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Country around Howard is a rural area of about 1,513 people in Miner County, South Dakota, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 54 miles from Sioux Falls, SD and 222 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 29°F, with about 36 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $153k and rent runs about $603 a month.
1,513people
$153kTypical home
$603/moRent
87° / 29°Summer / winter
36"Snow
241Sunny days
80Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,513 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 7 people per sq mi
- 222 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 54 mi to Sioux Falls, SD
- 31 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $153k (≈$965/mo)
- Median rent $603/mo
- Median household income $75k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 0.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 29°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 58°F)
- 241 sunny days a year (78 totally clear)
- 124 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 80 days a year with rain or snow
- 36" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 56 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (130 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (304 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 46
- 29% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 52 mi to FSD airport
- 207 mi to OMA (major hub)
- 199 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 90% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1956
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,499 ft
- 909 mi to the ocean
- 82 mi to a big lake
- 30 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 55 mi to the nearest ski area
- 21 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 7 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 31 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 14% of South Dakota districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 22 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 44 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 22 mi to the nearest vet
- 31 mi to the nearest dog park
- 23 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Miner County: R+47 in 2024
- South Dakota: R+29 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very 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