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Rosholt vs Victor Township

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: street grid (56.8× in Rosholt) and home values (2.3× in Victor Township).

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Rosholt, SDKnown for its schoolsSouth Dakota · 428 people
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Victor Township, SDA small town of 244Roberts County · 244 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.

Victor TownshipA small town of 244
Quiet strengthsVictor Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Victor Township →
The biggest differences

Where they part ways

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $900 more a month in Victor Township

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 →
Victor Township$1,610/mo
Typical home $272K (Census) · tax rate 0.83% · Housing →

The difference: $900 a month, about $10,800 a year, between Victor Township 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.

Where they are

Rosholt and Victor Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

RosholtVictor TownshipRosholtVictor Township
Rosholt ↔ Victor Township2.6 miles apart · They share a border
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.

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
RosholtVictor Township
Snow a year49″49″
January low1°F1°F
July high82°F82°F
Growing season (days)152d152d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)41st41st
Outdoors & history
RosholtVictor Township
Trails—2 mi
Conserved land—1.7%
Community
RosholtVictor 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.

RosholtVictor Township
People
Population 428Highest 244Lowest
Median age 46.8±12.8Highest 23% above SD 39.1±9.5Lowest about the SD average
Rosholt and Victor Township 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% 26.6%±6.5Highest SD: 24.2%
Victor Township 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% 11.1%±8.8Lowest SD: 18%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 16.9%Lowest SD: 31.9% 23.6%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.3%±1.5Highest SD: 5% 1.2%±4.6Lowest SD: 5%
Rosholt and Victor Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $64,861±$8kLowest 14% below SD $88,958±$9kHighest 18% above SD
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $116,400±$19kLowest 55% below SD $271,900±$37kHighest 6% above SD
Rentmedian gross, monthly $875±$107 8% below SD —
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,283Lowest 53% below SD $2,268Highest 17% below SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 47.5%±21.7Highest SD: 39.8% 0%±100Lowest SD: 39.8%
Rosholt and Victor Township 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% 1.6%Lowest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 73.8%Lowest SD: 68.6% 94.6%Highest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1971Highest 9 yrs older than SD 1953Lowest 27 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 19 minLowest 9% above SD 25 minHighest 40% above SD
Work from home 6.2%±4Lowest SD: 9.7% 9%±7.6Highest SD: 9.7%
Victor Township 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 2.1%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 20.8 miLowest 24.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.59Lowest 1.50Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Sisseton (32%)Sisseton (19%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Victor Township6% work in Rosholt
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 1.7%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 2.0 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 4Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 119Highest 2.1Lowest
Schools
School district Rosholt School District 54-4—
High school in town Rosholt High School - 01—
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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