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Fort Township vs Revillo

64 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (285.3× in Revillo) and jobs per worker (33.3× in Fort Township).

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Fort Township, SDAn outdoors townMarshall County · 75 people
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Revillo, SDA small town of 88South Dakota · 88 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.

RevilloA small town of 88
Quiet strengthsRevillo 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 part ways

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
Fort TownshipRevillo
Snow a year48″47″
January low3°F3°F
July high82°F83°F
Growing season (days)160d151d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)22nd53rd
Outdoors & history
Fort TownshipRevillo
Trails1 mi—
Conserved land62.4%—
National Register places11
Community
Fort TownshipRevillo
Library hours a week—7 hrs
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

64 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Fort Township ↔ Revillo64 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.

Fort TownshipRevillo
People
Population 75Lowest 88Highest
Median age 37.3±6.3Lowest about the SD average 38±32.5Highest about the SD average
Revillo and Fort Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 20%±37.6Highest SD: 24.2% 0%±32.1Lowest SD: 24.2%
Fort Township and Revillo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 0%±46.2Lowest SD: 18% 20.5%±24.9Highest SD: 18%
Revillo and Fort Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 10%Highest SD: 31.9% 6.4%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±18.9 SD: 5% 0%±16.1 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $39,070±$942Lowest 48% below SD $56,300±$3kHighest 25% below SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100Lowest SD: 39.8% 28.6%±100Highest SD: 39.8%
Revillo and Fort Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 0%Lowest SD: 11.9% 11.4%Highest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 85.2%Lowest SD: 68.6% 89.7%Highest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1984Highest 4 yrs newer than SD 1954Lowest 26 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 49 minHighest 173% above SD 28 minLowest 60% above SD
Work from home 5%±9.2Highest SD: 9.7% 0%±17.5Lowest SD: 9.7%
Fort Township and Revillo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 6.3%Highest 0%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 13.8 miLowest 19.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.00Highest 0.03Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Britton (25%)Milbank (34%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in RevilloFew work in Fort Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 62.4%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 1.1 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.4Lowest 114Highest
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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