLowest 46.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.00 0.00
Top workplaceoutside town Miller (17%)Chester Township (25%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Plummer TownshipFew work in Rose Hill Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 31.7%Highest 22%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 0.2 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.4Highest 0.3Lowest
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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