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Scandinavia Township vs Blom Township

Next-door neighbors in Deuel County. The biggest differences: median age (39 yrs in Blom Township) and jobs per worker (3.6× in Blom Township).

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Scandinavia Township, SDA small town of 351Deuel County · 351 people
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Blom Township, SDA small town of 65Deuel County · 65 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.

Scandinavia TownshipA small town of 351
Quiet strengthsScandinavia Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Scandinavia Township →
Blom TownshipA small town of 65
Quiet strengthsBlom Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Blom Township →
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.

Median age39 yrs
Blom Township skews older
Blom Township 50.5Scandinavia Township 11.5
Jobs per worker3.6×
Blom Township is more of a job hub
Blom Township 0.98Scandinavia Township 0.27
Size5.4×
Scandinavia Township is the bigger place
Scandinavia Township 351Blom Township 65
Property tax bill+49%
Tax bills are bigger in Blom Township
Blom Township $3,167Scandinavia Township $2,125
Typical home built37 yrs
Scandinavia Township’s homes are older
Blom Township 1998Scandinavia Township 1961
Average commute11 min
Blom Township has the shorter commute
Scandinavia Township 34 minBlom Township 23 min
★ What stands out · Where they are

Scandinavia Township and Blom Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Scandinavia TownshipBlom TownshipScandinavia TownshipBlom Township
Scandinavia Township ↔ Blom Township7.8 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
Monthly cost

A typical home costs about the same each month

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.

Scandinavia Township$3,130/mo
Typical home $564K (Census) · tax rate 0.38% · Housing →
Blom Township$3,100/mo
Typical home $542K (Census) · tax rate 0.58% · Housing →

Within $50 a month of each other.

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
Scandinavia TownshipBlom Township
Snow a year61″61″
January low2°F2°F
July high80°F80°F
Growing season (days)146d146d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)36th36th
Outdoors & history
Scandinavia TownshipBlom Township
Trails2 mi2 mi
Conserved land7.5%0%
Community
Scandinavia TownshipBlom 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.

Scandinavia TownshipBlom Township
People
Population 351Highest 65Lowest
Median age 11.5±5.3Lowest 70% below SD 50.5±8Highest 33% above SD
Kids under 18 57%±36.5Highest SD: 24.2% 9.2%±35Lowest SD: 24.2%
Scandinavia Township and Blom Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 4.6%±7.8Lowest SD: 18% 7.7%±52.7Highest SD: 18%
Blom Township and Scandinavia Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 24%Lowest SD: 31.9% 34%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2%±3.7Lowest SD: 5% 9.2%±9.3Highest SD: 5%
Blom Township and Scandinavia Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $124,219±$71kLowest 65% above SD $130,547±$22kHighest 74% above SD
Blom Township and Scandinavia Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $564,000±$99kHighest 119% above SD $541,700±$111kLowest 110% above SD
Scandinavia Township and Blom Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,125Lowest 22% below SD $3,167Highest 16% above SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100 SD: 39.8% 0%±100 SD: 39.8%
Below poverty line 0%Lowest SD: 11.9% 3.1%Highest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 87.7%Lowest SD: 68.6% 90.9%Highest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1961Lowest 19 yrs older than SD 1998Highest 18 yrs newer than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 34 minHighest 89% above SD 23 minLowest 26% above SD
Work from home 18.1%±20.2Highest SD: 9.7% 0%±18.9Lowest SD: 9.7%
Scandinavia Township and Blom Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 1%Lowest 2.3%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 22.8 miLowest 29.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.27Lowest 0.98Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Watertown (16%)Clear Lake (20%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Blom TownshipFew work in Scandinavia Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 7.5%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 2.3 miHighest 2.1 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.1 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.1 1.1
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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