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Roswell Township vs Green Valley Township

Next-door neighbors in Miner County. The biggest differences: property tax bill (+50% in Green Valley Township) and bachelor’s degree+ (+20 pts in Roswell Township).

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Roswell Township, SDAn outdoors townMiner County · 32 people
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Green Valley Township, SDAn outdoors townMiner County · 27 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.

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.

★ What stands out · Where they are

Roswell Township and Green Valley Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Roswell TownshipGreen Valley TownshipRoswell TownshipGreen Valley Township
Roswell Township ↔ Green Valley Township6.3 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
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
Roswell TownshipGreen Valley Township
Snow a year36″36″
January low5°F5°F
July high87°F87°F
Growing season (days)149d149d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)29th29th
Outdoors & history
Roswell TownshipGreen Valley Township
Trails6 mi7 mi
Conserved land42.1%23.8%
Community
Roswell TownshipGreen Valley 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.

Roswell TownshipGreen Valley Township
People
Population 32Highest 27Lowest
Median age 43.6±34.3Lowest 15% above SD 64.4±14.9Highest 69% above SD
Green Valley Township and Roswell Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 21.9%±77.9Highest SD: 24.2% 14.8%±99.2Lowest SD: 24.2%
Roswell Township and Green Valley Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 21.9%±99.3Lowest SD: 18% 40.7%±100Highest SD: 18%
Green Valley Township and Roswell Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 20%Highest SD: 31.9% 0%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±44.2 SD: 5% 0%±52.4 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $125,417±$30k 67% above SD —
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied — $362,500±$169k 41% above SD
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,417Lowest 11% below SD $3,625Highest 33% above SD
Below poverty line 0%Lowest SD: 11.9% 29.6%Highest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100% SD: 68.6% 100% SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1938 42 yrs older than SD 1938 42 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Work from home 0%±52.6 SD: 9.7% 0%±100 SD: 9.7%
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 39.8 miHighest 30.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.10Lowest 0.12Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Sioux Falls (19%)Howard (32%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Green Valley TownshipFew work in Roswell Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 42.1%Highest 23.8%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 6.4 miLowest 7.3 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 mi 0.2 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.1Highest 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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