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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).
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 Township A small town of 60
Quiet strengths Weston Township doesn’t stand out on the data we have Neighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Weston Township →
Fair Township A small town of 45
Quiet strengths Fair Township doesn’t stand out on the data we have Neighbors 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 Township Fair Township
Outdoors & history
Weston Township Fair Township
National Register places — 1
Community
Weston Township Fair Township
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 Township 173 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
Weston Township Fair Township
People
Population
60 Highest
45 Lowest
Median age
82.4 ±0.2 Highest
117% above SD
71.5 ±25.3 Lowest
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% ±47.1 Lowest
SD: 24.2%
15.6% ±56.1 Highest
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% ±100 Highest
SD: 18%
60% ±61.7 Lowest
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
1964 Highest
16 yrs older than SD
1938 Lowest
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 mi Lowest
36.3 mi Highest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub
0.39 Highest
0.08 Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town
Britton (28%) Sioux Falls (22%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others
Few work in Fair Township Few work in Weston Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town
0% Lowest
0.7% Highest
Trailsmapped miles
1.7 mi Lowest
1.9 mi Highest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi
0.0 mi Lowest
0.1 mi Highest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map
0
0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure
1.3 Lowest
1.6 Highest
Schools
School district
Langford Area School District 45-5 —
High school in town
None in town —
South Dakota average“±” 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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Fair Township or Weston Township: which would you pick? →
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Bordering Weston Township Towns like Weston Township 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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