THE SAVAGE LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Big Woods setting.
Savage city has 15.6 square miles of land in Scott County. Its Census reference point is in Big Woods, within North Central Hardwood Forests.
This transition between northern forests and southern farming country includes lakes, wetlands and hardwood woodland. Glacial landforms support a mosaic of open land and wooded areas.
Regional context: North Central Hardwood Forests ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Savage and Scott County
Savage is associated with Scott County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Savage by land and water
The Census records 0.82 square miles of water within Savage, or 5% of its total area. It is 1.7 percentage points higher than the 3.3% recorded for Scott County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Savage city has 62.6% of the land area of nearby Burnsville city (24.9 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

