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Eden vs Ravinia Township

61 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (121.5× in Eden) and property tax bill (3.3× in Ravinia Township).

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Eden, SDHomes around $392KSouth Dakota · 221 people
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Ravinia Township, SDAn outdoors townBrown County · 348 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.

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 $1,060 more a month in Ravinia Township

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.

Eden$2,640/mo
Typical home $392K (Zillow) · tax rate est. 1.8% · or rent about $775/mo · Housing →
Ravinia Township$3,700/mo
Typical home $619K (Census) · tax rate 0.89% · Housing →

The difference: $1,060 a month, about $12,700 a year, between Ravinia Township and Eden.

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
EdenRavinia Township
Snow a year48″44″
January low3°F—
July high82°F—
Growing season (days)160d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)22nd37th
Outdoors & history
EdenRavinia Township
Trails—20 mi
Conserved land—61.9%
Settled1914—
Community
EdenRavinia 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

61 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Eden ↔ Ravinia Township61 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.

EdenRavinia Township
People
Population 221Lowest 348Highest
Median age 53.8±34.5 42% above SD 53.8±6 42% above SD
Kids under 18 25.8%±9.9Highest SD: 24.2% 14.4%±8.3Lowest SD: 24.2%
Eden and Ravinia Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 12.2%±6.4Lowest SD: 18% 18.4%±10.9Highest SD: 18%
Ravinia Township and Eden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 43.6%Lowest SD: 31.9% 48%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±6.4Lowest SD: 5% 2.6%±4.9Highest SD: 5%
Ravinia Township and Eden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian — $141,667±$69k 89% above SD
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied — $619,000±$56k 140% above SD
Rentmedian gross, monthly $775±$79 18% below SD —
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,652Lowest 39% below SD $5,483Highest 101% above SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 20%±100Highest SD: 39.8% 0%±100Lowest SD: 39.8%
Eden and Ravinia Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 1.4%Highest SD: 11.9% 0%Lowest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 87.2%Lowest SD: 68.6% 92.5%Highest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 2000Highest 20 yrs newer than SD 1992Lowest 12 yrs newer than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 9 minLowest 52% below SD 43 minHighest 143% above SD
Work from home 0.8%±2.2Lowest SD: 9.7% 5.2%±7.5Highest SD: 9.7%
Ravinia Township and Eden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 0.7%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 20.3 miHighest 10.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.23Highest 0.23Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Britton (29%)Aberdeen (48%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Ravinia TownshipFew work in Eden
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 61.9%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 20.3 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.6 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 2Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 97.2Highest 0.8Lowest
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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