Guest, Sign inJoin
Compare towns

Ravenna Township vs Plano Township

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: size (16.2× in Plano Township) and trails (2.1× in Plano Township).

R ×
Ravenna Township, SDA small town of 12Sanborn County · 12 people
P ×
Plano Township, SDA small town of 194Hanson County · 194 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 →
Plano TownshipA small town of 194
Quiet strengthsPlano Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Plano Township →
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 · Where they are

Ravenna Township and Plano Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Ravenna TownshipPlano TownshipRavenna TownshipPlano Township
Ravenna Township ↔ Plano Township6.1 miles apart · They share a border
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 TownshipPlano Township
Snow a year26″41″
January low5°F9°F
July high86°F87°F
Growing season (days)140d167d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)45th55th
Outdoors & history
Ravenna TownshipPlano Township
Trails3 mi6 mi
Conserved land9.5%0.7%
Community
Ravenna TownshipPlano 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.

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 TownshipPlano Township
People
Population 12Lowest 194Highest
Median age 50±85.8Highest 32% above SD 14.9±57Lowest 61% below SD
Ravenna Township and Plano 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% 53.1%±14.6Highest SD: 24.2%
Plano Township 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% 21.6%±18.6Lowest SD: 18%
Ravenna Township and Plano Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 0%Lowest SD: 31.9% 1.1%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±100 SD: 5% 0%±7.3 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied — $195,100±$45k 24% below SD
Property taxmedian, yearly — $1,426 48% below SD
Below poverty line 50%Lowest SD: 11.9% 61.9%Highest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100% SD: 68.6% 100% SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year — 1953 27 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way — 28 min 59% above SD
Work from home 0%±100 SD: 9.7% 0%±27.8 SD: 9.7%
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 31.8 miHighest 18.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.00Lowest 0.08Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Mitchell (14%)Mitchell (33%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Plano TownshipFew work in Ravenna Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 9.5%Highest 0.7%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 2.9 miLowest 6.2 miHighest
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 1.0Highest
South Dakota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
Deciding?

Ask the people who live there

The numbers stop at the town line. Neighbors can tell you about the commute at 7am, the schools, the winters and the feel of the place.

Ravenna Township neighborsTown Square →

Your question goes to Ravenna Township’s Town Square.

Plano Township neighborsTown Square →

Your question goes to Plano Township’s Town Square.

Add a town

Set another town beside Ravenna Township and Plano Township

One tap adds it. Up to 4 towns at once.

Bordering Ravenna Township

Towns like Ravenna Township

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.

Post to Ravenna Township

We’ll email a one-tap link to publish your post. No password, and nothing is public until you click it.
Already a member? Sign in