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Claremont is a tiny town of 106 people in Brown County, South Dakota. It's about 100 miles from Fargo, ND and 236 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 21°F, with about 39 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $221k and rent runs about $777 a month.
106people
$221kTypical home
$777/moRent
83° / 21°Summer / winter
39"Snow
245Sunny days
80Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 106
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 422 people per sq mi
- 236 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 100 mi to Fargo, ND
- 26 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $221k (≈$1,394/mo)
- Median rent $777/mo
- Median household income $59k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 21°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 56°F)
- 245 sunny days a year (72 totally clear)
- 120 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 80 days a year with rain or snow
- 39" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 64 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- About average violent crime (351 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,019 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 26% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 32% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 25 mi to ABR airport
- 239 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 131 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1971
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,303 ft
- 807 mi to the ocean
- 56 mi to a big lake
- 57 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 60 mi to the nearest ski area
- 17 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- Few or no 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
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 26 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 33% of South Dakota districts (reading)
- 15 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 18 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 28 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 15 mi to the nearest vet
- 27 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 27 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Brown County: R+27 in 2024
- South Dakota: R+29 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.