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Agency Village is a tiny town of 980 people in Roberts County, South Dakota. It's about 89 miles from Fargo, ND and 190 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 21°F, with about 43 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $257k and rent runs about $702 a month.
980people
$257kTypical home
$702/moRent
81° / 21°Summer / winter
43"Snow
241Sunny days
99Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 980
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 137 people per sq mi
- 190 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 89 mi to Fargo, ND
- 47 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $257k (≈$1,621/mo)
- Median rent $702/mo
- Median household income $51k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 21°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 56°F)
- 241 sunny days a year (74 totally clear)
- 124 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 99 days a year with rain or snow
- 43" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 60 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (176 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (479 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 25
- 53% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 11% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 17 min
- 11% walk or take transit to work
- 46 mi to ATY airport
- 193 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 104 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1983
- 79% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,490 ft
- 803 mi to the ocean
- 10 mi to a big lake
- 24 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 72 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 68 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 16% of South Dakota districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 71 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 19 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 47 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Roberts County: R+23 in 2024
- South Dakota: R+29 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk