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Swan Lake Township vs Viborg

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: street grid (65.6× in Viborg) and home values (2.1× in Swan Lake Township).

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Swan Lake Township, SDA small town of 145Turner County · 145 people
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Viborg, SDKnown for its schoolsSouth Dakota · 958 people
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.

Swan Lake TownshipA small town of 145
Quiet strengthsSwan Lake Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Swan Lake Township →
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 $240 more a month in Swan Lake 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.

Swan Lake Township$1,950/mo
Typical home $330K (Census) · tax rate 0.79% · Housing →
Viborg$1,700/mo
Typical home $265K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.43% · or rent about $711/mo · Housing →

The difference: $240 a month, about $2,900 a year, between Swan Lake Township and Viborg.

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.

Where they are

Swan Lake Township and Viborg share a border

And the people who already live in one and work in the other.

Swan Lake TownshipViborgSwan Lake TownshipViborg
Swan Lake Township ↔ Viborg3.7 miles apart · They share a border
Who commutes between them
17 Swan Lake Township residents work in Viborg (14.8% of its workers)
Work & commute in Swan Lake Township →
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.

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
Swan Lake TownshipViborg
Snow a year31″31″
January low7°F7°F
July high84°F84°F
Growing season (days)151d151d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)46th46th
Outdoors & history
Swan Lake TownshipViborg
Trails2 mi—
Conserved land1.5%—
Settled—1893
National Register places—2
Community
Swan Lake TownshipViborg
Library hours a week—40 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.

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.

Swan Lake TownshipViborg
People
Population 145Lowest 958Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census — +4.1% SD: +8.9%
Median age 46.3±15.4Highest 22% above SD 41.3±7Lowest 9% above SD
Swan Lake Township and Viborg are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 20.7%±20.2Lowest SD: 24.2% 24.4%±4.7Highest SD: 24.2%
Viborg and Swan Lake Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 23.4%±20.5Lowest SD: 18% 26.5%±4.8Highest SD: 18%
Viborg and Swan Lake Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 48.7%Highest SD: 31.9% 18.5%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 6.2%±5.5Highest SD: 5% 1.1%±1.5Lowest SD: 5%
Swan Lake Township and Viborg are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $90,833±$56kHighest 21% above SD $51,944±$8kLowest 31% below SD
Swan Lake Township and Viborg are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $330,000±$74kHighest 28% above SD $156,700±$41kLowest 39% below SD
Rentmedian gross, monthly — $711±$114 25% below SD
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,604Highest 4% below SD $2,239Lowest 18% below SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100Lowest SD: 39.8% 35%±13.6Highest SD: 39.8%
Viborg and Swan Lake Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 0.7%Lowest SD: 11.9% 18.7%Highest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 91.4%Highest SD: 68.6% 56.7%Lowest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1969Lowest 11 yrs older than SD 1970Highest 10 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 34 minHighest 88% above SD 24 minLowest 35% above SD
Work from home 0%±12.3Lowest SD: 9.7% 4.2%±2.9Highest SD: 9.7%
Viborg and Swan Lake Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 3.5%Lowest 9.5%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 24.3 miLowest 26.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.38Lowest 1.03Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Sioux Falls (24%)Sioux Falls (29%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 15% work in ViborgFew work in Swan Lake Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 1.5%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 1.9 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.3Lowest 85.3Highest
Schools
School district —Viborg-Hurley School District 60-6
High school in town —Viborg-Hurley High School - 01
Students per teacherat that high school — 12.9
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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