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Onida vs Fairview Township

209 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (34.7× in Onida) and jobs per worker (3.4× in Onida).

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Onida, SDKnown for its schoolsSouth Dakota · 644 people
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Fairview Township, SDA small town of 535Clay County · 535 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.

OnidaKnown for its schools
SchoolsBetter than 71%of SD districts Housing$253K typical home21% below the SD typical home HistorySettled in 18802 places on the National Register All about Onida →
Fairview TownshipA small town of 535
Quiet strengthsFairview Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Fairview Township →
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 grid34.7×
Onida has the more walkable street grid
Onida 90.1Fairview Township 2.6
Jobs per worker3.4×
Onida is more of a job hub
Onida 1.24Fairview Township 0.36
Work in town+32.5 pts
More of Onida’s workers stay in town
Onida 34%Fairview Township 1.5%
Growth since 2010+11.8 pts
Fairview Township has grown faster since 2010
Fairview Township +13%Onida +1.2%
Average commute4 min
Onida has the shorter commute
Fairview Township 22 minOnida 18 min
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $160 more a month in Fairview Township

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.

Onida$1,520/mo
Typical home $253K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.92% · or rent about $939/mo · Housing →
Fairview Township$1,680/mo
Typical home $298K (Census) · tax rate 0.49% · Housing →

The difference: $160 a month, about $2,000 a year, between Fairview Township and Onida.

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
B+OnidaBetter than 71% of districts in the state –Fairview TownshipNot 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
OnidaFairview Township
Snow a year49″36″
January low7°F—
July high87°F—
Growing season (days)147d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)67th66th
Outdoors & history
OnidaFairview Township
Trails—5 mi
Conserved land—1.2%
Settled1880—
National Register places21
Archive photos5—
Famous people born here4—
Community
OnidaFairview Township
Library hours a week16 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

209 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

OnidaSDFairview TownshipClay County
Onida ↔ Fairview Township209 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.

OnidaFairview Township
People
Population 644Highest 535Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +1.2%Lowest SD: +8.9% +13%Highest SD: +8.9%
Median age 42.2±10.3Lowest 11% above SD 43.5±15.5Highest 14% above SD
Fairview Township and Onida are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 27.2%±5.2Highest SD: 24.2% 26.9%±8.7Lowest SD: 24.2%
Onida and Fairview Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 22.4%±4.7Highest SD: 18% 12.7%±8.2Lowest SD: 18%
Onida and Fairview Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 29.6%Highest SD: 31.9% 28.5%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2%±1.6Highest SD: 5% 1.7%±4Lowest SD: 5%
Onida and Fairview Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $70,000±$8kLowest 7% below SD $99,219±$35kHighest 32% above SD
Fairview Township and Onida are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $178,600±$30kLowest 31% below SD $297,600±$100kHighest 16% above SD
Fairview Township and Onida are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $939±$98 about the SD average —
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,636Highest 40% below SD $1,464Lowest 46% below SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 43.1%±33.2Lowest SD: 39.8% 100%±100Highest SD: 39.8%
Fairview Township and Onida are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 4.9%Highest SD: 11.9% 0%Lowest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 80.1%Lowest SD: 68.6% 80.5%Highest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1974Highest 6 yrs older than SD 1972Lowest 8 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 18 minLowest about the SD average 22 minHighest 25% above SD
Work from home 6%±4.8Lowest SD: 9.7% 15.5%±11.2Highest SD: 9.7%
Fairview Township and Onida are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 34%Highest 1.5%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 18.3 miLowest 26.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.24Highest 0.36Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Pierre (15%)Vermillion (33%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Fairview TownshipFew work in Onida
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 1.2%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 5.0 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.1 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 90.1Highest 2.6Lowest
Schools
School district Agar-Blunt-Onida School District 58-3—
High school in town Sully Buttes High School - 07—
Students per teacherat that high school 9.6 —
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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