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Roslyn vs Stewart Township

197 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (192× in Roslyn) and jobs per worker (2.5× in Roslyn).

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Roslyn, SDA small town of 147South Dakota · 147 people
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Stewart Township, SDA small town of 153Tripp County · 153 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.

RoslynA small town of 147
Quiet strengthsRoslyn doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Roslyn →
Stewart TownshipA small town of 153
Quiet strengthsStewart Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Stewart Township →
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.

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
RoslynStewart Township
Snow a year43″45″
January low2°F10°F
July high81°F87°F
Growing season (days)156d149d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)18th69th
Outdoors & history
RoslynStewart Township
Trails—27 mi
Conserved land—0%
National Register places1—
Community
RoslynStewart 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.

Where they are

197 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Roslyn ↔ Stewart Township197 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.

RoslynStewart Township
People
Population 147Lowest 153Highest
Median age 53.1±10.6Highest 40% above SD 51.1±82.9Lowest 34% above SD
Roslyn and Stewart Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 19.7%±15.7Lowest SD: 24.2% 49%±55.5Highest SD: 24.2%
Stewart Township and Roslyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 39.5%±16Highest SD: 18% 24.8%±20.1Lowest SD: 18%
Roslyn and Stewart Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 15.2%Lowest SD: 31.9% 16.7%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0.7%±6.9Highest SD: 5% 0%±9.2Lowest SD: 5%
Roslyn and Stewart Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $49,375±$24kLowest 34% below SD $75,096±$57kHighest about the SD average
Stewart Township and Roslyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $96,300±$45k 63% below SD —
Rentmedian gross, monthly $525±$200 45% below SD —
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,386 49% below SD —
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 44.4%±100 SD: 39.8% —
Below poverty line 15%Highest SD: 11.9% 0%Lowest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 68.4%Lowest SD: 68.6% 72.7%Highest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1957Lowest 23 yrs older than SD 1961Highest 19 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 32 min 80% above SD —
Work from home 6.3%±9.8Highest SD: 9.7% 4.8%±8.8Lowest SD: 9.7%
Roslyn and Stewart Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 2.2%Highest 0%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 18.3 miLowest 21.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.52Highest 0.21Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Webster (24%)Winner (27%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Stewart TownshipFew work in Roslyn
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 26.6 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.7 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 134Highest 0.7Lowest
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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