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Kellogg Township vs Vernon Township

Next-door neighbors in Beadle County. The biggest differences: home values (2.6× in Kellogg Township) and trails (4.9× in Kellogg Township).

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Kellogg Township, SDAn outdoors townBeadle County · 85 people
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Vernon Township, SDAn outdoors townBeadle County · 88 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 →
Vernon TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors25.8% conserved land2.5 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Vernon 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 values2.6×
Homes cost more in Kellogg Township
Kellogg Township $550,000Vernon Township $211,100
Trails4.9×
Kellogg Township has more miles of trail
Kellogg Township 12.2 miVernon Township 2.5 mi
Bachelor’s degree++38.3 pts
More adults in Kellogg Township have a degree
Kellogg Township 63.6%Vernon Township 25.3%
Property tax bill+57%
Tax bills are bigger in Vernon Township
Vernon Township $2,778Kellogg Township $1,767
Typical home built24 yrs
Kellogg Township’s homes are older
Vernon Township 1980Kellogg Township 1956
Conserved land+13.3 pts
Kellogg Township has more conserved land
Kellogg Township 39.1%Vernon Township 25.8%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $1,690 more a month in Kellogg 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.

Kellogg Township$3,030/mo
Typical home $550K (Census) · tax rate 0.32% · Housing →
Vernon Township$1,340/mo
Typical home $211K (Census) · tax rate 1.32% · Housing →

The difference: $1,690 a month, about $20,300 a year, between Kellogg Township and Vernon 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

Kellogg Township and Vernon Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Kellogg TownshipVernon TownshipKellogg TownshipVernon Township
Kellogg Township ↔ Vernon Township6.7 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 TownshipVernon Township
Snow a year45″44″
January low7°F6°F
July high84°F86°F
Growing season (days)157d146d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)41st41st
Outdoors & history
Kellogg TownshipVernon Township
Trails12 mi3 mi
Conserved land39.1%25.8%
Community
Kellogg TownshipVernon 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 TownshipVernon Township
People
Population 85Lowest 88Highest
Median age 49.2±23.4Lowest 29% above SD 60.6±2.3Highest 59% above SD
Vernon 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% 10.2%±29Lowest SD: 24.2%
Kellogg Township and Vernon 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% 33%±33Highest SD: 18%
Vernon 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% 25.3%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.4%±13.6Highest SD: 5% 0%±16.1Lowest SD: 5%
Kellogg Township and Vernon 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±$172kHighest 160% above SD $133,173±$72kLowest 77% above SD
Kellogg Township and Vernon Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $550,000±$274kHighest 114% above SD $211,100±$34kLowest 18% below SD
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,767Lowest 35% below SD $2,778Highest about the SD average
Below poverty line 27.1%Highest SD: 11.9% 0%Lowest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 88.9%Highest SD: 68.6% 82.1%Lowest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1956Lowest 24 yrs older than SD 1980Highest same as SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 23 min 29% above SD —
Work from home 0%±30.3Lowest SD: 9.7% 9.8%±10.3Highest SD: 9.7%
Vernon Township and Kellogg 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 27.3 miHighest 15.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.04Highest 0.00Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Huron (21%)Huron (26%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Vernon TownshipFew work in Kellogg Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 39.1%Highest 25.8%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 12.2 miHighest 2.5 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.3 miHighest 0.1 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.7Lowest 1.0Highest
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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