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Lafoon Township vs Tamworth Township

Next-door neighbors in Faulk County. The biggest differences: property tax bill (4.4× in Lafoon Township) and bachelor’s degree+ (+40.5 pts in Lafoon Township).

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Lafoon Township, SDAn outdoors townFaulk County · 48 people
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Tamworth Township, SDAn outdoors townFaulk County · 74 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.

Lafoon TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors16.7% conserved land9.5 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Lafoon Township →
Tamworth TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors33.6% conserved land4.5 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Tamworth Township →
The biggest differences

Where they part ways

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Property tax bill4.4×
Tax bills are bigger in Lafoon Township
Lafoon Township $2,357Tamworth Township $533
Bachelor’s degree++40.5 pts
More adults in Lafoon Township have a degree
Lafoon Township 45.2%Tamworth Township 4.7%
Homeowners+36 pts renters
Lafoon Township has more renters
Tamworth Township 92.3%Lafoon Township 56.3%
Trails2.1×
Lafoon Township has more miles of trail
Lafoon Township 9.5 miTamworth Township 4.5 mi
Conserved land+16.9 pts
Tamworth Township has more conserved land
Tamworth Township 33.6%Lafoon Township 16.7%
Street grid+44%
Tamworth Township has the more walkable street grid
Tamworth Township 1.3Lafoon Township 0.9
★ What stands out · Where they are

Lafoon Township and Tamworth Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Lafoon TownshipTamworth TownshipLafoon TownshipTamworth Township
Lafoon Township ↔ Tamworth Township7.5 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
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
Lafoon TownshipTamworth Township
Snow a year44″44″
January low4°F4°F
July high85°F85°F
Growing season (days)139d139d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)37th37th
Outdoors & history
Lafoon TownshipTamworth Township
Trails10 mi5 mi
Conserved land16.7%33.6%
National Register places—2
Community
Lafoon TownshipTamworth Township
Library hours a week—44 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.

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.

Lafoon TownshipTamworth Township
People
Population 48Lowest 74Highest
Median age 61.4±17.8Highest 62% above SD 54.8±26.1Lowest 44% above SD
Lafoon Township and Tamworth Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 6.3%±56Highest SD: 24.2% 4.1%±36.3Lowest SD: 24.2%
Lafoon Township and Tamworth Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 33.3%±56.1Lowest SD: 18% 47.3%±46.5Highest SD: 18%
Tamworth Township and Lafoon Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 45.2%Highest SD: 31.9% 4.7%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±29.5 SD: 5% 0%±19.1 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $70,000±$68kHighest 7% below SD $51,154±$25kLowest 32% below SD
Lafoon Township and Tamworth Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,357Highest 13% below SD $533Lowest 80% below SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100 SD: 39.8% —
Below poverty line 0% SD: 11.9% 0% SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 56.3%Lowest SD: 68.6% 92.3%Highest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1971Highest 9 yrs older than SD 1961Lowest 19 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way — 26 min 47% above SD
Work from home 39.4%±28.9Highest SD: 9.7% 0%±20Lowest SD: 9.7%
Lafoon Township and Tamworth Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 6.8%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 26.3 miHighest 5.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.93Lowest 1.02Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Faulkton (21%)Faulkton (39%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 7% work in Tamworth TownshipFew work in Lafoon Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 16.7%Lowest 33.6%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 9.5 miHighest 4.5 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.3 miHighest 0.1 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.9Lowest 1.3Highest
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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