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Fair Township vs Oak Hollow Township

Next-door neighbors in Hutchinson County. The biggest differences: median age (40.2 yrs in Fair Township) and typical home built (83 yrs in Fair Township).

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Fair Township, SDA small town of 45Hutchinson County · 45 people
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Oak Hollow Township, SDA small town of 43Hutchinson County · 43 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.

Fair TownshipA small town of 45
Quiet strengthsFair Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
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Oak Hollow TownshipA small town of 43
Quiet strengthsOak Hollow Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Oak Hollow Township →
The biggest differences

Where they differ most

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

★ What stands out · Where they are

Fair Township and Oak Hollow Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Fair TownshipOak Hollow TownshipFair TownshipOak Hollow Township
Fair Township ↔ Oak Hollow Township5.6 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
Fair TownshipOak Hollow Township
Snow a year37″37″
January low9°F9°F
July high86°F86°F
Growing season (days)158d158d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)39th39th
Outdoors & history
Fair TownshipOak Hollow Township
Trails2 mi2 mi
Conserved land0.7%1.7%
National Register places1—
Community
Fair TownshipOak Hollow 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.

Fair TownshipOak Hollow Township
People
Population 45Highest 43Lowest
Median age 71.5±25.3Highest 88% above SD 31.3±7.9Lowest 18% below SD
Kids under 18 15.6%±56.1Lowest SD: 24.2% 34.9%±67.1Highest SD: 24.2%
Oak Hollow Township and Fair Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 60%±61.7Highest SD: 18% 14%±73.8Lowest SD: 18%
Fair Township and Oak Hollow Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 44.7%Lowest SD: 31.9% 50%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±31.4 SD: 5% 0%±32.9 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian — $168,611±$39k 125% above SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 0%±100 SD: 39.8%
Below poverty line 0% SD: 11.9% 0% SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100%Highest SD: 68.6% 75%Lowest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1938Lowest 42 yrs older than SD 2021Highest 41 yrs newer than SD
Getting to work
Work from home 21.4%±25Highest SD: 9.7% 0%±40Lowest SD: 9.7%
Fair Township and Oak Hollow 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 36.3 miHighest 32.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.08Highest 0.00Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Sioux Falls (22%)Yankton (17%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Oak Hollow TownshipFew work in Fair Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.7%Lowest 1.7%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 1.9 miHighest 1.7 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 mi 0.1 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.6Highest 1.1Lowest
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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