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Frederick Township vs Oneota Township

Next-door neighbors in Brown County. The biggest differences: home values (+88% in Oneota Township) and street grid (2.6× in Oneota Township).

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Frederick Township, SDAn outdoors townBrown County · 39 people
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Oneota Township, SDAn outdoors townBrown County · 107 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.

Frederick TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors33.6% conserved land9.3 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Frederick Township →
Oneota TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors32.2% conserved land22 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Oneota 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.

Home values+88%
Homes cost more in Oneota Township
Oneota Township $290,000Frederick Township $154,200
Street grid2.6×
Oneota Township has the more walkable street grid
Oneota Township 1.3Frederick Township 0.5
Homeowners+21.4 pts renters
Frederick Township has more renters
Oneota Township 100%Frederick Township 78.6%
Trails2.3×
Oneota Township has more miles of trail
Oneota Township 21.7 miFrederick Township 9.3 mi
Typical home built28 yrs
Oneota Township’s homes are older
Frederick Township 1966Oneota Township 1938
Bachelor’s degree++17.8 pts
More adults in Frederick Township have a degree
Frederick Township 33.3%Oneota Township 15.5%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $920 more a month in Oneota 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.

Frederick Township$1,040/mo
Typical home $154K (Census) · tax rate est. 1.8% · Housing →
Oneota Township$1,960/mo
Typical home $290K (Census) · tax rate est. 1.8% · Housing →

The difference: $920 a month, about $11,000 a year, between Oneota Township and Frederick 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

Frederick Township and Oneota Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Frederick TownshipOneota TownshipFrederick TownshipOneota Township
Frederick Township ↔ Oneota Township5.4 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
Frederick TownshipOneota Township
Snow a year44″44″
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)37th37th
Outdoors & history
Frederick TownshipOneota Township
Trails9 mi22 mi
Conserved land33.6%32.2%
National Register places—1
Archive photos7—
Community
Frederick TownshipOneota 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.

Frederick TownshipOneota Township
People
Population 39Lowest 107Highest
Median age 52.5±19.3Highest 38% above SD 38.6±41.8Lowest about the SD average
Frederick Township and Oneota Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 0%±72.5Lowest SD: 24.2% 33.6%±27.9Highest SD: 24.2%
Oneota Township and Frederick Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 20.5%±77.6Lowest SD: 18% 35.5%±19.7Highest SD: 18%
Oneota Township and Frederick Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 33.3%Highest SD: 31.9% 15.5%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±36.3Lowest SD: 5% 1.9%±10.4Highest SD: 5%
Oneota Township and Frederick Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $118,333±$95kHighest 58% above SD $93,750±$43kLowest 25% above SD
Frederick Township and Oneota Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $154,200±$70kLowest 40% below SD $290,000±$59kHighest 13% above SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100 SD: 39.8% —
Below poverty line 0%Lowest SD: 11.9% 1.9%Highest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 78.6%Lowest SD: 68.6% 100%Highest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1966Highest 14 yrs older than SD 1938Lowest 42 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way — 42 min 136% above SD
Work from home 0%±34.5Lowest SD: 9.7% 11.5%±13.4Highest SD: 9.7%
Oneota Township and Frederick Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 23.8 miHighest 19.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.00Lowest 0.28Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Aberdeen (56%)Aberdeen (47%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Oneota TownshipFew work in Frederick Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 33.6%Highest 32.2%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 9.3 miLowest 21.7 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.3 miLowest 0.6 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.5Lowest 1.3Highest
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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