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Revillo vs Davis

123 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (8× in Davis) and street grid (4.1× in Revillo).

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Revillo, SDA small town of 88South Dakota · 88 people
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Davis, SDA small town of 76South Dakota · 76 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.
All about Revillo →
DavisA small town of 76
Quiet strengthsDavis doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Davis →
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
RevilloDavis
Snow a year47″31″
January low3°F7°F
July high83°F84°F
Growing season (days)151d151d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)53rd46th
Outdoors & history
RevilloDavis
Settled—1896
National Register places1—
Community
RevilloDavis
Library hours a week7 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

123 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Revillo ↔ Davis123 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.

RevilloDavis
People
Population 88Highest 76Lowest
Median age 38±32.5 about the SD average 38±19.5 about the SD average
Kids under 18 0%±32.1Lowest SD: 24.2% 28.9%±30.7Highest SD: 24.2%
Davis and Revillo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 20.5%±24.9Highest SD: 18% 17.1%±39.1Lowest SD: 18%
Revillo and Davis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 6.4%Lowest SD: 31.9% 9.3%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±16.1 SD: 5% 0%±18.6 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $56,300±$3kLowest 25% below SD $85,000±$54kHighest 13% above SD
Davis and Revillo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied — $95,000±$53k 63% below SD
Property taxmedian, yearly — $1,000 63% below SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 28.6%±100Highest SD: 39.8% 0%±100Lowest SD: 39.8%
Revillo and Davis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 11.4%Highest SD: 11.9% 5.3%Lowest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 89.7%Lowest SD: 68.6% 94.4%Highest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1954Highest 26 yrs older than SD 1938Lowest 42 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 28 minHighest 60% above SD 25 minLowest 40% above SD
Work from home 0%±17.5Lowest SD: 9.7% 2.6%±7.8Highest SD: 9.7%
Davis and Revillo 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 19.3 miLowest 22.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.03Lowest 0.24Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Milbank (34%)Sioux Falls (31%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in DavisFew work in Revillo
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%
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 114Highest 27.8Lowest
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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