Ravinia, South Dakota

About Ravinia

Ravinia is a tiny community in southern South Dakota counting 71 people who proudly call it home.

Ravinia holds the status of an incorporated town — local government on a neighborly scale. The community covers 0.25 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 284 residents per square mile.

📰 Ravinia News Today

• Rodney Birger Obituary Sep 9, 2018 Miller Funeral Home · Aug 15
• Shirley Ridgway Obituary Feb 5, 2026 - Fidler-Isburg Funeral Chapels & Isburg Crematory Fidler-Isburg Funeral Chapels & Isburg Crematory · Feb 21
• Marlene Myears Obituary Mar 11, 2026 - Opsahl-Kostel Funeral Home & Crematory Inc. Opsahl-Kostel Funeral Home & Crematory Inc. · Mar 11
• Keeping Streets Cleared in Ravinia USDA (.gov) · Feb 23
• Someone You Should Know: Leading USD Sanford School of Medicine Dakota News Now · Nov 24

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What Makes Ravinia Unique

• The only place in America named Ravinia — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• One of the smallest municipal footprints in the country at just 0.25 sq mi.
• With 71 residents, it's one of America's smallest incorporated communities — everybody really does know everybody.
• Positioned in southern South Dakota, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 8 miles.

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