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Kellogg Township vs Burr Oak Township

Next-door neighbors in Beadle County. The biggest differences: bachelor’s degree+ (+49.8 pts in Kellogg Township) and jobs per worker (2.8× in Burr Oak Township).

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Kellogg Township, SDAn outdoors townBeadle County · 85 people
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Burr Oak Township, SDAn outdoors townBeadle County · 29 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.

Kellogg TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors39.1% conserved land12 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Kellogg Township →
Burr Oak TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors43.5% conserved land6.0 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Burr Oak 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.

Bachelor’s degree++49.8 pts
More adults in Kellogg Township have a degree
Kellogg Township 63.6%Burr Oak Township 13.8%
Jobs per worker2.8×
Burr Oak Township is more of a job hub
Burr Oak Township 0.11Kellogg Township 0.04
Trails2×
Kellogg Township has more miles of trail
Kellogg Township 12.2 miBurr Oak Township 6.0 mi
Size2.9×
Kellogg Township is the bigger place
Kellogg Township 85Burr Oak Township 29
Typical home built18 yrs
Burr Oak Township’s homes are older
Kellogg Township 1956Burr Oak Township 1938
Homeowners+11.1 pts renters
Kellogg Township has more renters
Burr Oak Township 100%Kellogg Township 88.9%
★ What stands out · Where they are

Kellogg Township and Burr Oak Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Kellogg TownshipBurr Oak TownshipKellogg TownshipBurr Oak Township
Kellogg Township ↔ Burr Oak Township5.8 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
Kellogg TownshipBurr Oak Township
Snow a year45″45″
January low7°F7°F
July high84°F84°F
Growing season (days)157d157d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)41st41st
Outdoors & history
Kellogg TownshipBurr Oak Township
Trails12 mi6 mi
Conserved land39.1%43.5%
Community
Kellogg TownshipBurr Oak 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.

Kellogg TownshipBurr Oak Township
People
Population 85Highest 29Lowest
Median age 49.2±23.4Lowest 29% above SD 71.7±1.3Highest 89% above SD
Burr Oak Township and Kellogg Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 32.9%±33.9Highest SD: 24.2% 0%±97.5Lowest SD: 24.2%
Kellogg Township and Burr Oak Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 0%±40.8Lowest SD: 18% 100%±96.6Highest SD: 18%
Burr Oak Township and Kellogg Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 63.6%Highest SD: 31.9% 13.8%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.4%±13.6Highest SD: 5% 0%±48.8Lowest SD: 5%
Kellogg Township and Burr Oak Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $195,250±$172k 160% above SD —
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $550,000±$274k 114% above SD —
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,767 35% below SD —
Below poverty line 27.1%Highest SD: 11.9% 0%Lowest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 88.9%Lowest SD: 68.6% 100%Highest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1956Highest 24 yrs older than SD 1938Lowest 42 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 23 min 29% above SD —
Work from home 0%±30.3 SD: 9.7% 0%±50 SD: 9.7%
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 27.3 miLowest 44.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.04Lowest 0.11Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Huron (21%)Huron (21%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Burr Oak TownshipFew work in Kellogg Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 39.1%Lowest 43.5%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 12.2 miHighest 6.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.3 miHighest 0.2 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.7 0.7
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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