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Cavour vs Badger 42 miles apart. The biggest differences: property tax bill (+59% in Cavour) and street grid (2.4× in Cavour).
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Cavour, SD A small town of 186 South Dakota · 186 people
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Badger, SD A small town of 162 South Dakota · 162 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.
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 →
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 →
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
Cavour $590 /mo
Typical home $97K (Census) · tax rate 0.95% · Housing →
Badger $420 /mo
Typical home $70K (Census) · tax rate 0.83% · 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.
Cavour ↔ Badger 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
186 Highest 162 Lowest
Median age
35.2 ±29.2 Lowest 7% below SD 37 ±17.2 Highest about the SD average
Kids under 18
45.7% ±18.4 Highest SD: 24.2% 28.4% ±15.8 Lowest SD: 24.2%
Age 65+
9.1% ±8.4 Lowest SD: 18% 16.7% ±10 Highest SD: 18%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
5.9% Lowest SD: 31.9% 8.7% Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
1.1% ±5.6 Lowest SD: 5% 1.2% ±6.4 Highest SD: 5%
Household incomemedian
$90,000 ±$24k Highest 20% above SD $65,000 ±$20k Lowest 13% below SD
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$97,100 ±$43k Highest 62% below SD $70,000 ±$19k Lowest 73% below SD
Property taxmedian, yearly
$920 Highest 66% below SD $579 Lowest 79% below SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
75% ±100 Highest SD: 39.8% 0% ±100 Lowest SD: 39.8%
Below poverty line
15.1% Highest SD: 11.9% 3.7% Lowest SD: 11.9%
Homeownersof occupied homes
92.3% Lowest SD: 68.6% 96.7% Highest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year
1973 Highest 7 yrs older than SD 1938 Lowest 42 yrs older than SD
Average commuteone way
15 min Lowest 15% below SD 23 min Highest 27% above SD
Work from home
0% ±13.2 Lowest SD: 9.7% 16.5% ±15.1 Highest SD: 9.7%
Work in townworking residents
1.9% Highest 1.4% Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line
10.3 mi Lowest 25.3 mi Highest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub
0.37 Highest 0.35 Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town
Huron (50%) Brookings (18%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others
Few work in Badger Few work in Cavour
Conserved landshare of the town
12.4% Highest 0% Lowest
Trailsmapped miles
0.2 mi Highest 0.0 mi Lowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi
0.5 mi Highest 0.0 mi Lowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map
0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure
31.7 Highest 13.3 Lowest
“±” 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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Bordering Cavour Towns like Cavour 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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