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Beaver Township vs Ravenna Township

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: conserved land (+27.3 pts in Beaver Township).

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Beaver Township, SDAn outdoors townMiner County · 16 people
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Ravenna Township, SDA small town of 12Sanborn County · 12 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.

Ravenna TownshipA small town of 12
Quiet strengthsRavenna Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
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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 · Where they are

Beaver Township and Ravenna Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Beaver TownshipRavenna TownshipBeaver TownshipRavenna Township
Beaver Township ↔ Ravenna Township5.7 miles apart · They share a border
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
Beaver TownshipRavenna Township
Snow a year36″26″
January low6°F5°F
July high84°F86°F
Growing season (days)143d140d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)29th45th
Outdoors & history
Beaver TownshipRavenna Township
Trails2 mi3 mi
Conserved land36.8%9.5%
Community
Beaver TownshipRavenna 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.

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.

Beaver TownshipRavenna Township
People
Population 16Highest 12Lowest
Median age 73.2±19.1Highest 93% above SD 50±85.8Lowest 32% above SD
Beaver Township and Ravenna Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 0%±100 SD: 24.2% 0%±100 SD: 24.2%
Age 65+ 62.5%±100Highest SD: 18% 50%±100Lowest SD: 18%
Beaver Township and Ravenna Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 0% SD: 31.9% 0% SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±88.4 SD: 5% 0%±100 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Below poverty line 0%Lowest SD: 11.9% 50%Highest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100% SD: 68.6% 100% SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 2019 39 yrs newer than SD —
Getting to work
Work from home 0%±76.9 SD: 9.7% 0%±100 SD: 9.7%
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 17.8 miLowest 31.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.06Highest 0.00Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Howard (28%)Mitchell (14%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Ravenna TownshipFew work in Beaver Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 36.8%Highest 9.5%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 2.2 miLowest 2.9 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 mi 0.1 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.8Lowest 0.9Highest
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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