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Tamworth Township vs Lafoon Township

Next-door neighbors in Faulk County. The biggest differences: property tax bill (4.4× in Lafoon Township) and bachelor’s degree+ (+40.5 pts in Lafoon Township).

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Tamworth Township, SDAn outdoors townFaulk County · 74 people
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Lafoon Township, SDAn outdoors townFaulk County · 48 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.

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 · Where they are

Tamworth Township and Lafoon Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Tamworth TownshipLafoon TownshipTamworth TownshipLafoon Township
Tamworth Township ↔ Lafoon Township7.5 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
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
Tamworth TownshipLafoon Township
Snow a year44″44″
January low4°F4°F
July high85°F85°F
Growing season (days)139d139d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)37th37th
Outdoors & history
Tamworth TownshipLafoon Township
Trails5 mi10 mi
Conserved land33.6%16.7%
National Register places2—
Community
Tamworth TownshipLafoon Township
Library hours a week44 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.

Tamworth TownshipLafoon Township
People
Population 74Highest 48Lowest
Median age 54.8±26.1Lowest 44% above SD 61.4±17.8Highest 62% above SD
Lafoon Township and Tamworth Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 4.1%±36.3Lowest SD: 24.2% 6.3%±56Highest SD: 24.2%
Lafoon Township and Tamworth Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 47.3%±46.5Highest SD: 18% 33.3%±56.1Lowest SD: 18%
Tamworth Township and Lafoon Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 4.7%Lowest SD: 31.9% 45.2%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±19.1 SD: 5% 0%±29.5 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $51,154±$25kLowest 32% below SD $70,000±$68kHighest 7% below SD
Lafoon Township and Tamworth Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $533Lowest 80% below SD $2,357Highest 13% below SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 0%±100 SD: 39.8%
Below poverty line 0% SD: 11.9% 0% SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 92.3%Highest SD: 68.6% 56.3%Lowest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1961Lowest 19 yrs older than SD 1971Highest 9 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 26 min 47% above SD —
Work from home 0%±20Lowest SD: 9.7% 39.4%±28.9Highest SD: 9.7%
Lafoon Township and Tamworth Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 6.8%Highest 0%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 5.8 miLowest 26.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.02Highest 0.93Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Faulkton (39%)Faulkton (21%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Lafoon Township7% work in Tamworth Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 33.6%Highest 16.7%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 4.5 miLowest 9.5 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miLowest 0.3 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.3Highest 0.9Lowest
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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