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Osceola Township vs Savo Township

Next-door neighbors in Brown County. The biggest differences: bachelor’s degree+ (+44.4 pts in Savo Township) and homeowners (+22.2 pts renters in Osceola Township).

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Osceola Township, SDAn outdoors townBrown County · 44 people
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Savo Township, SDAn outdoors townBrown County · 17 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 part ways

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

Osceola Township and Savo Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Osceola TownshipSavo TownshipOsceola TownshipSavo Township
Osceola Township ↔ Savo Township6.5 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 TownshipSavo Township
Snow a year39″38″
January low—0°F
July high—83°F
Growing season (days)—145d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)37th37th
Outdoors & history
Osceola TownshipSavo Township
Trails19 mi8 mi
Conserved land30.8%52.1%
National Register places—2
Archive photos—1
Community
Osceola TownshipSavo 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 TownshipSavo Township
People
Population 44Highest 17Lowest
Median age 69.5±68.1Highest 83% above SD 37.1±53.8Lowest about the SD average
Osceola Township and Savo 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% 47.1%±100Highest SD: 24.2%
Savo 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% 17.6%±100Lowest SD: 18%
Osceola Township and Savo 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% 44.4%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 9.1%±28Highest SD: 5% 0%±83.2Lowest SD: 5%
Osceola Township and Savo 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±$58k 7% above SD —
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied — $262,500±$208k about the SD average
Below poverty line 0% SD: 11.9% 0% SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 77.8%Lowest SD: 68.6% 100%Highest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1964Highest 16 yrs older than SD 1938Lowest 42 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Work from home 0%±100 SD: 9.7% 0%±100 SD: 9.7%
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 30.8 miHighest 30.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.00 0.00
Top workplaceoutside town Aberdeen (30%)Aurora (17%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Savo TownshipFew work in Osceola Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 30.8%Lowest 52.1%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 19.3 miHighest 8.2 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.5 miHighest 0.2 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.8Lowest 1.1Highest
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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