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Broadland vs Ravenna Township

47 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (14.5× in Ravenna Township) and street grid (6.7× in Broadland).

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Broadland, SDA small town of 15South Dakota · 15 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.

BroadlandA small town of 15
Quiet strengthsBroadland doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Broadland →
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.
All about Ravenna 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.

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
BroadlandRavenna Township
Snow a year44″26″
January low6°F5°F
July high86°F86°F
Growing season (days)146d140d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)41st45th
Outdoors & history
BroadlandRavenna Township
Trails—3 mi
Conserved land—9.5%
Community
BroadlandRavenna 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

47 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Broadland ↔ Ravenna Township47 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.

BroadlandRavenna Township
People
Population 15Highest 12Lowest
Median age 52.8±34.4Highest 39% above SD 50±85.8Lowest 32% above SD
Broadland and Ravenna Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 6.7%±100Highest SD: 24.2% 0%±100Lowest SD: 24.2%
Broadland and Ravenna Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 33.3%±100Lowest SD: 18% 50%±100Highest SD: 18%
Ravenna Township and Broadland 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%±94.3 SD: 5% 0%±100 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $87,250±$39k 16% above SD —
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $56,400±$54k 78% below SD —
Property taxmedian, yearly $860 68% below SD —
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 1958 22 yrs older than SD —
Getting to work
Work from home 15.4%±19.8Highest SD: 9.7% 0%±100Lowest SD: 9.7%
Broadland and Ravenna Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 12.8 miLowest 31.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.24Highest 0.00Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Huron (41%)Mitchell (14%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Ravenna TownshipFew work in Broadland
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.2%Lowest 9.5%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.2 miLowest 2.9 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 miHighest 0.1 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 6.0Highest 0.9Lowest
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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