Guest, Sign inJoin
Compare towns

Bushnell vs Bristol Township

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

×
Bushnell, SDA small town of 66South Dakota · 66 people
×
Bristol Township, SDA small town of 35Day County · 35 people
Swap order
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.

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 →
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 →
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.

Street grid7.9×
Bushnell has the more walkable street grid
Bushnell 12.6Bristol Township 1.6
Conserved land+36.3 pts
Bristol Township has more conserved land
Bristol Township 36.3%Bushnell 0%
Jobs per worker2.3×
Bushnell is more of a job hub
Bushnell 2.06Bristol Township 0.88
Typical home built30 yrs
Bushnell’s homes are older
Bristol Township 1968Bushnell 1938
Homeowners+10 pts renters
Bristol Township has more renters
Bushnell 80%Bristol Township 70%
Bachelor’s degree++9.6 pts
More adults in Bristol Township have a degree
Bristol Township 42.9%Bushnell 33.3%
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
BushnellBristol Township
Snow a year36″42″
January low4°F—
July high81°F—
Growing season (days)145d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)40th18th
Outdoors & history
BushnellBristol Township
Settled19041921
Archive photos15
Famous people born here11
Community
BushnellBristol 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

92 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

BushnellSDBristol TownshipDay County
Bushnell ↔ Bristol Township92 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.

BushnellBristol Township
People
Population 66Highest 35Lowest
Median age 48±19.6Highest 26% above SD 44.9±33Lowest 18% 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 27.3%±24.6Lowest SD: 24.2% 40%±72.1Highest 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+ 16.7%±42Highest SD: 18% 0%±99Lowest 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+ 33.3%Lowest SD: 31.9% 42.9%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.5%±15.8Highest SD: 5% 0%±40.4Lowest 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 0%±100Lowest SD: 39.8% 100%±100Highest 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 7.6%Highest SD: 11.9% 0%Lowest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 80%Highest SD: 68.6% 70%Lowest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1938Lowest 42 yrs older than SD 1968Highest 12 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 15 min 15% below SD —
Work from home 5.9%±17.2Highest SD: 9.7% 0%±47.6Lowest 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 10.3 miLowest 35.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 2.06Highest 0.88Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Brookings (45%)Webster (12%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Bristol TownshipFew work in Bushnell
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 36.3%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 0.5 miHighest
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 12.6Highest 1.6Lowest
South Dakota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
Deciding?

Ask the people who live there

The numbers stop at the town line. Neighbors can tell you about the commute at 7am, the schools, the winters and the feel of the place.

Bushnell neighborsTown Square →

Your question goes to Bushnell’s Town Square.

Bristol Township neighborsTown Square →

Your question goes to Bristol Township’s Town Square.

Add a town

Set another town beside Bushnell and Bristol Township

One tap adds it. Up to 4 towns at once.

Bordering Bushnell

A
+ Compare
Alton Township150 people · $289K homes
A
+ Compare
Aurora Township134 people · $285K homes

Towns like Bushnell

C
+ Compare
Claire City107 people · $77K homes
+ Compare
Interior77 people · $138K homes
F
+ Compare
Frederick Township39 people · $154K homes
W
+ Compare
Wentworth138 people · $83K homes
Not sure which town to add? Find your place ranks South Dakota towns on what matters to you.Find your place →

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.

Post to Bushnell

We’ll email a one-tap link to publish your post. No password, and nothing is public until you click it.
Already a member? Sign in