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Oslo Township vs Capitola Township

63 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (11.7× in Oslo Township) and property tax bill (+70% in Oslo Township).

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Oslo Township, SDAn outdoors townBrookings County · 246 people
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Capitola Township, SDKnown for its schoolsSpink County · 192 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 differ most

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

★ What stands out · Report cards

Grades and rankings, side by side

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every South Dakota ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

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
Oslo TownshipCapitola Township
Snow a year36″23″
January low4°F—
July high81°F—
Growing season (days)145d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)57th29th
Outdoors & history
Oslo TownshipCapitola Township
Trails2 mi5 mi
Conserved land15.5%12.1%
Community
Oslo TownshipCapitola 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

63 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Oslo Township ↔ Capitola Township63 miles apart
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What matters to you?

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Oslo TownshipCapitola Township
People
Population 246Highest 192Lowest
Median age 28.6±2.2Highest 25% below SD 28.3±28.1Lowest 26% below SD
Oslo Township and Capitola Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 26%±20Lowest SD: 24.2% 42.2%±34.3Highest SD: 24.2%
Capitola Township and Oslo Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 13.4%±15.6Lowest SD: 18% 17.7%±13.6Highest SD: 18%
Capitola 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+ 26.4%Lowest SD: 31.9% 27.8%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±5.7 SD: 5% 0%±7.4 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $80,595±$71k 7% above SD —
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied — $178,500±$168k 31% below SD
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,688Highest about the SD average $1,583Lowest 42% below SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±62.5 SD: 39.8% 0%±100 SD: 39.8%
Below poverty line 0%Lowest SD: 11.9% 35.4%Highest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 66.7%Highest SD: 68.6% 59.7%Lowest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1963Lowest 17 yrs older than SD 1993Highest 13 yrs newer than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 23 minHighest 30% above SD 9 minLowest 48% below SD
Work from home 0%±8.8Lowest SD: 9.7% 15%±15.6Highest SD: 9.7%
Capitola 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 10.8 miLowest 48.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.35Highest 0.03Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Brookings (41%)Aberdeen (13%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Capitola TownshipFew work in Oslo Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 15.5%Highest 12.1%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 1.8 miLowest 5.2 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 mi 0.1 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 1Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.9Highest 0.7Lowest
Schools
School district —Doland School District 56-2
High school in town —Hillside Colony High School - 07
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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