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Sverdrup Township vs Fairview Township

65 miles apart. The biggest differences: property tax bill (2.6× in Sverdrup Township) and jobs per worker (2.7× in Sverdrup Township).

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Sverdrup Township, SDA small town of 861Minnehaha County · 861 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.

Sverdrup TownshipA small town of 861
Quiet strengthsSverdrup Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Sverdrup Township →
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.

Property tax bill2.6×
Tax bills are bigger in Sverdrup Township
Sverdrup Township $3,879Fairview Township $1,464
Jobs per worker2.7×
Sverdrup Township is more of a job hub
Sverdrup Township 0.97Fairview Township 0.36
Trails2.6×
Fairview Township has more miles of trail
Fairview Township 5.0 miSverdrup Township 1.9 mi
Typical home built24 yrs
Fairview Township’s homes are older
Sverdrup Township 1996Fairview Township 1972
Homeowners+8.6 pts renters
Fairview Township has more renters
Sverdrup Township 89.1%Fairview Township 80.5%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $570 more a month in Sverdrup 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.

Sverdrup Township$2,250/mo
Typical home $368K (Census) · tax rate 1.05% · Housing →
Fairview Township$1,680/mo
Typical home $298K (Census) · tax rate 0.49% · Housing →

The difference: $570 a month, about $6,800 a year, between Sverdrup Township and Fairview Township.

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.

Seasons
Sverdrup TownshipFairview Township
Snow a year40″36″
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)32nd66th
Outdoors & history
Sverdrup TownshipFairview Township
Trails2 mi5 mi
Conserved land0%1.2%
National Register places41
Community
Sverdrup TownshipFairview Township
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

65 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Sverdrup TownshipMinnehaha CountyFairview TownshipClay County
Sverdrup Township ↔ Fairview Township65 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.

Sverdrup TownshipFairview Township
People
Population 861Highest 535Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +14.5%Highest SD: +8.9% +13%Lowest SD: +8.9%
Median age 43.2±12.2Lowest 14% above SD 43.5±15.5Highest 14% above SD
Fairview Township and Sverdrup Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 25.7%±3.7Lowest SD: 24.2% 26.9%±8.7Highest SD: 24.2%
Fairview Township and Sverdrup Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 15.8%±3.2Highest SD: 18% 12.7%±8.2Lowest SD: 18%
Sverdrup Township 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+ 24.9%Lowest SD: 31.9% 28.5%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±1.6Lowest SD: 5% 1.7%±4Highest SD: 5%
Fairview Township and Sverdrup Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $118,438±$37kHighest 58% above SD $99,219±$35kLowest 32% above SD
Sverdrup Township and Fairview Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $367,900±$40kHighest 43% above SD $297,600±$100kLowest 16% above SD
Sverdrup Township and Fairview Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $3,879Highest 42% above SD $1,464Lowest 46% below SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 100%±42.9 SD: 39.8% 100%±100 SD: 39.8%
Below poverty line 0% SD: 11.9% 0% SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 89.1%Highest SD: 68.6% 80.5%Lowest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1996Highest 16 yrs newer than SD 1972Lowest 8 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 20 minLowest 13% above SD 22 minHighest 25% above SD
Work from home 13.7%±7.8Lowest SD: 9.7% 15.5%±11.2Highest SD: 9.7%
Fairview Township and Sverdrup Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 4%Highest 1.5%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 11.8 miLowest 26.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.97Highest 0.36Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Sioux Falls (53%)Vermillion (33%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Fairview TownshipFew work in Sverdrup Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 1.2%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 1.9 miLowest 5.0 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 mi 0.1 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.9Lowest 2.6Highest
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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