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Roswell Township vs Howard Township

Next-door neighbors in Miner County. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (6× in Howard Township) and trails (4.9× in Roswell Township).

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Roswell Township, SDAn outdoors townMiner County · 32 people
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Howard Township, SDA small town of 195Miner County · 195 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.

Roswell TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors42.1% conserved land6.4 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Roswell Township →
Howard TownshipA small town of 195
Quiet strengthsHoward Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Howard 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.

Jobs per worker6×
Howard Township is more of a job hub
Howard Township 0.60Roswell Township 0.10
Trails4.9×
Roswell Township has more miles of trail
Roswell Township 6.4 miHoward Township 1.3 mi
Property tax bill2×
Tax bills are bigger in Roswell Township
Roswell Township $2,417Howard Township $1,200
Size6.1×
Howard Township is the bigger place
Howard Township 195Roswell Township 32
Conserved land+33.4 pts
Roswell Township has more conserved land
Roswell Township 42.1%Howard Township 8.7%
Homeowners+12.5 pts renters
Howard Township has more renters
Roswell Township 100%Howard Township 87.5%
★ What stands out · Where they are

Roswell Township and Howard Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Roswell TownshipHoward TownshipRoswell TownshipHoward Township
Roswell Township ↔ Howard Township5.8 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 TownshipHoward 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 TownshipHoward Township
Trails6 mi1 mi
Conserved land42.1%8.7%
Archive photos—4
Famous people born here—4
Community
Roswell TownshipHoward 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 TownshipHoward Township
People
Population 32Lowest 195Highest
Median age 43.6±34.3Lowest 15% above SD 62.4±1.7Highest 64% above SD
Howard 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% 12.8%±16.6Lowest SD: 24.2%
Roswell Township and Howard 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% 30.8%±17.5Highest SD: 18%
Howard 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%Lowest SD: 31.9% 20.8%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±44.2Lowest SD: 5% 6.7%±7.5Highest SD: 5%
Howard Township and Roswell Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $125,417±$30k 67% above SD —
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,417Highest 11% below SD $1,200Lowest 56% below SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 0%±100 SD: 39.8%
Below poverty line 0% SD: 11.9% 0% SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100%Highest SD: 68.6% 87.5%Lowest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1938Lowest 42 yrs older than SD 1953Highest 27 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way — 10 min 43% below SD
Work from home 0%±52.6Lowest SD: 9.7% 7.1%±7.8Highest SD: 9.7%
Howard Township and Roswell Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 3.3%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 39.8 miHighest 19.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.10Lowest 0.60Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Sioux Falls (19%)Howard (35%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Howard TownshipFew work in Roswell Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 42.1%Highest 8.7%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 6.4 miHighest 1.3 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.1 1.1
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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