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Vernon Township vs Kellogg Township

Next-door neighbors in Beadle County. The biggest differences: home values (2.6× in Kellogg Township) and trails (4.9× in Kellogg Township).

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Vernon Township, SDAn outdoors townBeadle County · 88 people
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Kellogg Township, SDAn outdoors townBeadle County · 85 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 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 $1,690 more a month in Kellogg 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.

Vernon Township$1,340/mo
Typical home $211K (Census) · tax rate 1.32% · Housing →
Kellogg Township$3,030/mo
Typical home $550K (Census) · tax rate 0.32% · Housing →

The difference: $1,690 a month, about $20,300 a year, between Kellogg Township and Vernon 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.

Where they are

Vernon Township and Kellogg Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Vernon TownshipKellogg TownshipVernon TownshipKellogg Township
Vernon Township ↔ Kellogg Township6.7 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
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
Vernon TownshipKellogg Township
Snow a year44″45″
January low6°F7°F
July high86°F84°F
Growing season (days)146d157d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)41st41st
Outdoors & history
Vernon TownshipKellogg Township
Trails3 mi12 mi
Conserved land25.8%39.1%
Community
Vernon TownshipKellogg 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.

Vernon TownshipKellogg Township
People
Population 88Highest 85Lowest
Median age 60.6±2.3Highest 59% above SD 49.2±23.4Lowest 29% above SD
Vernon Township and Kellogg Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 10.2%±29Lowest SD: 24.2% 32.9%±33.9Highest SD: 24.2%
Kellogg Township and Vernon Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 33%±33Highest SD: 18% 0%±40.8Lowest SD: 18%
Vernon Township and Kellogg Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 25.3%Lowest SD: 31.9% 63.6%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±16.1Lowest SD: 5% 2.4%±13.6Highest SD: 5%
Kellogg Township and Vernon Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $133,173±$72kLowest 77% above SD $195,250±$172kHighest 160% above SD
Kellogg Township and Vernon Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $211,100±$34kLowest 18% below SD $550,000±$274kHighest 114% above SD
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,778Highest about the SD average $1,767Lowest 35% below SD
Below poverty line 0%Lowest SD: 11.9% 27.1%Highest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 82.1%Lowest SD: 68.6% 88.9%Highest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1980Highest same as SD 1956Lowest 24 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way — 23 min 29% above SD
Work from home 9.8%±10.3Highest SD: 9.7% 0%±30.3Lowest SD: 9.7%
Vernon Township and Kellogg 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 15.8 miLowest 27.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.00Lowest 0.04Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Huron (26%)Huron (21%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Kellogg TownshipFew work in Vernon Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 25.8%Lowest 39.1%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 2.5 miLowest 12.2 miHighest
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 1.0Highest 0.7Lowest
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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