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Grandview Township vs Oslo Township

93 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (12.3× in Grandview Township) and jobs per worker (11.7× in Oslo Township).

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Grandview Township, SDA small town of 133Douglas County · 133 people
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Oslo Township, SDAn outdoors townBrookings County · 246 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.

Grandview TownshipA small town of 133
Quiet strengthsGrandview Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Grandview Township →
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.

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
Grandview TownshipOslo Township
Snow a year34″36″
January low10°F4°F
July high88°F81°F
Growing season (days)157d145d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)35th57th
Outdoors & history
Grandview TownshipOslo Township
Trails22 mi2 mi
Conserved land9.6%15.5%
Community
Grandview TownshipOslo 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

93 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Grandview Township ↔ Oslo Township93 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.

Grandview TownshipOslo Township
People
Population 133Lowest 246Highest
Median age 28.6±30.8 25% below SD 28.6±2.2 25% below SD
Kids under 18 17.3%±17.7Lowest SD: 24.2% 26%±20Highest SD: 24.2%
Oslo Township and Grandview Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 33.8%±27.1Highest SD: 18% 13.4%±15.6Lowest SD: 18%
Grandview Township and Oslo Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 18.5%Lowest SD: 31.9% 26.4%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.5%±8.5Highest SD: 5% 0%±5.7Lowest SD: 5%
Grandview Township and Oslo Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $137,813±$55kHighest 84% above SD $80,595±$71kLowest 7% above SD
Grandview Township and Oslo Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $680,600±$392k 164% above SD —
Property taxmedian, yearly — $2,688 about the SD average
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±90.9 SD: 39.8% 0%±62.5 SD: 39.8%
Below poverty line 0% SD: 11.9% 0% SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 63.9%Lowest SD: 68.6% 66.7%Highest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1938Lowest 42 yrs older than SD 1963Highest 17 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 18 minLowest about the SD average 23 minHighest 30% above SD
Work from home 34.9%±35.5Highest SD: 9.7% 0%±8.8Lowest SD: 9.7%
Grandview Township and Oslo 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 20.3 miHighest 10.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.03Lowest 0.35Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Corsica (24%)Brookings (41%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Oslo TownshipFew work in Grandview Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 9.6%Lowest 15.5%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 22.1 miHighest 1.8 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.6 miHighest 0.1 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.5Lowest 0.9Highest
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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