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Country around Faulkton is a rural area of about 973 people in Faulk County, South Dakota, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 144 miles from Bismarck, ND and 287 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 24°F, with about 44 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $134k and rent runs about $791 a month.
973people
$134kTypical home
$791/moRent
85° / 24°Summer / winter
44"Snow
245Sunny days
87Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 973 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 2 people per sq mi
- 287 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 144 mi to Bismarck, ND
- 43 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $134k (≈$848/mo)
- Median rent $791/mo
- Median household income $71k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 24°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
- 87 days a year with rain or snow
- 44" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 58 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (47 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (0 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 43
- 22% of households have kids
- 28% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 10% walk or take transit to work
- 44 mi to ABR airport
- 290 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 200 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1966
- 78% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,598 ft
- 862 mi to the ocean
- 53 mi to a big lake
- 108 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 117 mi to the nearest ski area
- 33 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course 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
- 44 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 2% of South Dakota districts (reading)
- 43 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 42 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 39 mi to the nearest vet
- 43 mi to the nearest dog park
- 42 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Faulk County: R+65 in 2024
- South Dakota: R+29 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk