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Rosebud Township vs Bad Nation Township

Next-door neighbors in Mellette County. The biggest differences: trails (3.2× in Rosebud Township).

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Rosebud Township, SDA small town of 0Mellette County
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Bad Nation Township, SDA small town of 19Mellette County · 19 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.

Rosebud TownshipA small town of 0
Quiet strengthsRosebud Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
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Bad Nation TownshipA small town of 19
Quiet strengthsBad Nation Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
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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.

★ What stands out · Where they are

Rosebud Township and Bad Nation Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Rosebud TownshipBad Nation TownshipRosebud TownshipBad Nation Township
Rosebud Township ↔ Bad Nation Township5.6 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
Rosebud TownshipBad Nation Township
Snow a year50″50″
January low11°F11°F
July high88°F88°F
Growing season (days)143d143d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)55th55th
Outdoors & history
Rosebud TownshipBad Nation Township
Trails4 mi1 mi
Conserved land0%4.3%
Community
Rosebud TownshipBad Nation 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.

Rosebud TownshipBad Nation Township
People
Population 0Lowest 19Highest
Median age — 66.1±17.5 74% above SD
Kids under 18 — 0%±100 SD: 24.2%
Age 65+ — 52.6%±100 SD: 18%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ — 68.4% SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents — 0%±74.4 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Below poverty line — 0% SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes — 100% SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year — 1938 42 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Work from home — 0%±66.7 SD: 9.7%
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 35.3 miHighest 20.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.33Highest 0.00Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town White River (33%)White River (75%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Bad Nation TownshipFew work in Rosebud Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 4.3%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 3.8 miHighest 1.2 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.4Highest 0.3Lowest
South Dakota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Bordering Rosebud Township

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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