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Easter Township vs Bossko Township

17 miles apart in Roberts County. The biggest differences: trails (5.2× in Easter Township) and seasonal homes (+47.9 pts in Easter Township).

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Easter Township, SDA small town of 43Roberts County · 43 people
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Bossko Township, SDA small town of 31Roberts County · 31 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.

Easter TownshipA small town of 43
Quiet strengthsEaster Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
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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.

Trails5.2×
Easter Township has more miles of trail
Easter Township 5.7 miBossko Township 1.1 mi
Seasonal homes+47.9 pts
Easter Township has more second homes
Easter Township 47.9%Bossko Township 0%
Street grid2.2×
Bossko Township has the more walkable street grid
Bossko Township 1.1Easter Township 0.5
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
Easter TownshipBossko Township
Snow a year48″48″
January low5°F5°F
July high82°F82°F
Growing season (days)151d151d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)51st41st
Outdoors & history
Easter TownshipBossko Township
Trails6 mi1 mi
Conserved land3.6%7%
National Register places1—
Community
Easter 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

17 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Easter TownshipBossko TownshipEaster TownshipBossko Township
Easter Township ↔ Bossko Township17 miles apart · Same county
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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.

Easter TownshipBossko Township
People
Population 43Highest 31Lowest
Median age 70.4±7.6Highest 85% above SD 66.5±5Lowest 75% above SD
Easter Township and Bossko Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 0%±65.8 SD: 24.2% 0%±91.2 SD: 24.2%
Age 65+ 81.4%±57.4Highest SD: 18% 64.5%±99.5Lowest SD: 18%
Easter Township and Bossko Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 0% SD: 31.9% 0% SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±32.9 SD: 5% 0%±45.6 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $80,662±$32k 7% above SD —
Below poverty line 0%Lowest SD: 11.9% 35.5%Highest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 60%Lowest SD: 68.6% 61.5%Highest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1977Lowest 3 yrs older than SD 1983Highest 3 yrs newer than SD
Getting to work
Work from home 0%±52.6Lowest SD: 9.7% 25%±31.2Highest SD: 9.7%
Bossko Township and Easter 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 23.3 miLowest 24.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.00 0.00
Top workplaceoutside town Sisseton (28%)Sisseton (21%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Bossko TownshipFew work in Easter Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 3.6%Lowest 7%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 5.7 miHighest 1.1 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 3Highest 1Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.5Lowest 1.1Highest
South Dakota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Bordering Easter Township

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Goodwill Township1,162 people · $269K homes
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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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