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Burr Oak Township vs Kellogg Township

Next-door neighbors in Beadle County. The biggest differences: bachelor’s degree+ (+49.8 pts in Kellogg Township) and jobs per worker (2.8× in Burr Oak Township).

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Burr Oak Township, SDAn outdoors townBeadle County · 29 people
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Kellogg Township, SDAn outdoors townBeadle County · 85 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.

Burr Oak TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors43.5% conserved land6.0 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Burr Oak Township →
Kellogg TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors39.1% conserved land12 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Kellogg 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.

Bachelor’s degree++49.8 pts
More adults in Kellogg Township have a degree
Kellogg Township 63.6%Burr Oak Township 13.8%
Jobs per worker2.8×
Burr Oak Township is more of a job hub
Burr Oak Township 0.11Kellogg Township 0.04
Trails2×
Kellogg Township has more miles of trail
Kellogg Township 12.2 miBurr Oak Township 6.0 mi
Size2.9×
Kellogg Township is the bigger place
Kellogg Township 85Burr Oak Township 29
Typical home built18 yrs
Burr Oak Township’s homes are older
Kellogg Township 1956Burr Oak Township 1938
Homeowners+11.1 pts renters
Kellogg Township has more renters
Burr Oak Township 100%Kellogg Township 88.9%
★ What stands out · Where they are

Burr Oak Township and Kellogg Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Burr Oak TownshipKellogg TownshipBurr Oak TownshipKellogg Township
Burr Oak Township ↔ Kellogg Township5.8 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
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
Burr Oak TownshipKellogg Township
Snow a year45″45″
January low7°F7°F
July high84°F84°F
Growing season (days)157d157d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)41st41st
Outdoors & history
Burr Oak TownshipKellogg Township
Trails6 mi12 mi
Conserved land43.5%39.1%
Community
Burr Oak TownshipKellogg 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.

Burr Oak TownshipKellogg Township
People
Population 29Lowest 85Highest
Median age 71.7±1.3Highest 89% above SD 49.2±23.4Lowest 29% above SD
Burr Oak Township and Kellogg Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 0%±97.5Lowest SD: 24.2% 32.9%±33.9Highest SD: 24.2%
Kellogg Township and Burr Oak Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 100%±96.6Highest SD: 18% 0%±40.8Lowest SD: 18%
Burr Oak Township and Kellogg Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 13.8%Lowest SD: 31.9% 63.6%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±48.8Lowest SD: 5% 2.4%±13.6Highest SD: 5%
Kellogg Township and Burr Oak Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian — $195,250±$172k 160% above SD
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied — $550,000±$274k 114% above SD
Property taxmedian, yearly — $1,767 35% below SD
Below poverty line 0%Lowest SD: 11.9% 27.1%Highest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100%Highest SD: 68.6% 88.9%Lowest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1938Lowest 42 yrs older than SD 1956Highest 24 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way — 23 min 29% above SD
Work from home 0%±50 SD: 9.7% 0%±30.3 SD: 9.7%
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 44.3 miHighest 27.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.11Highest 0.04Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Huron (21%)Huron (21%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Kellogg TownshipFew work in Burr Oak Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 43.5%Highest 39.1%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 6.0 miLowest 12.2 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 miLowest 0.3 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.7 0.7
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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