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Alto Township vs Bossko Township

24 miles apart in Roberts County. The biggest differences: typical home built (45 yrs in Alto Township) and conserved land (+26.2 pts in Alto Township).

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Alto Township, SDAn outdoors townRoberts County · 34 people
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Bossko Township, SDA small town of 31Roberts County · 31 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.

Bossko TownshipA small town of 31
Quiet strengthsBossko Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Bossko 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
Alto TownshipBossko Township
Snow a year36″48″
January low4°F5°F
July high82°F82°F
Growing season (days)164d151d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)51st41st
Outdoors & history
Alto TownshipBossko Township
Trails2 mi1 mi
Conserved land33.2%7%
Community
Alto TownshipBossko 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

24 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Alto TownshipBossko TownshipAlto TownshipBossko Township
Alto Township ↔ Bossko Township24 miles apart · Same county
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.

Alto TownshipBossko Township
People
Population 34Highest 31Lowest
Median age 66.5±19.7 75% above SD 66.5±5 75% above SD
Kids under 18 14.7%±80.5Highest SD: 24.2% 0%±91.2Lowest SD: 24.2%
Alto Township and Bossko Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 55.9%±78.8Lowest SD: 18% 64.5%±99.5Highest SD: 18%
Bossko Township and Alto Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 13.8%Highest SD: 31.9% 0%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±41.6 SD: 5% 0%±45.6 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $56,250±$48k 25% below SD —
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $310,000±$157k 20% above SD —
Below poverty line 29.4%Lowest SD: 11.9% 35.5%Highest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 69.2%Highest SD: 68.6% 61.5%Lowest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1938Lowest 42 yrs older than SD 1983Highest 3 yrs newer than SD
Getting to work
Work from home 55.6%±19.1Highest SD: 9.7% 25%±31.2Lowest SD: 9.7%
Alto Township and Bossko 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 18.8 miLowest 24.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.06Highest 0.00Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Sisseton (29%)Sisseton (21%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Bossko TownshipFew work in Alto Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 33.2%Highest 7%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 2.4 miHighest 1.1 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 1Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.9Lowest 1.1Highest
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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