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.

Down paymentRate%

Florence$3,230/mo

Typical home $526K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.08% · or rent about $817/mo · Housing →

Tabor$1,310/mo

Typical home $213K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.10% · or rent about $813/mo · Housing →

The difference: $1,920 a month, about $23,000 a year, between Florence and Tabor.

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

CFlorenceBetter than 31% of districts in the state –TaborNot graded

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

FlorenceTabor

Snow a year32″37″

January low2°F 9°F

July high82°F 86°F

Growing season (days)143d 158d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)46th 46th

Outdoors & history

FlorenceTabor

Settled—1871

National Register places1 8

Archive photos2 —

Famous people born here1 —

Community

FlorenceTabor

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined0 0

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

147 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

FlorenceSD TaborSD

Florence ↔ Tabor147 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.

Only big differences vs South Dakota average

FlorenceTabor

People

Population 317Lowest 369Highest

Median age 51.3±16 35% above SD 51.3±7.4 35% above SD

Kids under 18 23.3%±2.8Highest SD: 24.2% 16.5%±4.6Lowest SD: 24.2%

Florence and Tabor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Age 65+ 22.1%±4.7Lowest SD: 18% 30.1%±3.7Highest SD: 18%

Tabor and Florence are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 8%Lowest SD: 31.9% 16.7%Highest SD: 31.9%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±4.5Lowest SD: 5% 1.1%±3Highest SD: 5%

Tabor and Florence are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $75,909±$9kLowest about the SD average $82,813±$12kHighest 10% above SD

Tabor and Florence are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $158,700±$14kHighest 38% below SD $143,800±$34kLowest 44% below SD

Florence and Tabor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Rentmedian gross, monthly $817±$186Highest 14% below SD $813±$191Lowest 14% below SD

Florence and Tabor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,708Highest 37% below SD $1,583Lowest 42% below SD

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 5.9%±100Lowest SD: 39.8% 42.3%±41.3Highest SD: 39.8%

Tabor and Florence are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Below poverty line 9.8%Highest SD: 11.9% 6%Lowest SD: 11.9%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 85.5%Highest SD: 68.6% 80.9%Lowest SD: 68.6%

Typical home builtmedian year 1982Highest 2 yrs newer than SD 1956Lowest 24 yrs older than SD

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 25 minHighest 41% above SD 19 minLowest 7% above SD

Work from home 4%±3.7Highest SD: 9.7% 2.5%±2.4Lowest SD: 9.7%

Florence and Tabor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Work in townworking residents 1.7%Lowest 1.8%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 15.3 miLowest 15.8 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.33Lowest 0.35Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Watertown (52%)Yankton (22%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in TaborFew work in Florence

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%

Trailsmapped miles 0.0 mi 0.0 mi

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 60.5Lowest 77.5Highest

Schools

School district Florence School District 14-1—

High school in town Florence High School - 01—

Students per teacherat that high school 10.9 —

South Dakota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024

Deciding?

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The numbers stop at the town line. Neighbors can tell you about the commute at 7am, the schools, the winters and the feel of the place.

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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.

Florence vs Tabor

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A typical home costs $1,920 more a month in Florence

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