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Truro Township vs Red Fish Township

127 miles apart. The biggest differences: conserved land (+22.8 pts in Truro Township) and homeowners (+18.6 pts renters in Red Fish Township).

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Truro Township, SDAn outdoors townAurora County · 68 people
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Red Fish Township, SDA small town of 28Mellette County · 28 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.

Red Fish TownshipA small town of 28
Quiet strengthsRed Fish Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Red Fish 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
Truro TownshipRed Fish Township
Snow a year38″49″
January low8°F12°F
July high86°F87°F
Growing season (days)153d158d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)48th55th
Outdoors & history
Truro TownshipRed Fish Township
Trails2 mi3 mi
Conserved land22.8%0%
National Register places—1
Community
Truro TownshipRed Fish 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

127 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Truro Township ↔ Red Fish Township127 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.

Truro TownshipRed Fish Township
People
Population 68Highest 28Lowest
Median age 48.5±11.6Lowest 28% above SD 49.7±0.3Highest 31% above SD
Red Fish Township and Truro Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 0%±41.6 SD: 24.2% 0%±100 SD: 24.2%
Age 65+ 29.4%±54.5Lowest SD: 18% 32.1%±100Highest SD: 18%
Red Fish Township and Truro 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%±20.8 SD: 5% 0%±50.5 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Rentmedian gross, monthly $711±$529 25% below SD —
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 37.1%±50.9 SD: 39.8% —
Below poverty line 19.1%Highest SD: 11.9% 0%Lowest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 18.6%Highest SD: 68.6% 0%Lowest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1952 28 yrs older than SD —
Getting to work
Work from home 0%±23.3 SD: 9.7% —
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 27.8 miLowest 42.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.00 0.00
Top workplaceoutside town Stickney (10%)White River (20%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Red Fish TownshipFew work in Truro Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 22.8%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 2.4 miLowest 2.5 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 0.8Lowest 1.0Highest
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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