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Badger vs Cavour 42 miles apart. The biggest differences: property tax bill (+59% in Cavour) and street grid (2.4× in Cavour).
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Badger, SD A small town of 162 South Dakota · 162 people
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Cavour, SD A small town of 186 South Dakota · 186 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.
Badger A small town of 162
Quiet strengths Badger doesn’t stand out on the data we have Neighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Badger →
Cavour A small town of 186
Quiet strengths Cavour doesn’t stand out on the data we have Neighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Cavour →
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 · Monthly cost A typical home costs $170 more a month in Cavour 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.
Down payment3.5% 10% 20% Rate
Badger $420 /mo
Typical home $70K (Census) · tax rate 0.83% · Housing →
Cavour $590 /mo
Typical home $97K (Census) · tax rate 0.95% · Housing →
The difference: $170 a month , about $2,000 a year , between Cavour and Badger.
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.
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.
Outdoors & history
National Register places 1 — Famous people born here 1 —
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 42 miles apart Straight-line miles between town centers.
Badger ↔ Cavour 42 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
162 Lowest 186 Highest
Median age
37 ±17.2 Highest about the SD average 35.2 ±29.2 Lowest 7% below SD
Kids under 18
28.4% ±15.8 Lowest SD: 24.2% 45.7% ±18.4 Highest SD: 24.2%
Age 65+
16.7% ±10 Highest SD: 18% 9.1% ±8.4 Lowest SD: 18%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
8.7% Highest SD: 31.9% 5.9% Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
1.2% ±6.4 Highest SD: 5% 1.1% ±5.6 Lowest SD: 5%
Household incomemedian
$65,000 ±$20k Lowest 13% below SD $90,000 ±$24k Highest 20% above SD
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$70,000 ±$19k Lowest 73% below SD $97,100 ±$43k Highest 62% below SD
Property taxmedian, yearly
$579 Lowest 79% below SD $920 Highest 66% below SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
0% ±100 Lowest SD: 39.8% 75% ±100 Highest SD: 39.8%
Below poverty line
3.7% Lowest SD: 11.9% 15.1% Highest SD: 11.9%
Homeownersof occupied homes
96.7% Highest SD: 68.6% 92.3% Lowest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year
1938 Lowest 42 yrs older than SD 1973 Highest 7 yrs older than SD
Average commuteone way
23 min Highest 27% above SD 15 min Lowest 15% below SD
Work from home
16.5% ±15.1 Highest SD: 9.7% 0% ±13.2 Lowest SD: 9.7%
Work in townworking residents
1.4% Lowest 1.9% Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line
25.3 mi Highest 10.3 mi Lowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub
0.35 Lowest 0.37 Highest
Top workplaceoutside town
Brookings (18%) Huron (50%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others
Few work in Cavour Few work in Badger
Conserved landshare of the town
0% Lowest 12.4% Highest
Trailsmapped miles
0.0 mi Lowest 0.2 mi Highest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi
0.0 mi Lowest 0.5 mi Highest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map
0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure
13.3 Lowest 31.7 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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Towns like Badger 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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