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Fairview Township vs Fairview

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: street grid (51.3× in Fairview) and jobs per worker (2.7× in Fairview).

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Fairview Township, SDA small town of 193Lincoln County · 193 people
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Fairview, SDA small town of 102South Dakota · 102 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 193
Quiet strengthsFairview Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Fairview Township →
FairviewA small town of 102
Quiet strengthsFairview doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Fairview →
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 grid51.3×
Fairview has the more walkable street grid
Fairview 82.0Fairview Township 1.6
Jobs per worker2.7×
Fairview is more of a job hub
Fairview 0.24Fairview Township 0.09
Conserved land+11.6 pts
Fairview Township has more conserved land
Fairview Township 11.6%Fairview 0%
Property tax bill+21%
Tax bills are bigger in Fairview Township
Fairview Township $1,556Fairview $1,281
Homeowners+8.9 pts renters
Fairview Township has more renters
Fairview 94.6%Fairview Township 85.7%
★ What stands out · Where they are

Fairview Township and Fairview share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Fairview TownshipFairviewFairview TownshipFairview
Fairview Township ↔ Fairview2.6 miles apart · They share a border
Monthly cost

A typical home costs about the same each month

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$920/mo
Typical home $150K (Census) · tax rate 1.04% · Housing →
Fairview$920/mo
Typical home $155K (Census) · tax rate 0.82% · Housing →

Within $50 a month of each other.

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 TownshipFairview
Snow a year34″34″
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)53rd53rd
Outdoors & history
Fairview TownshipFairview
Trails0 mi—
Conserved land11.6%—
Settled—1886
Community
Fairview TownshipFairview
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.

Fairview TownshipFairview
People
Population 193Highest 102Lowest
Median age 45.4±52.8Highest 19% above SD 30.9±7.2Lowest 19% below SD
Fairview Township and Fairview are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 21.2%±19.6Lowest SD: 24.2% 31.4%±19.4Highest SD: 24.2%
Fairview and Fairview Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 42%±30.1Highest SD: 18% 12.7%±24.4Lowest SD: 18%
Fairview Township and Fairview are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 6.9%Lowest SD: 31.9% 14.7%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±7.3Lowest SD: 5% 2%±10.2Highest SD: 5%
Fairview 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 $108,333±$103kHighest 44% above SD $71,719±$12kLowest 4% below SD
Fairview Township and Fairview are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $150,000±$116kLowest 42% below SD $155,400±$81kHighest 40% below SD
Fairview and Fairview Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,556Highest 43% below SD $1,281Lowest 53% below SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100 SD: 39.8% 0%±100 SD: 39.8%
Below poverty line 6.7%Lowest SD: 11.9% 18.6%Highest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 85.7%Lowest SD: 68.6% 94.6%Highest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1938 42 yrs older than SD 1938 42 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way — 23 min 29% above SD
Work from home 44.3%±62.1Highest SD: 9.7% 3.6%±4.9Lowest SD: 9.7%
Fairview Township and Fairview are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 1.3%Highest 0%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 24.8 miHighest 24.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.09Lowest 0.24Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Sioux Falls (28%)Sioux Falls (32%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in FairviewFew work in Fairview Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 11.6%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 0.4 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 4Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.6Lowest 82.0Highest
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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