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Country around Clark is a rural area of about 1,833 people in Clark County, South Dakota, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 105 miles from Sioux Falls, SD and 218 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 21°F, with about 25 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $155k and rent runs about $765 a month.
1,833people
$155kTypical home
$765/moRent
81° / 21°Summer / winter
25"Snow
241Sunny days
93Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,833 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 6 people per sq mi
- 218 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 105 mi to Sioux Falls, SD
- 28 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $155k (≈$978/mo)
- Median rent $765/mo
- Median household income $67k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 21°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 56°F)
- 241 sunny days a year (78 totally clear)
- 124 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 93 days a year with rain or snow
- 25" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 63 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (171 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (256 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 50
- 20% of households have kids
- 29% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 28 mi to ATY airport
- 221 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 162 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1963
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,782 ft
- 857 mi to the ocean
- 65 mi to a big lake
- 52 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 105 mi to the nearest ski area
- 19 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course 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
- 53 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 16% of South Dakota districts (reading)
- 29 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 31 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 57 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 29 mi to the nearest vet
- 31 mi to the nearest dog park
- 15 congregations per 10k people
- 31 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Clark County: R+53 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