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Rosholt vs Bridgewater

164 miles apart. The biggest differences: property tax bill (+27% in Bridgewater) and street grid (+70% in Rosholt).

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Rosholt, SDKnown for its schoolsSouth Dakota · 428 people
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Bridgewater, SDKnown for its schoolsSouth Dakota · 451 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 →
BridgewaterKnown for its schools
SchoolsBetter than 86%of SD districts Housing$249K typical home23% below the SD typical home All about Bridgewater →
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.

Property tax bill+27%
Tax bills are bigger in Bridgewater
Bridgewater $1,625Rosholt $1,283
Street grid+70%
Rosholt has the more walkable street grid
Rosholt 119Bridgewater 70.2
Rent+20%
Rent runs higher in Rosholt
Rosholt $875Bridgewater $729
Average commute5 min
Rosholt has the shorter commute
Bridgewater 24 minRosholt 19 min
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $880 more a month in Bridgewater

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 →
Bridgewater$1,600/mo
Typical home $249K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.40% · or rent about $729/mo · Housing →

The difference: $880 a month, about $10,600 a year, between Bridgewater 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 ABridgewaterBetter than 86% 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
RosholtBridgewater
Snow a year49″36″
January low1°F6°F
July high82°F84°F
Growing season (days)152d143d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)41st55th
Outdoors & history
RosholtBridgewater
National Register places—1
Community
RosholtBridgewater
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

164 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

RosholtSDBridgewaterSD
Rosholt ↔ Bridgewater164 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.

RosholtBridgewater
People
Population 428Lowest 451Highest
Median age 46.8±12.8Lowest 23% above SD 48.7±10.7Highest 28% above SD
Bridgewater and Rosholt 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% 20.2%±6.9Lowest SD: 24.2%
Rosholt and Bridgewater 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% 31%±5.4Highest SD: 18%
Bridgewater 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% 13.8%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.3%±1.5Lowest SD: 5% 3.1%±3.8Highest SD: 5%
Bridgewater 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 $47,083±$13kLowest 37% below SD
Rosholt and Bridgewater are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $116,400±$19kHighest 55% below SD $116,100±$38kLowest 55% below SD
Rosholt and Bridgewater 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 $729±$26Lowest 23% below SD
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,283Lowest 53% below SD $1,625Highest 40% below SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 47.5%±21.7Lowest SD: 39.8% 56.4%±35.9Highest SD: 39.8%
Bridgewater and Rosholt are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 13%Highest SD: 11.9% 10.8%Lowest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 73.8%Highest SD: 68.6% 72%Lowest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1971Highest 9 yrs older than SD 1969Lowest 11 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 19 minLowest 9% above SD 24 minHighest 36% above SD
Work from home 6.2%±4Lowest SD: 9.7% 9.9%±5.2Highest SD: 9.7%
Bridgewater and Rosholt are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 8.5%Highest 3.6%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 20.8 miLowest 36.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.59Highest 0.50Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Sisseton (32%)Sioux Falls (37%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in BridgewaterFew work in Rosholt
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 119Highest 70.2Lowest
Schools
School district Rosholt School District 54-4Bridgewater-Emery 30-3
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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