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Rainbow Township vs Bison Township

Next-door neighbors in Perkins County. The biggest differences: homeowners (+27.8 pts renters in Rainbow Township).

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Rainbow Township, SDA small town of 42Perkins County · 42 people
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Bison Township, SDA small town of 59Perkins County · 59 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.

Rainbow TownshipA small town of 42
Quiet strengthsRainbow Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
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Bison TownshipA small town of 59
Quiet strengthsBison Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Bison 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.

Homeowners+27.8 pts renters
Rainbow Township has more renters
Bison Township 100%Rainbow Township 72.2%
★ What stands out · Where they are

Rainbow Township and Bison Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Rainbow TownshipBison TownshipRainbow TownshipBison Township
Rainbow Township ↔ Bison Township6.3 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
Rainbow TownshipBison Township
Snow a year40″40″
January low10°F10°F
July high86°F86°F
Growing season (days)144d144d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)54th54th
Outdoors & history
Rainbow TownshipBison Township
Trails10 mi9 mi
Conserved land0%2.7%
Community
Rainbow TownshipBison 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.

Rainbow TownshipBison Township
People
Population 42Lowest 59Highest
Median age 42±30.8Highest 11% above SD 8.6±53.4Lowest 77% below SD
Rainbow Township and Bison Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 26.2%±52.3Lowest SD: 24.2% 55.9%±92.5Highest SD: 24.2%
Bison Township and Rainbow Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 0%±82.5Lowest SD: 18% 15.3%±45.2Highest SD: 18%
Bison Township and Rainbow Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 29%Lowest SD: 31.9% 34.6%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 21.4%±35Highest SD: 5% 0%±24Lowest SD: 5%
Rainbow Township and Bison Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian — $176,563±$54k 135% above SD
Property taxmedian, yearly — $2,400 12% below SD
Below poverty line 26.2%Highest SD: 11.9% 0%Lowest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 72.2%Lowest SD: 68.6% 100%Highest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1938Lowest 42 yrs older than SD 1941Highest 39 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Work from home 45.2%±36.5Lowest SD: 9.7% 78.9%±62.2Highest SD: 9.7%
Bison Township and Rainbow 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 27.8 miLowest 61.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.00Lowest 61.00Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Lemmon (71%)—
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Bison TownshipFew work in Rainbow Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 2.7%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 9.8 miHighest 9.3 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.3 mi 0.3 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.4Highest 0.3Lowest
South Dakota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
Deciding?

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Bordering Rainbow Township

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Marshfield Township11 people
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Lone Tree Township34 people
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Meadow Township10 people

Towns like Rainbow Township

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Firesteel Township40 people · $569K homes
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Palmyra Township61 people
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Fairview Township56 people · $253K homes

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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