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Foxton Township vs Savo Township

88 miles apart. The biggest differences: conserved land (+23 pts in Savo Township) and bachelor’s degree+ (+19.4 pts in Savo Township).

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Foxton Township, SDAn outdoors townClark County · 21 people
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Savo Township, SDAn outdoors townBrown County · 17 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.

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 $450 more a month in Savo 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.

Foxton Township$1,320/mo
Typical home $215K (Census) · tax rate 1.07% · Housing →
Savo Township$1,770/mo
Typical home $263K (Census) · tax rate est. 1.8% · Housing →

The difference: $450 a month, about $5,400 a year, between Savo Township and Foxton 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.

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
Foxton TownshipSavo Township
Snow a year41″38″
January low3°F0°F
July high82°F83°F
Growing season (days)145d145d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)39th37th
Outdoors & history
Foxton TownshipSavo Township
Trails6 mi8 mi
Conserved land29.1%52.1%
National Register places12
Archive photos—1
Community
Foxton TownshipSavo 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.

Where they are

88 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Foxton Township ↔ Savo Township88 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.

Foxton TownshipSavo Township
People
Population 21Highest 17Lowest
Median age 35.5±40.6Lowest 7% below SD 37.1±53.8Highest about the SD average
Savo Township and Foxton Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 42.9%±100Lowest SD: 24.2% 47.1%±100Highest SD: 24.2%
Savo Township and Foxton Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 23.8%±100Highest SD: 18% 17.6%±100Lowest SD: 18%
Foxton Township and Savo Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 25%Lowest SD: 31.9% 44.4%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±67.3 SD: 5% 0%±83.2 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $112,917±$104k 50% above SD —
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $215,000±$18kLowest 16% below SD $262,500±$208kHighest about the SD average
Savo Township and Foxton Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,300 16% below SD —
Below poverty line 0% SD: 11.9% 0% SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100% SD: 68.6% 100% SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1938 42 yrs older than SD 1938 42 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 20 min 12% above SD —
Work from home 0%±100 SD: 9.7% 0%±100 SD: 9.7%
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 13.3 miLowest 30.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.50Highest 0.00Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Clark (33%)Aurora (17%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Savo TownshipFew work in Foxton Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 29.1%Lowest 52.1%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 6.2 miLowest 8.2 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 mi 0.2 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.6Lowest 1.1Highest
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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