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Blom Township vs Scandinavia Township

Next-door neighbors in Deuel County. The biggest differences: median age (39 yrs in Blom Township) and jobs per worker (3.6× in Blom Township).

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Blom Township, SDA small town of 65Deuel County · 65 people
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Scandinavia Township, SDA small town of 351Deuel County · 351 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 →
Scandinavia TownshipA small town of 351
Quiet strengthsScandinavia Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Scandinavia 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.

Median age39 yrs
Blom Township skews older
Blom Township 50.5Scandinavia Township 11.5
Jobs per worker3.6×
Blom Township is more of a job hub
Blom Township 0.98Scandinavia Township 0.27
Size5.4×
Scandinavia Township is the bigger place
Scandinavia Township 351Blom Township 65
Property tax bill+49%
Tax bills are bigger in Blom Township
Blom Township $3,167Scandinavia Township $2,125
Typical home built37 yrs
Scandinavia Township’s homes are older
Blom Township 1998Scandinavia Township 1961
Average commute11 min
Blom Township has the shorter commute
Scandinavia Township 34 minBlom Township 23 min
★ What stands out · Where they are

Blom Township and Scandinavia Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Blom TownshipScandinavia TownshipBlom TownshipScandinavia Township
Blom Township ↔ Scandinavia Township7.8 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
Monthly cost

A typical home costs about the same each month

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 →
Scandinavia Township$3,130/mo
Typical home $564K (Census) · tax rate 0.38% · Housing →

Within $50 a month of each other.

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.

Seasons
Blom TownshipScandinavia Township
Snow a year61″61″
January low2°F2°F
July high80°F80°F
Growing season (days)146d146d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)36th36th
Outdoors & history
Blom TownshipScandinavia Township
Trails2 mi2 mi
Conserved land0%7.5%
Community
Blom TownshipScandinavia 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 TownshipScandinavia Township
People
Population 65Lowest 351Highest
Median age 50.5±8Highest 33% above SD 11.5±5.3Lowest 70% below SD
Kids under 18 9.2%±35Lowest SD: 24.2% 57%±36.5Highest SD: 24.2%
Scandinavia 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%±52.7Highest SD: 18% 4.6%±7.8Lowest SD: 18%
Blom Township and Scandinavia 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% 24%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 9.2%±9.3Highest SD: 5% 2%±3.7Lowest SD: 5%
Blom Township and Scandinavia 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 $124,219±$71kLowest 65% above SD
Blom Township and Scandinavia Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $541,700±$111kLowest 110% above SD $564,000±$99kHighest 119% above SD
Scandinavia Township and Blom Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $3,167Highest 16% above SD $2,125Lowest 22% below 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 90.9%Highest SD: 68.6% 87.7%Lowest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1998Highest 18 yrs newer than SD 1961Lowest 19 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 23 minLowest 26% above SD 34 minHighest 89% above SD
Work from home 0%±18.9Lowest SD: 9.7% 18.1%±20.2Highest SD: 9.7%
Scandinavia 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 1%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 29.3 miHighest 22.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.98Highest 0.27Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Clear Lake (20%)Watertown (16%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Scandinavia TownshipFew work in Blom Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 7.5%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 2.1 miLowest 2.3 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 2Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.1 1.1
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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