IntelliMoveTake the quiz →Living in Country around Hoven, SD
Country around Hoven is a rural area of about 624 people in Potter County, South Dakota, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 120 miles from Bismarck, ND and 320 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 24°F, with about 39 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $134k and rent runs about $1k a month.
624people
$134kTypical home
$1,008/moRent
84° / 24°Summer / winter
39"Snow
245Sunny days
71Rain/snow days
Is Near Hoven right for you?
Take the 5-minute quiz and see your match — and how it stacks up against 34,000 other places.
Size & setting
- Rural — about 624 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 3 people per sq mi
- 320 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 120 mi to Bismarck, ND
- 63 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $134k (≈$844/mo)
- Median rent $1,008/mo
- Median household income $87k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 24°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 55°F)
- 245 sunny days a year (72 totally clear)
- 120 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 71 days a year with rain or snow
- 39" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 60 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
People
- Median age 43
- 25% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 8% walk or take transit to work
- 61 mi to PIR airport
- 323 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 221 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1971
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,877 ft
- 862 mi to the ocean
- 21 mi to a big lake
- 118 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 107 mi to the nearest ski area
- 39 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 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
- No museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 64 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 12% of South Dakota districts (reading)
- 37 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 18 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 66 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 40 mi to the nearest vet
- 62 mi to the nearest dog park
- 17 congregations per 10k people
- 68 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Potter 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.