14 miles apart in Day County. The biggest differences: conserved land (+41.1 pts in Raritan Township) and bachelor’s degree+ (+20 pts in Homer Township).
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
14 miles apart
Straight-line miles between town centers.
Homer TownshipRaritan Township
Homer Township ↔ Raritan Township14 miles apart · Same county
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.
Homer TownshipRaritan Township
Your priorities
People
Population24Highest18Lowest
Median age26.9±73.1Highest 29% below SD15.8±56Lowest 58% below SD
Homer Township and Raritan Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 1816.7%±100Lowest SD: 24.2%55.6%±100Highest SD: 24.2%
Raritan Township and Homer Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+33.3%±100Highest SD: 18%16.7%±100Lowest SD: 18%
Homer Township and Raritan Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
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.