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Oslo Township vs Sinai

3 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (48.1× in Sinai) and trails (18× in Oslo Township).

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Oslo Township, SDAn outdoors townBrookings County · 246 people
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Sinai, SDA small town of 215South Dakota · 215 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.

SinaiA small town of 215
Quiet strengthsSinai doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Sinai →
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.

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 TownshipSinai
Snow a year36″36″
January low4°F4°F
July high81°F81°F
Growing season (days)145d145d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)57th57th
Outdoors & history
Oslo TownshipSinai
Trails2 mi—
Conserved land15.5%—
Settled—1907
Archive photos—1
Famous people born here—1
Community
Oslo TownshipSinai
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

3 miles apart

And the people who already live in one and work in the other.

Oslo TownshipSinaiOslo TownshipSinai
Oslo Township ↔ Sinai3.5 miles apart
Who commutes between them
2 Oslo Township residents work in Sinai (1.7% of its workers)
Work & commute in Oslo Township →
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.

Oslo TownshipSinai
People
Population 246Highest 215Lowest
Median age 28.6±2.2Highest 25% below SD 24.9±22.6Lowest 34% below SD
Oslo Township and Sinai 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% 43.7%±20Highest SD: 24.2%
Sinai and Oslo Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 13.4%±15.6Highest SD: 18% 3.3%±13.4Lowest SD: 18%
Oslo Township and Sinai are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 26.4%Highest SD: 31.9% 22.6%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±5.7 SD: 5% 0%±6.6 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $80,595±$71kHighest 7% above SD $56,875±$27kLowest 24% below SD
Oslo Township and Sinai are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied — $89,300±$19k 65% below SD
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,688Highest about the SD average $1,222Lowest 55% below SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±62.5Lowest SD: 39.8% 32%±80.5Highest SD: 39.8%
Sinai and Oslo Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 0%Lowest SD: 11.9% 1.9%Highest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 66.7% SD: 68.6% 66.7% SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1963Highest 17 yrs older than SD 1938Lowest 42 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 23 minLowest 30% above SD 29 minHighest 65% above SD
Work from home 0%±8.8 SD: 9.7% 0%±11.4 SD: 9.7%
Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 2%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 10.8 miLowest 15.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.35Lowest 0.92Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Brookings (41%)Brookings (41%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 2% work in SinaiFew work in Oslo Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 15.5%Highest 15.2%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 1.8 miHighest 0.1 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miLowest 0.3 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.9Lowest 43.3Highest
South Dakota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
Deciding?

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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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