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.
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.
Capitola TownshipFordham Township
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People
Population192Highest116Lowest
Median age28.3±28.1Lowest 26% below SD40.5±5.2Highest 7% above SD
Fordham Township and Capitola Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 1842.2%±34.3Highest SD: 24.2%15.5%±25.8Lowest SD: 24.2%
Capitola Township and Fordham Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+17.7%±13.6Highest SD: 18%4.3%±28.8Lowest SD: 18%
Capitola Township and Fordham Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
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.
