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Weston Township vs Fair Township

173 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (4.9× in Weston Township) and typical home built (26 yrs in Fair Township).

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Weston Township, SDA small town of 60Marshall County · 60 people
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Fair Township, SDA small town of 45Hutchinson County · 45 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.

Weston TownshipA small town of 60
Quiet strengthsWeston Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Weston Township →
Fair TownshipA small town of 45
Quiet strengthsFair Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Fair 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.

★ What stands out · 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
Weston TownshipFair Township
Snow a year45″37″
January low0°F9°F
July high83°F86°F
Growing season (days)135d158d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)22nd39th
Outdoors & history
Weston TownshipFair Township
Trails2 mi2 mi
Conserved land0%0.7%
National Register places—1
Community
Weston TownshipFair 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

173 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Weston Township ↔ Fair Township173 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.

Weston TownshipFair Township
People
Population 60Highest 45Lowest
Median age 82.4±0.2Highest 117% above SD 71.5±25.3Lowest 88% above SD
Weston Township and Fair Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 0%±47.1Lowest SD: 24.2% 15.6%±56.1Highest SD: 24.2%
Fair Township and Weston Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 95%±100Highest SD: 18% 60%±61.7Lowest SD: 18%
Weston Township and Fair Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 40%Lowest SD: 31.9% 44.7%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±23.6 SD: 5% 0%±31.4 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Below poverty line 0% SD: 11.9% 0% SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100% SD: 68.6% 100% SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1964Highest 16 yrs older than SD 1938Lowest 42 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Work from home — 21.4%±25 SD: 9.7%
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 12.8 miLowest 36.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.39Highest 0.08Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Britton (28%)Sioux Falls (22%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Fair TownshipFew work in Weston Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 0.7%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 1.7 miLowest 1.9 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 1.3Lowest 1.6Highest
Schools
School district Langford Area School District 45-5—
High school in town None in town—
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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