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Reliance vs Fruitdale 210 miles apart. The biggest differences: household income (3.2× in Reliance) and jobs per worker (4.2× in Reliance).
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.
Reliance A small town of 211
Quiet strengths Reliance doesn’t stand out on the data we have Neighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Reliance →
Fruitdale A small town of 134
Quiet strengths Fruitdale doesn’t stand out on the data we have Neighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Fruitdale →
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.
★ What stands out · Monthly cost A typical home costs $180 more a month in Fruitdale 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.
Down payment3.5% 10% 20% Rate
Reliance $760 /mo
Typical home $123K (Census) · tax rate 1.07% · Housing →
Fruitdale $940 /mo
Typical home $164K (Census) · tax rate 0.55% · Housing →
The difference: $180 a month , about $2,200 a year , between Fruitdale and Reliance.
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.
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.
Outdoors & history
Famous people born here 1 — Community
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 210 miles apart Straight-line miles between town centers.
Reliance ↔ Fruitdale 210 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.
Raising kids Affordability Owning a home Short commute Working from home Younger crowd Settled, older crowd Growing town Outdoorsy Walkable streets
Population
211 Highest 134 Lowest
Median age
25.4 ±18.6 Highest 33% below SD 20.5 ±35.6 Lowest 46% below SD
Kids under 18
25.6% ±9.5 Lowest SD: 24.2% 48.5% ±10.9 Highest SD: 24.2%
Age 65+
16.1% ±11.1 Lowest SD: 18% 21.6% ±25.7 Highest SD: 18%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
42.7% Highest SD: 31.9% 42.2% Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
18% ±15.4 Highest SD: 5% 0.7% ±7.8 Lowest SD: 5%
Household incomemedian
$55,313 ±$25k Highest 26% below SD $17,450 ±$10k Lowest 77% below SD
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$123,200 ±$34k Lowest 52% below SD $164,400 ±$5k Highest 36% below SD
Property taxmedian, yearly
$1,324 Highest 51% below SD $896 Lowest 67% below SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
— 50% ±100 SD: 39.8%
Below poverty line
3.8% Lowest SD: 11.9% 57.5% Highest SD: 11.9%
Homeownersof occupied homes
91.8% Highest SD: 68.6% 89.8% Lowest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year
1975 Highest 5 yrs older than SD 1938 Lowest 42 yrs older than SD
Average commuteone way
19 min Lowest 8% above SD 26 min Highest 43% above SD
Work from home
0% ±11.5 Lowest SD: 9.7% 4.3% ±7.6 Highest SD: 9.7%
Work in townworking residents
0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line
23.3 mi Highest 20.8 mi Lowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub
0.46 Highest 0.11 Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town
Oacoma (16%) Belle Fourche (14%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others
Few work in Fruitdale Few work in Reliance
Conserved landshare of the town
0% 0%
Trailsmapped miles
0.5 mi Highest 0.0 mi Lowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi
0.5 mi Highest 0.0 mi Lowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map
0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure
32.6 Lowest 35.9 Highest
“±” Census margin of error ACS 2020–2024
Deciding? Ask the people who live there The numbers stop at the town line. Neighbors can tell you about the commute at 7am, the schools, the winters and the feel of the place.
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Towns like Reliance 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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