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Long Hollow Township vs Bossko Township

Next-door neighbors in Roberts County. The biggest differences: median age (41.3 yrs in Bossko Township) and size (9.4× in Long Hollow Township).

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Long Hollow Township, SDA small town of 291Roberts County · 291 people
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Bossko Township, SDA small town of 31Roberts County · 31 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.

Long Hollow TownshipA small town of 291
Quiet strengthsLong Hollow 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 part ways

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

Long Hollow Township and Bossko Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Long Hollow TownshipBossko TownshipLong Hollow TownshipBossko Township
Long Hollow Township ↔ Bossko Township6.0 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
Long Hollow TownshipBossko Township
Snow a year48″48″
January low5°F5°F
July high82°F82°F
Growing season (days)151d151d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)41st41st
Outdoors & history
Long Hollow TownshipBossko Township
Trails—1 mi
Conserved land—7%
Community
Long Hollow 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.

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.

Long Hollow TownshipBossko Township
People
Population 291Highest 31Lowest
Median age 25.2±6Lowest 34% below SD 66.5±5Highest 75% above SD
Kids under 18 40.2%±25.2Highest SD: 24.2% 0%±91.2Lowest SD: 24.2%
Long Hollow Township and Bossko Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 11.7%±10.1Lowest SD: 18% 64.5%±99.5Highest SD: 18%
Bossko Township and Long Hollow Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 12.8%Highest SD: 31.9% 0%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±4.9 SD: 5% 0%±45.6 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $54,500±$29k 27% below SD —
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $193,200±$94k 25% below SD —
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,217 19% below SD —
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 100%±100 SD: 39.8% —
Below poverty line 24.7%Lowest SD: 11.9% 35.5%Highest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 65.9%Highest SD: 68.6% 61.5%Lowest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 2011Highest 31 yrs newer than SD 1983Lowest 3 yrs newer than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 10 min 45% below SD —
Work from home 0%±8.7Lowest SD: 9.7% 25%±31.2Highest SD: 9.7%
Bossko Township and Long Hollow Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 5.8%Highest 0%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 16.3 miLowest 24.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.54Highest 0.00Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Sisseton (35%)Sisseton (21%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Bossko TownshipFew work in Long Hollow Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 20.9%Highest 7%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 0.5 miLowest 1.1 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 1Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.3Highest 1.1Lowest
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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