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Raber Township vs Ohio Township

41 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (38.3× in Ohio Township) and in college (+47.5 pts in Raber Township).

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Raber Township, SDA small town of 101Hughes County · 101 people
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Ohio Township, SDA small town of 127Hand County · 127 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.

Raber TownshipA small town of 101
Quiet strengthsRaber Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Raber Township →
Ohio TownshipA small town of 127
Quiet strengthsOhio Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Ohio Township →
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.

★ What stands out · Report cards

Grades and rankings, side by side

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every South Dakota ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

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
Raber TownshipOhio Township
Snow a year40″44″
January low3°F7°F
July high87°F85°F
Growing season (days)129d152d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)83rd62nd
Community
Raber TownshipOhio 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

41 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Raber Township ↔ Ohio Township41 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.

Raber TownshipOhio Township
People
Population 101Lowest 127Highest
Median age 46.3±0.5Highest 22% above SD 43±21Lowest 13% above SD
Raber Township and Ohio Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 37.6%±36.8Highest SD: 24.2% 31.5%±17Lowest SD: 24.2%
Raber Township and Ohio Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 6.9%±33.5Highest SD: 18% 0%±27.3Lowest SD: 18%
Raber Township and Ohio Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 76.2%Lowest SD: 31.9% 90.1%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 47.5%±29.3Highest SD: 5% 0%±11.1Lowest SD: 5%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian — $62,375±$50k 17% below SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±41.7 SD: 39.8% 0%±100 SD: 39.8%
Below poverty line 0% SD: 11.9% 0% SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 12.7%Lowest SD: 68.6% 26.4%Highest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year — 1990 10 yrs newer than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way — 7 min 61% below SD
Work from home 14.3%±22Highest SD: 9.7% 0%±13.5Lowest SD: 9.7%
Raber Township and Ohio 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 26.8 miLowest 37.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.04Lowest 1.53Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Pierre (56%)Miller (11%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Ohio TownshipFew work in Raber Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 4.9%Lowest 32.9%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.2Lowest 0.3Highest
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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