Forbes Township and Torrey Lake Township share a border
Straight-line miles between town centers.
Forbes TownshipTorrey Lake Township
Forbes Township ↔ Torrey Lake Township4.6 miles apart · They share a border
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.
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.
Forbes TownshipTorrey Lake Township
Your priorities
People
Population254Highest205Lowest
Median age11.3±0.4Lowest 70% below SD38.2±49Highest about the SD average
Torrey Lake Township and Forbes Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 1863.4%±80.6Highest SD: 24.2%43.4%±10.6Lowest SD: 24.2%
Forbes Township and Torrey Lake Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+0%±13.6Lowest SD: 18%20.5%±24.7Highest SD: 18%
Torrey Lake Township and Forbes Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
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.