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Spink Township vs Rome 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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Spink Township, SDA small town of 270Union County · 270 people
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Rome Township, SDA small town of 185Davison County · 185 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.

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 →
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 →
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.

Spink Township$1,690/mo
Typical home $280K (Census) · tax rate 0.97% · Housing →
Rome Township$1,700/mo
Typical home $276K (Census) · tax rate 1.12% · or rent about $435/mo · 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
Spink TownshipRome Township
Snow a year37″41″
January low—9°F
July high—87°F
Growing season (days)—167d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)41st49th
Outdoors & history
Spink TownshipRome Township
Trails2 mi2 mi
Conserved land0%10.4%
National Register places1—
Community
Spink TownshipRome 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.

Spink TownshipUnion CountyRome TownshipDavison County
Spink Township ↔ Rome 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.

Spink TownshipRome Township
People
Population 270Highest 185Lowest
Median age 41.4±22.1Lowest 9% above SD 41.7±11.2Highest 10% 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 11.9%±12Lowest SD: 24.2% 20.5%±9.3Highest 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+ 11.5%±12.2Lowest SD: 18% 14.6%±12.3Highest 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+ 26.9%Highest SD: 31.9% 14.4%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±5.2Lowest SD: 5% 2.2%±6Highest 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 $44,801±$44kLowest 40% below SD $92,778±$42kHighest 24% above 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 $280,000±$81kHighest 9% above SD $276,000±$23kLowest 7% 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 $2,709Lowest about the SD average $3,083Highest 13% above SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±29 SD: 39.8% 0%±87 SD: 39.8%
Below poverty line 1.5%Lowest SD: 11.9% 12.4%Highest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 61%Lowest SD: 68.6% 62.5%Highest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1962Lowest 18 yrs older than SD 1964Highest 16 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 26 minHighest 47% above SD 23 minLowest 29% above SD
Work from home 56.2%±47.3Highest SD: 9.7% 5.6%±8.8Lowest 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 2.4%Highest 0%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 21.3 miHighest 13.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.43Highest 0.10Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Sioux Falls (23%)Mitchell (48%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Rome TownshipFew work in Spink Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 10.4%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 1.9 miHighest 1.8 miLowest
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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Bordering Spink Township

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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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