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Lone Star Township vs Roseland Township

Next-door neighbors in Tripp County. The biggest differences: street grid (5.5× in Roseland Township) and trails (2× in Roseland Township).

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Lone Star Township, SDA small town of 20Tripp County · 20 people
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Roseland Township, SDA small town of 0Tripp County
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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.

Lone Star TownshipA small town of 20
Quiet strengthsLone Star Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
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Roseland TownshipA small town of 0
Quiet strengthsRoseland Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Roseland 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.

Street grid5.5×
Roseland Township has the more walkable street grid
Roseland Township 1.1Lone Star Township 0.2
Trails2×
Roseland Township has more miles of trail
Roseland Township 5.8 miLone Star Township 2.9 mi
★ What stands out · Where they are

Lone Star Township and Roseland Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Lone Star TownshipRoseland TownshipLone Star TownshipRoseland Township
Lone Star Township ↔ Roseland Township6.4 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
Lone Star TownshipRoseland Township
Snow a year49″49″
January low13°F13°F
July high90°F90°F
Growing season (days)159d159d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)69th69th
Outdoors & history
Lone Star TownshipRoseland Township
Trails3 mi6 mi
Conserved land3%0%
Community
Lone Star TownshipRoseland 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.

Lone Star TownshipRoseland Township
People
Population 20Highest 0Lowest
Kids under 18 0%±100 SD: 24.2% —
Age 65+ 0%±100 SD: 18% —
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 55% SD: 31.9% —
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±70.7 SD: 5% —
Cost of living
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100 SD: 39.8% —
Below poverty line 0% SD: 11.9% —
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 0% SD: 68.6% —
Getting to work
Work from home 0%±50 SD: 9.7% —
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 33.8 miLowest 53.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.00Lowest 1.09Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Colome (25%)Stanley (9%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Roseland TownshipFew work in Lone Star Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 3%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 2.9 miLowest 5.8 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miLowest 0.2 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.2Lowest 1.1Highest
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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