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Rosholt vs Big Stone City

41 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (2.3× in Rosholt) and average commute (7 min in Big Stone City).

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Rosholt, SDKnown for its schoolsSouth Dakota · 428 people
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Big Stone City, SDKnown for its schoolsSouth Dakota · 706 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.

RosholtKnown for its schools
SchoolsBetter than 5%of SD districts All about Rosholt →
Big Stone CityKnown for its schools
SchoolsBetter than 98%of SD districts Housing$251K typical home22% below the SD typical home All about Big Stone City →
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 grid2.3×
Rosholt has the more walkable street grid
Rosholt 119Big Stone City 52.9
Average commute7 min
Big Stone City has the shorter commute
Rosholt 19 minBig Stone City 13 min
Typical home built12 yrs
Big Stone City’s homes are older
Rosholt 1971Big Stone City 1959
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $760 more a month in Big Stone City

A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Rosholt$720/mo
Typical home $116K (Census) · tax rate 1.10% · or rent about $875/mo · Housing →
Big Stone City$1,480/mo
Typical home $251K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.79% · or rent about $776/mo · Housing →

The difference: $760 a month, about $9,200 a year, between Big Stone City and Rosholt.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

Report cards

Grades and rankings, side by side

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every South Dakota ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Schools
DRosholtBetter than 5% of districts in the state A+Big Stone CityBetter than 98% of districts in the state
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
RosholtBig Stone City
Snow a year49″32″
January low1°F—
July high82°F—
Growing season (days)152d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)41st50th
Outdoors & history
RosholtBig Stone City
Trails—0 mi
Conserved land—0.5%
Settled—1885
National Register places—2
Archive photos—3
Community
RosholtBig Stone City
Library hours a week—10 hrs
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

41 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

RosholtSDBig Stone CitySD
Rosholt ↔ Big Stone City41 miles apart
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.

RosholtBig Stone City
People
Population 428Lowest 706Highest
Median age 46.8±12.8Highest 23% above SD 46±13.3Lowest 21% above SD
Rosholt and Big Stone City are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 22.4%±4.8Highest SD: 24.2% 19%±7.7Lowest SD: 24.2%
Rosholt and Big Stone City are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 27.1%±3.8Lowest SD: 18% 27.6%±10.8Highest SD: 18%
Big Stone City and Rosholt are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 16.9%Highest SD: 31.9% 15%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.3%±1.5Lowest SD: 5% 3.4%±3.4Highest SD: 5%
Big Stone City and Rosholt are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $64,861±$8kHighest 14% below SD $63,333±$20kLowest 16% below SD
Rosholt and Big Stone City are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $116,400±$19kLowest 55% below SD $151,200±$64kHighest 41% below SD
Big Stone City and Rosholt are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $875±$107Highest 8% below SD $776±$27Lowest 18% below SD
Rosholt and Big Stone City are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,283Highest 53% below SD $1,195Lowest 56% below SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 47.5%±21.7Highest SD: 39.8% 44.6%±36.2Lowest SD: 39.8%
Rosholt and Big Stone City are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 13%Lowest SD: 11.9% 24.9%Highest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 73.8%Highest SD: 68.6% 69.8%Lowest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1971Highest 9 yrs older than SD 1959Lowest 21 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 19 minHighest 9% above SD 13 minLowest 29% below SD
Work from home 6.2%±4Highest SD: 9.7% 2%±2.8Lowest SD: 9.7%
Rosholt and Big Stone City are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 8.5%Highest 4.1%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 20.8 miHighest 10.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.59Lowest 0.86Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Sisseton (32%)Milbank (49%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Big Stone CityFew work in Rosholt
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 0.5%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
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 119Highest 52.9Lowest
Schools
School district Rosholt School District 54-4Big Stone City School District 25-1
High school in town Rosholt High School - 01None in town
Students per teacherat that high school 10.6 —
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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