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Frederick Township vs Osceola Township

Next-door neighbors in Brown County. The biggest differences: bachelor’s degree+ (+33.3 pts in Frederick Township) and trails (2.1× in Osceola Township).

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Frederick Township, SDAn outdoors townBrown County · 39 people
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Osceola Township, SDAn outdoors townBrown County · 44 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 · Where they are

Frederick Township and Osceola Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Frederick TownshipOsceola TownshipFrederick TownshipOsceola Township
Frederick Township ↔ Osceola Township5.6 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 TownshipOsceola Township
Snow a year44″39″
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)37th37th
Outdoors & history
Frederick TownshipOsceola Township
Trails9 mi19 mi
Conserved land33.6%30.8%
Archive photos7—
Community
Frederick TownshipOsceola 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 TownshipOsceola Township
People
Population 39Lowest 44Highest
Median age 52.5±19.3Lowest 38% above SD 69.5±68.1Highest 83% above SD
Osceola Township and Frederick 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% 18.2%±58.7Highest SD: 24.2%
Osceola 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% 54.5%±70.3Highest SD: 18%
Osceola 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% 0%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±36.3Lowest SD: 5% 9.1%±28Highest SD: 5%
Osceola 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 $80,625±$58kLowest 7% above SD
Frederick Township and Osceola Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $154,200±$70k 40% below SD —
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100 SD: 39.8% —
Below poverty line 0% SD: 11.9% 0% SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 78.6%Highest SD: 68.6% 77.8%Lowest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1966Highest 14 yrs older than SD 1964Lowest 16 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Work from home 0%±34.5 SD: 9.7% 0%±100 SD: 9.7%
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 23.8 miLowest 30.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.00 0.00
Top workplaceoutside town Aberdeen (56%)Aberdeen (30%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Osceola TownshipFew work in Frederick Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 33.6%Highest 30.8%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 9.3 miLowest 19.3 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.3 miLowest 0.5 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.5Lowest 0.8Highest
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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