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Fairview Township vs Crooks

61 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (20.4× in Crooks) and property tax bill (2.1× in Crooks).

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Fairview Township, SDA small town of 535Clay County · 535 people
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Crooks, SDOne of the healthiest townsSouth Dakota · 1,268 people
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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.

Fairview TownshipA small town of 535
Quiet strengthsFairview Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Fairview Township →
CrooksOne of the healthiest towns
HealthHealthier than 83%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates SchoolsBetter than 27%of SD districts All about Crooks →
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.

Street grid20.4×
Crooks has the more walkable street grid
Crooks 53.0Fairview Township 2.6
Property tax bill2.1×
Tax bills are bigger in Crooks
Crooks $3,078Fairview Township $1,464
Typical home built19 yrs
Fairview Township’s homes are older
Crooks 1991Fairview Township 1972
Growth since 2010+5.7 pts
Fairview Township has grown faster since 2010
Fairview Township +13%Crooks +7.3%
Size2.4×
Crooks is the bigger place
Crooks 1,268Fairview Township 535
Bachelor’s degree++8 pts
More adults in Crooks have a degree
Crooks 36.5%Fairview Township 28.5%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $570 more a month in Crooks

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.

Fairview Township$1,680/mo
Typical home $298K (Census) · tax rate 0.49% · Housing →
Crooks$2,250/mo
Typical home $368K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.04% · or rent about $1,135/mo · Housing →

The difference: $570 a month, about $6,800 a year, between Crooks and Fairview 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.

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.

Schools
–Fairview TownshipNot graded CCrooksBetter than 27% of districts in the state
Health
–Fairview TownshipNot graded A−CrooksHealthier than 83% of U.S. towns
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
Fairview TownshipCrooks
Snow a year36″40″
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)66th28th
Outdoors & history
Fairview TownshipCrooks
Trails5 mi0 mi
Conserved land1.2%0%
National Register places1—
Archive photos—1
Community
Fairview TownshipCrooks
Library hours a week—21 hrs
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.

Where they are

61 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Fairview TownshipClay CountyCrooksSD
Fairview Township ↔ Crooks61 miles apart
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.

Fairview TownshipCrooks
People
Population 535Lowest 1,268Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +13%Highest SD: +8.9% +7.3%Lowest SD: +8.9%
Median age 43.5±15.5Lowest 14% above SD 43.6±1.7Highest 15% above SD
Crooks and Fairview Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 26.9%±8.7Highest SD: 24.2% 22%±2Lowest SD: 24.2%
Fairview Township and Crooks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 12.7%±8.2Highest SD: 18% 11.9%±3.4Lowest SD: 18%
Fairview Township and Crooks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 28.5%Lowest SD: 31.9% 36.5%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.7%±4Lowest SD: 5% 2.2%±1.5Highest SD: 5%
Crooks and Fairview Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $99,219±$35kHighest 32% above SD $98,984±$14kLowest 32% above SD
Fairview Township and Crooks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $297,600±$100kHighest 16% above SD $295,400±$29kLowest 15% above SD
Fairview Township and Crooks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly — $1,135±$315 20% above SD
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,464Lowest 46% below SD $3,078Highest 13% above SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 100%±100Highest SD: 39.8% 54.8%±25Lowest SD: 39.8%
Fairview Township and Crooks 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% 0.5%Highest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 80.5%Lowest SD: 68.6% 83.2%Highest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1972Lowest 8 yrs older than SD 1991Highest 11 yrs newer than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 22 minLowest 25% above SD 26 minHighest 48% above SD
Work from home 15.5%±11.2Highest SD: 9.7% 5.3%±2.2Lowest SD: 9.7%
Fairview Township and Crooks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 1.5%Lowest 1.6%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 26.3 miHighest 9.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.36Lowest 0.40Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Vermillion (33%)Sioux Falls (73%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in CrooksFew work in Fairview Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 1.2%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 5.0 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 4Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 2.6Lowest 53.0Highest
Schools
School district —Tri-Valley School District 49-6
High school in town —None in town
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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