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Leola vs Langford

54 miles apart. The biggest differences: home values (+91% in Langford) and property tax bill (2× in Leola).

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Leola, SDA small town of 381South Dakota · 381 people
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Langford, SDHomes around $231KSouth Dakota · 481 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.

LeolaA small town of 381
Quiet strengthsLeola doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Leola →
LangfordHomes around $231K
Housing$231K typical home28% below the SD typical home SchoolsBetter than 31%of SD districts All about Langford →
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.

Home values+91%
Homes cost more in Langford
Langford $125,000Leola $65,400
Property tax bill2×
Tax bills are bigger in Leola
Leola $1,868Langford $920
Average commute9 min
Langford has the shorter commute
Leola 28 minLangford 18 min
Typical home built16 yrs
Leola’s homes are older
Langford 1972Leola 1956
Work in town+8.6 pts
More of Leola’s workers stay in town
Leola 12.2%Langford 3.6%
Jobs per worker+51%
Langford is more of a job hub
Langford 1.27Leola 0.84
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $850 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.

Leola$500/mo
Typical home $65K (Census) · tax rate 2.86% · or rent about $843/mo · Housing →
Langford$1,350/mo
Typical home $231K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.74% · or rent about $688/mo · Housing →

The difference: $850 a month, about $10,200 a year, between Langford and Leola.

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
BLeolaBetter than 60% of districts in the state CLangfordBetter than 31% of districts in the state
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
LeolaLangford
Snow a year34″45″
January low3°F0°F
July high84°F83°F
Growing season (days)143d135d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)37th22nd
Outdoors & history
LeolaLangford
Settled—1886
National Register places11
Community
LeolaLangford
Library hours a week20 hrs18 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

54 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

LeolaSDLangfordSD
Leola ↔ Langford54 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.

LeolaLangford
People
Population 381Lowest 481Highest
Median age 38.9±10.3Highest about the SD average 38.4±15.2Lowest about the SD average
Leola and Langford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 27.6%±3.2Lowest SD: 24.2% 28.1%±6.6Highest SD: 24.2%
Langford and Leola are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 18.9%±5.3Highest SD: 18% 14.1%±2.3Lowest SD: 18%
Leola and Langford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 31.4%Highest SD: 31.9% 25.1%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.6%±2.9Lowest SD: 5% 8.1%±8.3Highest SD: 5%
Langford and Leola are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $71,250±$17kLowest 5% below SD $79,375±$23kHighest 6% above SD
Langford and Leola are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $65,400±$10kLowest 75% below SD $125,000±$36kHighest 51% below SD
Rentmedian gross, monthly $843±$139Highest 11% below SD $688±$172Lowest 27% below SD
Leola and Langford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,868Highest 31% below SD $920Lowest 66% below SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 19.2%±55.8Highest SD: 39.8% 8.7%±79.4Lowest SD: 39.8%
Leola and Langford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 6.3%Highest SD: 11.9% 0.6%Lowest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 80.7%Lowest SD: 68.6% 83.6%Highest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1956Lowest 24 yrs older than SD 1972Highest 8 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 28 minHighest 56% above SD 18 minLowest 3% above SD
Work from home 5.8%±5.4Lowest SD: 9.7% 5.9%±3.5Highest SD: 9.7%
Langford and Leola are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 12.2%Highest 3.6%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 32.8 miHighest 14.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.84Lowest 1.27Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Eureka (18%)Britton (34%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in LangfordFew work in Leola
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 1.2%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.5 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.7 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 105Lowest 146Highest
Schools
School district Leola School District 44-2Langford Area School District 45-5
High school in town Leola High School - 01Langford Area High School - 01
Students per teacherat that high school 7.0Lowest 11.8Highest
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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