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Fairview Township vs Onida

209 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (34.7× in Onida) and jobs per worker (3.4× in Onida).

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Fairview Township, SDA small town of 535Clay County · 535 people
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Onida, SDKnown for its schoolsSouth Dakota · 644 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 →
OnidaKnown for its schools
SchoolsBetter than 71%of SD districts Housing$253K typical home21% below the SD typical home HistorySettled in 18802 places on the National Register All about Onida →
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.

Street grid34.7×
Onida has the more walkable street grid
Onida 90.1Fairview Township 2.6
Jobs per worker3.4×
Onida is more of a job hub
Onida 1.24Fairview Township 0.36
Work in town+32.5 pts
More of Onida’s workers stay in town
Onida 34%Fairview Township 1.5%
Growth since 2010+11.8 pts
Fairview Township has grown faster since 2010
Fairview Township +13%Onida +1.2%
Average commute4 min
Onida has the shorter commute
Fairview Township 22 minOnida 18 min
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $160 more a month in Fairview 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.

Fairview Township$1,680/mo
Typical home $298K (Census) · tax rate 0.49% · Housing →
Onida$1,520/mo
Typical home $253K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.92% · or rent about $939/mo · Housing →

The difference: $160 a month, about $2,000 a year, between Fairview Township and Onida.

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 B+OnidaBetter than 71% of districts in the state
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 TownshipOnida
Snow a year36″49″
January low—7°F
July high—87°F
Growing season (days)—147d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)66th67th
Outdoors & history
Fairview TownshipOnida
Trails5 mi—
Conserved land1.2%—
Settled—1880
National Register places12
Archive photos—5
Famous people born here—4
Community
Fairview TownshipOnida
Library hours a week—16 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

209 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Fairview TownshipClay CountyOnidaSD
Fairview Township ↔ Onida209 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 TownshipOnida
People
Population 535Lowest 644Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +13%Highest SD: +8.9% +1.2%Lowest SD: +8.9%
Median age 43.5±15.5Highest 14% above SD 42.2±10.3Lowest 11% above SD
Fairview Township and Onida are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 26.9%±8.7Lowest SD: 24.2% 27.2%±5.2Highest SD: 24.2%
Onida and Fairview Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 12.7%±8.2Lowest SD: 18% 22.4%±4.7Highest SD: 18%
Onida and Fairview Township 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% 29.6%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.7%±4Lowest SD: 5% 2%±1.6Highest SD: 5%
Onida 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 $70,000±$8kLowest 7% below SD
Fairview Township and Onida 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 $178,600±$30kLowest 31% below SD
Fairview Township and Onida are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly — $939±$98 about the SD average
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,464Lowest 46% below SD $1,636Highest 40% below SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 100%±100Highest SD: 39.8% 43.1%±33.2Lowest SD: 39.8%
Fairview Township and Onida 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% 4.9%Highest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 80.5%Highest SD: 68.6% 80.1%Lowest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1972Lowest 8 yrs older than SD 1974Highest 6 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 22 minHighest 25% above SD 18 minLowest about the SD average
Work from home 15.5%±11.2Highest SD: 9.7% 6%±4.8Lowest SD: 9.7%
Fairview Township and Onida are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 1.5%Lowest 34%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 26.3 miHighest 18.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.36Lowest 1.24Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Vermillion (33%)Pierre (15%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in OnidaFew 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 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 2.6Lowest 90.1Highest
Schools
School district —Agar-Blunt-Onida School District 58-3
High school in town —Sully Buttes High School - 07
Students per teacherat that high school — 9.6
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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