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Scandinavia Township vs Toronto

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: street grid (65.2× in Toronto) and home values (5.7× in Scandinavia Township).

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Scandinavia Township, SDA small town of 351Deuel County · 351 people
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Toronto, SDA small town of 238South Dakota · 238 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.

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 →
TorontoA small town of 238
Quiet strengthsToronto doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Toronto →
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 · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $2,540 more a month in Scandinavia 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.

Scandinavia Township$3,130/mo
Typical home $564K (Census) · tax rate 0.38% · Housing →
Toronto$600/mo
Typical home $99K (Census) · tax rate 0.94% · or rent about $470/mo · Housing →

The difference: $2,540 a month, about $30,500 a year, between Scandinavia Township and Toronto.

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.

Where they are

Scandinavia Township and Toronto share a border

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

Scandinavia TownshipTorontoScandinavia TownshipToronto
Scandinavia Township ↔ Toronto4.9 miles apart · They share a border
Who commutes between them
6 Scandinavia Township residents work in Toronto (6.1% of its workers)
Work & commute in Scandinavia Township →
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
Scandinavia TownshipToronto
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 TownshipToronto
Trails2 mi—
Conserved land7.5%—
Settled—1884
Community
Scandinavia TownshipToronto
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 TownshipToronto
People
Population 351Highest 238Lowest
Median age 11.5±5.3Lowest 70% below SD 39.6±3.2Highest 4% above SD
Kids under 18 57%±36.5Highest SD: 24.2% 28.6%±5.7Lowest SD: 24.2%
Scandinavia Township and Toronto 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% 24.4%±10.9Highest SD: 18%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 24%Highest SD: 31.9% 6.1%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2%±3.7Lowest SD: 5% 2.1%±4.9Highest SD: 5%
Toronto 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±$71kHighest 65% above SD $53,125±$9kLowest 29% below SD
Scandinavia Township and Toronto 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 $99,000±$41kLowest 62% below SD
Rentmedian gross, monthly — $470±$265 50% below SD
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,125Highest 22% below SD $927Lowest 66% below SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100Lowest SD: 39.8% 6.5%±31.5Highest SD: 39.8%
Toronto and Scandinavia 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% 2.9%Highest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 87.7%Highest SD: 68.6% 63.8%Lowest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1961Lowest 19 yrs older than SD 1970Highest 10 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 34 minHighest 89% above SD 21 minLowest 19% above SD
Work from home 18.1%±20.2Highest SD: 9.7% 2.7%±4.4Lowest SD: 9.7%
Scandinavia Township and Toronto are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 1%Lowest 4.5%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 22.8 miLowest 30.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.27Lowest 1.12Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Watertown (16%)Clear Lake (20%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 6% work in TorontoFew work in Scandinavia Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 7.5%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 2.3 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.1Lowest 71.7Highest
Schools
School district —Deubrook Area School District 05-6
High school in town —None in town
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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