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Fairview Township vs Sverdrup Township

65 miles apart. The biggest differences: property tax bill (2.6× in Sverdrup Township) and jobs per worker (2.7× in Sverdrup Township).

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Fairview Township, SDA small town of 535Clay County · 535 people
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Sverdrup Township, SDA small town of 861Minnehaha County · 861 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 →
Sverdrup TownshipA small town of 861
Quiet strengthsSverdrup Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Sverdrup 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.

Property tax bill2.6×
Tax bills are bigger in Sverdrup Township
Sverdrup Township $3,879Fairview Township $1,464
Jobs per worker2.7×
Sverdrup Township is more of a job hub
Sverdrup Township 0.97Fairview Township 0.36
Trails2.6×
Fairview Township has more miles of trail
Fairview Township 5.0 miSverdrup Township 1.9 mi
Typical home built24 yrs
Fairview Township’s homes are older
Sverdrup Township 1996Fairview Township 1972
Homeowners+8.6 pts renters
Fairview Township has more renters
Sverdrup Township 89.1%Fairview Township 80.5%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $570 more a month in Sverdrup 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 →
Sverdrup Township$2,250/mo
Typical home $368K (Census) · tax rate 1.05% · Housing →

The difference: $570 a month, about $6,800 a year, between Sverdrup Township 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.

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 TownshipSverdrup Township
Snow a year36″40″
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)66th32nd
Outdoors & history
Fairview TownshipSverdrup Township
Trails5 mi2 mi
Conserved land1.2%0%
National Register places14
Community
Fairview TownshipSverdrup 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.

Where they are

65 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Fairview TownshipClay CountySverdrup TownshipMinnehaha County
Fairview Township ↔ Sverdrup Township65 miles apart
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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 TownshipSverdrup Township
People
Population 535Lowest 861Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +13%Lowest SD: +8.9% +14.5%Highest SD: +8.9%
Median age 43.5±15.5Highest 14% above SD 43.2±12.2Lowest 14% above SD
Fairview Township and Sverdrup 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% 25.7%±3.7Lowest SD: 24.2%
Fairview Township and Sverdrup 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% 15.8%±3.2Highest SD: 18%
Sverdrup Township 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%Highest SD: 31.9% 24.9%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.7%±4Highest SD: 5% 0%±1.6Lowest SD: 5%
Fairview Township and Sverdrup 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±$35kLowest 32% above SD $118,438±$37kHighest 58% above SD
Sverdrup Township and Fairview Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $297,600±$100kLowest 16% above SD $367,900±$40kHighest 43% above SD
Sverdrup Township and Fairview Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,464Lowest 46% below SD $3,879Highest 42% above SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 100%±100 SD: 39.8% 100%±42.9 SD: 39.8%
Below poverty line 0% SD: 11.9% 0% SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 80.5%Lowest SD: 68.6% 89.1%Highest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1972Lowest 8 yrs older than SD 1996Highest 16 yrs newer than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 22 minHighest 25% above SD 20 minLowest 13% above SD
Work from home 15.5%±11.2Highest SD: 9.7% 13.7%±7.8Lowest SD: 9.7%
Fairview Township and Sverdrup Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 1.5%Lowest 4%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 26.3 miHighest 11.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.36Lowest 0.97Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Vermillion (33%)Sioux Falls (53%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Sverdrup TownshipFew work in Fairview Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 1.2%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 5.0 miHighest 1.9 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 2.6Highest 1.9Lowest
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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