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Savo Township vs Foxton Township

88 miles apart. The biggest differences: conserved land (+23 pts in Savo Township) and bachelor’s degree+ (+19.4 pts in Savo Township).

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Savo Township, SDAn outdoors townBrown County · 17 people
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Foxton Township, SDAn outdoors townClark County · 21 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 · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $450 more a month in Savo 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.

Savo Township$1,770/mo
Typical home $263K (Census) · tax rate est. 1.8% · Housing →
Foxton Township$1,320/mo
Typical home $215K (Census) · tax rate 1.07% · Housing →

The difference: $450 a month, about $5,400 a year, between Savo Township and Foxton 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.

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
Savo TownshipFoxton Township
Snow a year38″41″
January low0°F3°F
July high83°F82°F
Growing season (days)145d145d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)37th39th
Outdoors & history
Savo TownshipFoxton Township
Trails8 mi6 mi
Conserved land52.1%29.1%
National Register places21
Archive photos1—
Community
Savo TownshipFoxton 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

88 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Savo Township ↔ Foxton Township88 miles apart
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.

Savo TownshipFoxton Township
People
Population 17Lowest 21Highest
Median age 37.1±53.8Highest about the SD average 35.5±40.6Lowest 7% below SD
Savo Township and Foxton Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 47.1%±100Highest SD: 24.2% 42.9%±100Lowest SD: 24.2%
Savo Township and Foxton Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 17.6%±100Lowest SD: 18% 23.8%±100Highest SD: 18%
Foxton 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+ 44.4%Highest SD: 31.9% 25%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±83.2 SD: 5% 0%±67.3 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian — $112,917±$104k 50% above SD
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $262,500±$208kHighest about the SD average $215,000±$18kLowest 16% below SD
Savo Township and Foxton Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly — $2,300 16% below SD
Below poverty line 0% SD: 11.9% 0% SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100% SD: 68.6% 100% SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1938 42 yrs older than SD 1938 42 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way — 20 min 12% above SD
Work from home 0%±100 SD: 9.7% 0%±100 SD: 9.7%
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 30.3 miHighest 13.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.00Lowest 0.50Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Aurora (17%)Clark (33%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Foxton TownshipFew work in Savo Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 52.1%Highest 29.1%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 8.2 miHighest 6.2 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 mi 0.2 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.1Highest 0.6Lowest
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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