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Yale vs Fairview Township 113 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (46.5× in Yale) and jobs per worker (9.8× in Yale).
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Yale, SD A small town of 122 South Dakota · 122 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.
Yale A small town of 122
Quiet strengths Yale doesn’t stand out on the data we have Neighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Yale →
Fairview Township A small town of 193
Quiet strengths Fairview Township doesn’t stand out on the data we have Neighbors 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.
★ What stands out · Monthly cost A typical home costs about the same each month 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.
Down payment3.5% 10% 20% Rate
Yale $890 /mo
Typical home $152K (Census) · tax rate 0.74% · Housing →
Fairview Township $920 /mo
Typical home $150K (Census) · tax rate 1.04% · Housing →
Within $50 a month of each other.
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
Outdoors & history
Community
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 113 miles apart Straight-line miles between town centers.
Yale ↔ Fairview Township 113 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
Population
122 Lowest 193 Highest
Median age
45.9 ±11.3 Highest 21% above SD 45.4 ±52.8 Lowest 19% above SD
Kids under 18
14.8% ±18.8 Lowest SD: 24.2% 21.2% ±19.6 Highest SD: 24.2%
Age 65+
25.4% ±18.4 Lowest SD: 18% 42% ±30.1 Highest SD: 18%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
6.7% Lowest SD: 31.9% 6.9% Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
0% ±11.6 SD: 5% 0% ±7.3 SD: 5%
Household incomemedian
$62,917 ±$28k Lowest 16% below SD $108,333 ±$103k Highest 44% above SD
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$151,700 ±$100k Highest 41% below SD $150,000 ±$116k Lowest 42% below SD
Property taxmedian, yearly
$1,128 Lowest 59% below SD $1,556 Highest 43% below SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
0% ±100 SD: 39.8% 0% ±100 SD: 39.8%
Below poverty line
15.6% Highest SD: 11.9% 6.7% Lowest SD: 11.9%
Homeownersof occupied homes
85.2% Lowest SD: 68.6% 85.7% Highest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year
1938 42 yrs older than SD 1938 42 yrs older than SD
Average commuteone way
21 min 17% above SD —
Work from home
0% ±15.4 Lowest SD: 9.7% 44.3% ±62.1 Highest SD: 9.7%
Work in townworking residents
0% Lowest 1.3% Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line
31.3 mi Highest 24.8 mi Lowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub
0.88 Highest 0.09 Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town
Huron (41%) Sioux Falls (28%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others
Few work in Fairview Township Few work in Yale
Conserved landshare of the town
0% Lowest 11.6% Highest
Trailsmapped miles
0.1 mi Lowest 0.4 mi Highest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi
1.0 mi Highest 0.0 mi Lowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map
0 Lowest 4 Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure
74.4 Highest 1.6 Lowest
“±” 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.
Yale or Fairview Township: which would you pick? → What’s it really like to live in Yale? → Moving to Yale: what should I know? →
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Fairview Township or Yale: which would you pick? → What’s it really like to live in Fairview Township? → Moving to Fairview Township: what should I know? →
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Towns like Yale 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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