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Langford vs Oacoma

145 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (12.2× in Langford) and conserved land (+58.4 pts in Oacoma).

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Langford, SDHomes around $231KSouth Dakota · 481 people
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Oacoma, SDA small town of 548South Dakota · 548 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.

LangfordHomes around $231K
Housing$231K typical home28% below the SD typical home SchoolsBetter than 31%of SD districts All about Langford →
OacomaA small town of 548
Quiet strengthsOacoma doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Oacoma →
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 grid12.2×
Langford has the more walkable street grid
Langford 146Oacoma 11.9
Conserved land+58.4 pts
Oacoma has more conserved land
Oacoma 59.6%Langford 1.2%
Property tax bill+62%
Tax bills are bigger in Oacoma
Oacoma $1,494Langford $920
Age 65++12.5 pts
Oacoma has more people 65 and up
Oacoma 26.6%Langford 14.1%
Typical home built16 yrs
Langford’s homes are older
Oacoma 1988Langford 1972
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $330 more a month in Langford

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.

Langford$1,350/mo
Typical home $231K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.74% · or rent about $688/mo · Housing →
Oacoma$1,020/mo
Typical home $172K (Census) · tax rate 0.87% · or rent about $883/mo · Housing →

The difference: $330 a month, about $3,900 a year, between Langford and Oacoma.

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
CLangfordBetter than 31% of districts in the state –OacomaNot 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
LangfordOacoma
Snow a year45″43″
January low0°F9°F
July high83°F87°F
Growing season (days)135d156d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)22nd85th
Outdoors & history
LangfordOacoma
Settled1886—
National Register places1—
Community
LangfordOacoma
Library hours a week18 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.

Where they are

145 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

LangfordSDOacomaSD
Langford ↔ Oacoma145 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.

LangfordOacoma
People
Population 481Lowest 548Highest
Median age 38.4±15.2Lowest about the SD average 40.2±6.3Highest 6% above SD
Oacoma and Langford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 28.1%±6.6Highest SD: 24.2% 25.4%±7.7Lowest SD: 24.2%
Langford and Oacoma are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 14.1%±2.3Lowest SD: 18% 26.6%±5.8Highest SD: 18%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 25.1%Highest SD: 31.9% 18.8%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 8.1%±8.3Highest SD: 5% 3.5%±3.4Lowest SD: 5%
Langford and Oacoma are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $79,375±$23kHighest 6% above SD $73,333±$26kLowest about the SD average
Langford and Oacoma are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $125,000±$36kLowest 51% below SD $171,700±$82kHighest 33% below SD
Oacoma and Langford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $688±$172Lowest 27% below SD $883±$105Highest 7% below SD
Oacoma and Langford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $920Lowest 66% below SD $1,494Highest 45% below SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 8.7%±79.4Lowest SD: 39.8% 23.4%±51.5Highest SD: 39.8%
Oacoma and Langford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 0.6%Lowest SD: 11.9% 5.5%Highest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 83.6%Highest SD: 68.6% 77.7%Lowest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1972Lowest 8 yrs older than SD 1988Highest 8 yrs newer than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 18 minHighest 3% above SD 15 minLowest 16% below SD
Work from home 5.9%±3.5Lowest SD: 9.7% 6.1%±7.1Highest SD: 9.7%
Oacoma and Langford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 3.6%Lowest 7%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 14.8 miLowest 34.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.27Lowest 1.49Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Britton (34%)Presho (10%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in OacomaFew work in Langford
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 1.2%Lowest 59.6%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 0.8 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.2 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 146Highest 11.9Lowest
Schools
School district Langford Area School District 45-5—
High school in town Langford Area High School - 01—
Students per teacherat that high school 11.8 —
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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