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Bristol Township vs Viola Township

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: trails (26.6× in Viola Township) and size (7.3× in Viola Township).

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Bristol Township, SDA small town of 22Aurora County · 22 people
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Viola Township, SDA small town of 161Jerauld County · 161 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.

Bristol TownshipA small town of 22
Quiet strengthsBristol Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
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Viola TownshipA small town of 161
Quiet strengthsViola Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Viola 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.

★ What stands out · Where they are

Bristol Township and Viola Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Bristol TownshipViola TownshipBristol TownshipViola Township
Bristol Township ↔ Viola Township7.6 miles apart · They share a border
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
Bristol TownshipViola Township
Snow a year38″45″
January low8°F7°F
July high86°F84°F
Growing season (days)153d157d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)48th61st
Outdoors & history
Bristol TownshipViola Township
Trails—13 mi
Conserved land—2.6%
Archive photos5—
Famous people born here1—
Community
Bristol TownshipViola 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.

Bristol TownshipViola Township
People
Population 22Lowest 161Highest
Median age 25.5±19.7Lowest 33% below SD 34.1±11.6Highest 10% below SD
Viola Township and Bristol Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 27.3%±100Lowest SD: 24.2% 34.8%±14.9Highest SD: 24.2%
Viola Township and Bristol Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 27.3%±100Highest SD: 18% 25.5%±14.9Lowest SD: 18%
Bristol Township and Viola Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 0%Lowest SD: 31.9% 38.1%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±64.3 SD: 5% 0%±8.8 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian — $128,021±$8k 71% above SD
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied — $338,900±$95k 32% above 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% 3.1%Highest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 37.5%Lowest SD: 68.6% 74.1%Highest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year — 1958 22 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way — 22 min 24% above SD
Work from home 54.5%±45.4Highest SD: 9.7% 29%±17.7Lowest SD: 9.7%
Bristol Township and Viola 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 24.3 miHighest 16.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.00Lowest 0.73Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Mitchell (38%)Wessington Springs (33%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Viola TownshipFew work in Bristol Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 8.7%Highest 2.6%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 0.5 miLowest 13.3 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.4 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.7Highest 0.5Lowest
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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