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Bison Township vs Rainbow Township

Next-door neighbors in Perkins County. The biggest differences: homeowners (+27.8 pts renters in Rainbow Township).

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Bison Township, SDA small town of 59Perkins County · 59 people
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Rainbow Township, SDA small town of 42Perkins County · 42 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.

Bison TownshipA small town of 59
Quiet strengthsBison Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
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Rainbow TownshipA small town of 42
Quiet strengthsRainbow Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Rainbow 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.

Homeowners+27.8 pts renters
Rainbow Township has more renters
Bison Township 100%Rainbow Township 72.2%
★ What stands out · Where they are

Bison Township and Rainbow Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Bison TownshipRainbow TownshipBison TownshipRainbow Township
Bison Township ↔ Rainbow Township6.3 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
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
Bison TownshipRainbow Township
Snow a year40″40″
January low10°F10°F
July high86°F86°F
Growing season (days)144d144d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)54th54th
Outdoors & history
Bison TownshipRainbow Township
Trails9 mi10 mi
Conserved land2.7%0%
Community
Bison TownshipRainbow 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.

Bison TownshipRainbow Township
People
Population 59Highest 42Lowest
Median age 8.6±53.4Lowest 77% below SD 42±30.8Highest 11% above SD
Rainbow Township and Bison Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 55.9%±92.5Highest SD: 24.2% 26.2%±52.3Lowest SD: 24.2%
Bison Township and Rainbow Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 15.3%±45.2Highest SD: 18% 0%±82.5Lowest SD: 18%
Bison Township and Rainbow Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 34.6%Highest SD: 31.9% 29%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±24Lowest SD: 5% 21.4%±35Highest SD: 5%
Rainbow Township and Bison Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $176,563±$54k 135% above SD —
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,400 12% below SD —
Below poverty line 0%Lowest SD: 11.9% 26.2%Highest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100%Highest SD: 68.6% 72.2%Lowest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1941Highest 39 yrs older than SD 1938Lowest 42 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Work from home 78.9%±62.2Highest SD: 9.7% 45.2%±36.5Lowest SD: 9.7%
Bison Township and Rainbow 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 61.3 miHighest 27.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 61.00Highest 0.00Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town —Lemmon (71%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Rainbow TownshipFew work in Bison Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 2.7%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 9.3 miLowest 9.8 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.3 mi 0.3 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 1Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.3Lowest 0.4Highest
South Dakota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Bordering Bison Township

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Scotch Cap Township1 people
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Bison406 people · $82K homes
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Marshfield Township11 people

Towns like Bison Township

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Alpena Township58 people · $475K homes
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Pearl Township58 people
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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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