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Bristol Township vs Bushnell

92 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (7.9× in Bushnell) and conserved land (+36.3 pts in Bristol Township).

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Bristol Township, SDA small town of 35Day County · 35 people
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Bushnell, SDA small town of 66South Dakota · 66 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 35
Quiet strengthsBristol Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Bristol Township →
BushnellA small town of 66
Quiet strengthsBushnell doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Bushnell →
The biggest differences

Where they part ways

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
Bristol TownshipBushnell
Snow a year42″36″
January low—4°F
July high—81°F
Growing season (days)—145d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)18th40th
Outdoors & history
Bristol TownshipBushnell
Settled19211904
Archive photos51
Famous people born here11
Community
Bristol TownshipBushnell
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

92 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Bristol Township ↔ Bushnell92 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.

Bristol TownshipBushnell
People
Population 35Lowest 66Highest
Median age 44.9±33Lowest 18% above SD 48±19.6Highest 26% above SD
Bushnell and Bristol Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 40%±72.1Highest SD: 24.2% 27.3%±24.6Lowest SD: 24.2%
Bristol Township and Bushnell are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 0%±99Lowest SD: 18% 16.7%±42Highest SD: 18%
Bushnell and Bristol Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 42.9%Highest SD: 31.9% 33.3%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±40.4Lowest SD: 5% 1.5%±15.8Highest SD: 5%
Bushnell and Bristol Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied — $90,000±$69k 65% below SD
Property taxmedian, yearly — $1,222 55% below SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 100%±100Highest SD: 39.8% 0%±100Lowest SD: 39.8%
Bristol Township and Bushnell are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 0%Lowest SD: 11.9% 7.6%Highest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 70%Lowest SD: 68.6% 80%Highest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1968Highest 12 yrs older than SD 1938Lowest 42 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way — 15 min 15% below SD
Work from home 0%±47.6Lowest SD: 9.7% 5.9%±17.2Highest SD: 9.7%
Bushnell and Bristol 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 35.8 miHighest 10.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.88Lowest 2.06Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Webster (12%)Brookings (45%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in BushnellFew work in Bristol Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 36.3%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 0.5 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.6Lowest 12.6Highest
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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