Living in Clark Colony, SD
Clark Colony is a tiny town of 139 people in Spink County, South Dakota. It's about 106 miles from Sioux Falls, SD and 231 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 23°F, with about 23 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $123k and rent runs about $734 a month.
139people
$123kTypical home
$734/moRent
83° / 23°Summer / winter
23"Snow
241Sunny days
77Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 139
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 549 people per sq mi
- 231 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 106 mi to Sioux Falls, SD
- 32 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $123k (≈$778/mo)
- Median rent $734/mo
- Median household income $70k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 23°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 57°F)
- 241 sunny days a year (78 totally clear)
- 124 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 77 days a year with rain or snow
- 23" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 64 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
People
- Median age 15
- 36% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 16 min
- 17% walk or take transit to work
- 41 mi to ATY airport
- 233 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 174 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2004
- 80% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,414 ft
- 866 mi to the ocean
- 78 mi to a big lake
- 66 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 106 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 4 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
- No museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 52 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 27% of South Dakota districts (reading)
- 33 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 29 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 55 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 42 mi to the nearest vet
- 44 mi to the nearest dog park
- 19 congregations per 10k people
- 44 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Spink County: R+39 in 2024
- South Dakota: R+29 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate 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
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.