Tabor School · National Register of Historic Places
Tabor’s story
155 years in pictures
8 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
- 1871Tabor is settled
TaborSD
A town of 369, settled in 1871. Home to 8 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Population
369
residents
Typical home
$213K
+2.1% in a year
Household income
$83K
median
Median age
51.3
years
Jobs based here
59
A commuter town
What makes Tabor stand out
The 2 things Tabor does most differently from other towns.
Small town
369 people, and everyone knows the way
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The data
Ordered by what stands out in Tabor. Another town gets a different order.
Housing
A typical Tabor home is worth about $213K
The typical Tabor home is worth about $213,000, up 2.1% in a year, 34% below the South Dakota typical home.
$213KZillow home value
Typical home value
Tabor$213K
South Dakota$322K
+2.1%
value change, 1 year
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →
Work & commute
Most working residents commute out of Tabor
Most working residents leave Tabor for work: only 2% work in town. The top destinations are Yankton (22%), Tyndall (13%) and Sioux Falls (13%). Half commute less than 16 miles.
2%work in town
Where working residents work
In Tabor2%
Yankton22%
Tyndall13%
Sioux Falls13%
Scotland9%
16 mi
median commute distance
59
jobs based in Tabor
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Climate
Four seasons, pleasant summers
Tabor has cold, snowy winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 86°, a January night drops to 11°, and about 37 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
37″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter14–32°
Spring36–59°
Summer61–84°
Fall38–62°
Oct 7
typical first frost
May 1
typical last frost
+1.1°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Health
How healthy Tabor is
Tabor beats the South Dakota average on 0 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 3.
26 measures vs. South Dakota
0 better23 too close to call3 worse
| What stands out | Tabor | SD |
|---|---|---|
| More adults who have had cancer | 11% | 9.2% |
| More adults with heart disease | 8.1% | 6.8% |
| More adults with arthritis | 29.4% | 25.8% |
St. Michael's Hospital - Cah
11 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Natural hazards
Moderate risk, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 46% of U.S. communities.
46risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingDroughtCold waves
2
paid flood claims since 2019
2
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
A commuter town
98% of working residents leave Tabor for work
Where Tabor’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
59jobs based in Tabor
2%of working residents work in town
16 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
Landmarks
8 places in Tabor on the National Register of Historic Places.
About Tabor
City in South Dakota, United States
Tabor (pronounced "TAY'-bur") is a city in Bon Homme County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 407 at the 2020 census.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Established
- 1871
- Population
- 407
- Area
- 0.4 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,345 ft
- ZIP code
- 57063
- Area code
- 605