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Ravenna Township vs Broadland

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

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Ravenna Township, SDA small town of 12Sanborn County · 12 people
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Broadland, SDA small town of 15South Dakota · 15 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.

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 →
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 →
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
Ravenna TownshipBroadland
Snow a year26″44″
January low5°F6°F
July high86°F86°F
Growing season (days)140d146d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)45th41st
Outdoors & history
Ravenna TownshipBroadland
Trails3 mi—
Conserved land9.5%—
Community
Ravenna TownshipBroadland
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.

Ravenna Township ↔ Broadland47 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.

Ravenna TownshipBroadland
People
Population 12Lowest 15Highest
Median age 50±85.8Lowest 32% above SD 52.8±34.4Highest 39% 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 0%±100Lowest SD: 24.2% 6.7%±100Highest 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+ 50%±100Highest SD: 18% 33.3%±100Lowest 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%±100 SD: 5% 0%±94.3 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 50%Highest SD: 11.9% 0%Lowest 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 0%±100Lowest SD: 9.7% 15.4%±19.8Highest 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 31.8 miHighest 12.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.00Lowest 0.24Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Mitchell (14%)Huron (41%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in BroadlandFew work in Ravenna Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 9.5%Highest 0.2%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 2.9 miHighest 0.2 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miLowest 0.2 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.9Lowest 6.0Highest
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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