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Rosholt vs Kimball

183 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (4.9× in Rosholt) and conserved land (+21.3 pts in Kimball).

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Rosholt, SDKnown for its schoolsSouth Dakota · 428 people
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Kimball, SDKnown for its schoolsSouth Dakota · 457 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 →
KimballKnown for its schools
SchoolsBetter than 86%of SD districts All about Kimball →
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 grid4.9×
Rosholt has the more walkable street grid
Rosholt 119Kimball 24.3
Conserved land+21.3 pts
Kimball has more conserved land
Kimball 21.3%Rosholt 0%
Jobs per worker2.3×
Kimball is more of a job hub
Kimball 1.33Rosholt 0.59
Typical home built15 yrs
Kimball’s homes are older
Rosholt 1971Kimball 1956
★ What stands out · 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 AKimballBetter than 86% of districts in the state
Monthly cost

A typical home costs $190 more a month in Kimball

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 →
Kimball$910/mo
Typical home $153K (Census) · tax rate 0.87% · or rent about $814/mo · Housing →

The difference: $190 a month, about $2,300 a year, between Kimball 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.

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
RosholtKimball
Snow a year49″38″
January low1°F8°F
July high82°F86°F
Growing season (days)152d153d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)41st65th
Outdoors & history
RosholtKimball
Settled—1883
National Register places—1
Archive photos—2
Famous people born here—2
Community
RosholtKimball
Library hours a week—26 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

183 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

RosholtSDKimballSD
Rosholt ↔ Kimball183 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.

RosholtKimball
People
Population 428Lowest 457Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census — -18.6% SD: +8.9%
Median age 46.8±12.8Lowest 23% above SD 49.7±9.7Highest 31% above SD
Kimball and Rosholt are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 22.4%±4.8Lowest SD: 24.2% 22.8%±5.9Highest SD: 24.2%
Kimball and Rosholt are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 27.1%±3.8Highest SD: 18% 21.9%±5Lowest SD: 18%
Rosholt and Kimball are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 16.9%Lowest SD: 31.9% 18.4%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.3%±1.5Lowest SD: 5% 2.4%±3.2Highest SD: 5%
Kimball 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 $52,917±$18kLowest 30% below SD
Rosholt and Kimball 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 $152,800±$36kHighest 41% below SD
Kimball 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 $814±$274Lowest 14% below SD
Rosholt and Kimball are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,283Lowest 53% below SD $1,330Highest 51% below SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 47.5%±21.7Lowest SD: 39.8% 54.5%±33.2Highest SD: 39.8%
Kimball 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% 7.8%Lowest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 73.8%Highest SD: 68.6% 71%Lowest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1971Highest 9 yrs older than SD 1956Lowest 24 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 19 minHighest 9% above SD 17 minLowest 3% below SD
Work from home 6.2%±4Lowest SD: 9.7% 6.5%±4.8Highest SD: 9.7%
Kimball 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%Lowest 15.1%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 20.8 miLowest 43.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.59Lowest 1.33Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Sisseton (32%)Chamberlain (15%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in KimballFew work in Rosholt
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 21.3%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 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 119Highest 24.3Lowest
Schools
School district Rosholt School District 54-4Kimball School District 07-2
High school in town Rosholt High School - 01Kimball High School - 01
Students per teacherat that high school 10.6Highest 9.3Lowest
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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