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Stewart Township vs Roslyn 197 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (192× in Roslyn) and jobs per worker (2.5× in Roslyn).
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Roslyn, SD A small town of 147 South Dakota · 147 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.
Stewart Township A small town of 153
Quiet strengths Stewart Township doesn’t stand out on the data we have Neighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
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Roslyn A small town of 147
Quiet strengths Roslyn doesn’t stand out on the data we have Neighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Roslyn →
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
Outdoors & history
National Register places — 1 Community
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.
Stewart Township ↔ Roslyn 197 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.
Raising kids Affordability Owning a home Short commute Working from home Younger crowd Settled, older crowd Growing town Outdoorsy Walkable streets
Population
153 Highest 147 Lowest
Median age
51.1 ±82.9 Lowest 34% above SD 53.1 ±10.6 Highest 40% above SD
Kids under 18
49% ±55.5 Highest SD: 24.2% 19.7% ±15.7 Lowest SD: 24.2%
Age 65+
24.8% ±20.1 Lowest SD: 18% 39.5% ±16 Highest SD: 18%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
16.7% Highest SD: 31.9% 15.2% Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
0% ±9.2 Lowest SD: 5% 0.7% ±6.9 Highest SD: 5%
Household incomemedian
$75,096 ±$57k Highest about the SD average $49,375 ±$24k Lowest 34% below SD
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
0% Lowest SD: 11.9% 15% Highest SD: 11.9%
Homeownersof occupied homes
72.7% Highest SD: 68.6% 68.4% Lowest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year
1961 Highest 19 yrs older than SD 1957 Lowest 23 yrs older than SD
Average commuteone way
— 32 min 80% above SD
Work from home
4.8% ±8.8 Lowest SD: 9.7% 6.3% ±9.8 Highest SD: 9.7%
Work in townworking residents
0% Lowest 2.2% Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line
21.8 mi Highest 18.3 mi Lowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub
0.21 Lowest 0.52 Highest
Top workplaceoutside town
Winner (27%) Webster (24%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others
Few work in Roslyn Few work in Stewart Township
Conserved landshare of the town
0% 0%
Trailsmapped miles
26.6 mi Highest 0.0 mi Lowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi
0.7 mi Highest 0.0 mi Lowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map
0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure
0.7 Lowest 134 Highest
“±” Census margin of error ACS 2020–2024
Deciding? Ask the people who live there The numbers stop at the town line. Neighbors can tell you about the commute at 7am, the schools, the winters and the feel of the place.
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Bordering Stewart Township Towns like Stewart Township 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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