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Viola Township vs Bristol Township

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: trails (26.6× in Viola Township) and size (7.3× in Viola Township).

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Viola Township, SDA small town of 161Jerauld County · 161 people
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Bristol Township, SDA small town of 22Aurora County · 22 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.

Viola TownshipA small town of 161
Quiet strengthsViola Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
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Bristol TownshipA small town of 22
Quiet strengthsBristol Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Bristol 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.

Trails26.6×
Viola Township has more miles of trail
Viola Township 13.3 miBristol Township 0.5 mi
Size7.3×
Viola Township is the bigger place
Viola Township 161Bristol Township 22
Bachelor’s degree++38.1 pts
More adults in Viola Township have a degree
Viola Township 38.1%Bristol Township 0%
Homeowners+36.6 pts renters
Bristol Township has more renters
Viola Township 74.1%Bristol Township 37.5%
★ What stands out · Where they are

Viola Township and Bristol Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Viola TownshipBristol TownshipViola TownshipBristol Township
Viola Township ↔ Bristol Township7.6 miles apart · They share a border
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
Viola TownshipBristol Township
Snow a year45″38″
January low7°F8°F
July high84°F86°F
Growing season (days)157d153d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)61st48th
Outdoors & history
Viola TownshipBristol Township
Trails13 mi—
Conserved land2.6%—
Archive photos—5
Famous people born here—1
Community
Viola TownshipBristol 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.

Viola TownshipBristol Township
People
Population 161Highest 22Lowest
Median age 34.1±11.6Highest 10% below SD 25.5±19.7Lowest 33% below SD
Viola Township and Bristol Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 34.8%±14.9Highest SD: 24.2% 27.3%±100Lowest SD: 24.2%
Viola Township and Bristol Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 25.5%±14.9Lowest SD: 18% 27.3%±100Highest SD: 18%
Bristol Township and Viola Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 38.1%Highest SD: 31.9% 0%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±8.8 SD: 5% 0%±64.3 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $128,021±$8k 71% above SD —
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $338,900±$95k 32% above SD —
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100 SD: 39.8% 0%±100 SD: 39.8%
Below poverty line 3.1%Highest SD: 11.9% 0%Lowest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 74.1%Highest SD: 68.6% 37.5%Lowest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1958 22 yrs older than SD —
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 22 min 24% above SD —
Work from home 29%±17.7Lowest SD: 9.7% 54.5%±45.4Highest SD: 9.7%
Bristol Township and Viola Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 16.3 miLowest 24.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.73Highest 0.00Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Wessington Springs (33%)Mitchell (38%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Bristol TownshipFew work in Viola Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 2.6%Lowest 8.7%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 13.3 miHighest 0.5 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.4 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.5Lowest 0.7Highest
South Dakota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Bordering Viola Township

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Anina Township19 people
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Wessington Springs Township60 people · $433K homes
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Blaine Township35 people · $450K homes

Towns like Viola Township

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Winsor Township190 people · $395K homes
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Liberty Township156 people · $214K homes
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Plain Center Township158 people · $330K homes
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Castlewood Township193 people · $270K homes

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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