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Three Rivers Township vs Redfield Township

Next-door neighbors in Spink County. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (4× in Three Rivers Township) and trails (2.6× in Redfield Township).

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Three Rivers Township, SDAn outdoors townSpink County · 129 people
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Redfield Township, SDA regional job hubSpink County · 462 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.

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.

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $1,130 more a month in Three Rivers Township

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.

Three Rivers Township$2,370/mo
Typical home $419K (Census) · tax rate 0.51% · Housing →
Redfield Township$1,240/mo
Typical home $204K (Census) · tax rate 1.01% · Housing →

The difference: $1,130 a month, about $13,600 a year, between Three Rivers Township and Redfield Township.

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.

Where they are

Three Rivers Township and Redfield Township share a border

And the people who already live in one and work in the other.

Three Rivers TownshipRedfield TownshipThree Rivers TownshipRedfield Township
Three Rivers Township ↔ Redfield Township5.9 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
Who commutes between them
7 Redfield Township residents work in Three Rivers Township (4.1% of its workers)
Work & commute in Redfield Township →
Report cards

Grades and rankings, side by side

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.

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
Three Rivers TownshipRedfield Township
Snow a year43″43″
January low1°F1°F
July high84°F84°F
Growing season (days)137d137d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)30th39th
Outdoors & history
Three Rivers TownshipRedfield Township
Trails2 mi5 mi
Conserved land28.4%22.2%
Settled—1880
National Register places—2
Archive photos—6
Famous people born here—14
Community
Three Rivers TownshipRedfield 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.

Three Rivers TownshipRedfield Township
People
Population 129Lowest 462Highest
Median age 49.3±48.2Highest 30% above SD 35±4.5Lowest 8% below SD
Three Rivers Township and Redfield Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 26.4%±22.3Highest SD: 24.2% 9.3%±7.4Lowest SD: 24.2%
Three Rivers Township and Redfield Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 37.2%±21.8Highest SD: 18% 13.2%±8.5Lowest SD: 18%
Three Rivers Township and Redfield Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 22.7%Highest SD: 31.9% 22.3%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±11Lowest SD: 5% 1.1%±2.8Highest SD: 5%
Redfield Township and Three Rivers Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $107,308±$28kHighest 43% above SD $63,036±$39kLowest 16% below SD
Three Rivers Township and Redfield Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $418,800±$139kHighest 63% above SD $203,600±$140kLowest 21% below SD
Three Rivers Township and Redfield Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,115Highest 22% below SD $2,059Lowest 24% below SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100 SD: 39.8% 0%±100 SD: 39.8%
Below poverty line 0%Lowest SD: 11.9% 16.6%Highest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 88.6%Highest SD: 68.6% 86.6%Lowest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1996Highest 16 yrs newer than SD 1991Lowest 11 yrs newer than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way — 10 min 45% below SD
Work from home 27.5%±29.2Highest SD: 9.7% 2.8%±3.4Lowest SD: 9.7%
Three Rivers Township and Redfield Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 9.5%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 28.8 miHighest 4.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 8.23Highest 2.08Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Redfield (23%)Redfield (37%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Redfield Township4% work in Three Rivers Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 28.4%Highest 22.2%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 1.9 miLowest 4.9 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 0.8Lowest 1.6Highest
Schools
School district —Redfield School District 56-4
High school in town —Turtle Creek High School - 04
Students per teacherat that high school — 8.9
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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