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Blom Township vs Argo Township

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: property tax bill (2.1× in Blom Township) and home values (+79% in Blom Township).

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Blom Township, SDA small town of 65Deuel County · 65 people
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Argo Township, SDA small town of 84Brookings County · 84 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.

Blom TownshipA small town of 65
Quiet strengthsBlom Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Blom Township →
Argo TownshipA small town of 84
Quiet strengthsArgo Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Argo 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.

Property tax bill2.1×
Tax bills are bigger in Blom Township
Blom Township $3,167Argo Township $1,485
Home values+79%
Homes cost more in Blom Township
Blom Township $541,700Argo Township $302,900
Trails3.5×
Blom Township has more miles of trail
Blom Township 2.1 miArgo Township 0.6 mi
Jobs per worker3.5×
Blom Township is more of a job hub
Blom Township 0.98Argo Township 0.28
Typical home built28 yrs
Argo Township’s homes are older
Blom Township 1998Argo Township 1970
Bachelor’s degree++18.5 pts
More adults in Blom Township have a degree
Blom Township 34%Argo Township 15.5%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $1,390 more a month in Blom 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.

Blom Township$3,100/mo
Typical home $542K (Census) · tax rate 0.58% · Housing →
Argo Township$1,710/mo
Typical home $303K (Census) · tax rate 0.49% · Housing →

The difference: $1,390 a month, about $16,700 a year, between Blom Township and Argo Township.

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

Blom Township and Argo Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Blom TownshipArgo TownshipBlom TownshipArgo Township
Blom Township ↔ Argo Township5.6 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.

Schools
–Blom TownshipNot graded B−Argo TownshipBetter than 52% of districts in the state
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
Blom TownshipArgo Township
Snow a year61″36″
January low2°F4°F
July high80°F81°F
Growing season (days)146d145d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)36th40th
Outdoors & history
Blom TownshipArgo Township
Trails2 mi—
Conserved land0%—
National Register places—1
Community
Blom TownshipArgo 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.

Blom TownshipArgo Township
People
Population 65Lowest 84Highest
Median age 50.5±8Lowest 33% above SD 57.1±8.2Highest 50% above SD
Argo Township and Blom Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 9.2%±35Lowest SD: 24.2% 15.5%±28.5Highest SD: 24.2%
Argo Township and Blom Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 7.7%±52.7Lowest SD: 18% 28.6%±30.7Highest SD: 18%
Argo Township and Blom Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 34%Highest SD: 31.9% 15.5%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 9.2%±9.3Lowest SD: 5% 13.1%±22.6Highest SD: 5%
Argo Township and Blom Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $130,547±$22kHighest 74% above SD $114,327±$11kLowest 52% above SD
Blom Township and Argo Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $541,700±$111kHighest 110% above SD $302,900±$47kLowest 18% above SD
Property taxmedian, yearly $3,167Highest 16% above SD $1,485Lowest 45% below SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100 SD: 39.8% —
Below poverty line 3.1%Lowest SD: 11.9% 9.5%Highest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 90.9%Lowest SD: 68.6% 100%Highest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1998Highest 18 yrs newer than SD 1970Lowest 10 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 23 min 26% above SD —
Work from home 0%±18.9Lowest SD: 9.7% 29.4%±28.1Highest SD: 9.7%
Argo Township and Blom Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 2.3%Highest 0%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 29.3 miHighest 14.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.98Highest 0.28Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Clear Lake (20%)Brookings (57%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Argo TownshipFew work in Blom Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 0.1%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 2.1 miHighest 0.6 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.1Highest 0.9Lowest
Schools
School district —Deubrook Area School District 05-6
High school in town —None in town
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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