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Victor Township vs Rosholt

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

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

Victor Township$1,610/mo
Typical home $272K (Census) · tax rate 0.83% · Housing →
Rosholt$720/mo
Typical home $116K (Census) · tax rate 1.10% · or rent about $875/mo · 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

Victor Township and Rosholt share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Victor TownshipRosholtVictor TownshipRosholt
Victor Township ↔ Rosholt2.6 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
Victor TownshipRosholt
Snow a year49″49″
January low1°F1°F
July high82°F82°F
Growing season (days)152d152d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)41st41st
Outdoors & history
Victor TownshipRosholt
Trails2 mi—
Conserved land1.7%—
Community
Victor TownshipRosholt
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.

Victor TownshipRosholt
People
Population 244Lowest 428Highest
Median age 39.1±9.5Lowest about the SD average 46.8±12.8Highest 23% above SD
Rosholt and Victor Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 26.6%±6.5Highest SD: 24.2% 22.4%±4.8Lowest 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+ 11.1%±8.8Lowest SD: 18% 27.1%±3.8Highest SD: 18%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 23.6%Highest SD: 31.9% 16.9%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.2%±4.6Lowest SD: 5% 2.3%±1.5Highest 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 $88,958±$9kHighest 18% above SD $64,861±$8kLowest 14% below SD
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $271,900±$37kHighest 6% above SD $116,400±$19kLowest 55% below SD
Rentmedian gross, monthly — $875±$107 8% below SD
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,268Highest 17% below SD $1,283Lowest 53% below SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100Lowest SD: 39.8% 47.5%±21.7Highest 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 1.6%Lowest SD: 11.9% 13%Highest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 94.6%Highest SD: 68.6% 73.8%Lowest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1953Lowest 27 yrs older than SD 1971Highest 9 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 25 minHighest 40% above SD 19 minLowest 9% above SD
Work from home 9%±7.6Highest SD: 9.7% 6.2%±4Lowest 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 2.1%Lowest 8.5%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 24.3 miHighest 20.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.50Highest 0.59Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Sisseton (19%)Sisseton (32%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 6% work in RosholtFew work in Victor Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 1.7%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 2.0 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 4Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 2.1Lowest 119Highest
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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