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Osceola Township vs Palmyra Township

Next-door neighbors in Brown County. The biggest differences: bachelor’s degree+ (+30.2 pts in Palmyra Township) and typical home built (37 yrs in Osceola Township).

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Osceola Township, SDAn outdoors townBrown County · 44 people
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Palmyra Township, SDAn outdoors townBrown County · 61 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.

Osceola TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors30.8% conserved land19 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Osceola Township →
Palmyra TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors31.6% conserved land14 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Palmyra 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.

Bachelor’s degree++30.2 pts
More adults in Palmyra Township have a degree
Palmyra Township 30.2%Osceola Township 0%
Typical home built37 yrs
Osceola Township’s homes are older
Palmyra Township 2001Osceola Township 1964
★ What stands out · Where they are

Osceola Township and Palmyra Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Osceola TownshipPalmyra TownshipOsceola TownshipPalmyra Township
Osceola Township ↔ Palmyra Township7.0 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
Osceola TownshipPalmyra Township
Snow a year39″39″
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)37th37th
Outdoors & history
Osceola TownshipPalmyra Township
Trails19 mi14 mi
Conserved land30.8%31.6%
Community
Osceola TownshipPalmyra 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.

Osceola TownshipPalmyra Township
People
Population 44Lowest 61Highest
Median age 69.5±68.1Highest 83% above SD 37.8±37.3Lowest about the SD average
Osceola Township and Palmyra Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 18.2%±58.7Lowest SD: 24.2% 29.5%±37.1Highest SD: 24.2%
Palmyra Township and Osceola Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 54.5%±70.3Highest SD: 18% 27.9%±57.4Lowest SD: 18%
Osceola Township and Palmyra Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 0%Lowest SD: 31.9% 30.2%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 9.1%±28Highest SD: 5% 0%±23.2Lowest SD: 5%
Osceola Township and Palmyra Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $80,625±$58kHighest 7% above SD $74,861±$73kLowest about the SD average
Osceola Township and Palmyra Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 0% SD: 11.9% 0% SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 77.8%Highest SD: 68.6% 73.9%Lowest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1964Lowest 16 yrs older than SD 2001Highest 21 yrs newer than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way — 14 min 19% below SD
Work from home 0%±100 SD: 9.7% 0%±32.3 SD: 9.7%
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 30.8 miLowest 31.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.00Lowest 0.03Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Aberdeen (30%)Aberdeen (29%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Palmyra TownshipFew work in Osceola Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 30.8%Lowest 31.6%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 19.3 miHighest 13.7 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.5 miHighest 0.4 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.8 0.8
South Dakota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Bordering Osceola Township

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Frederick Township39 people · $154K homes
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Towns like Osceola Township

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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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