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Country around Ipswich is a rural area of about 2,485 people in Edmunds County, South Dakota, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 129 miles from Bismarck, ND and 278 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 23°F, with about 35 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $196k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,485people
$196kTypical home
$1,213/moRent
84° / 23°Summer / winter
35"Snow
245Sunny days
67Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 2,485 people spread over the area
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 6 people per sq mi
- 278 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 129 mi to Bismarck, ND
- 23 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $196k (≈$1,234/mo)
- Median rent $1,213/mo
- Median household income $86k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 23°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
- 67 days a year with rain or snow
- 35" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 66 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (99 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (74 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 28% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 31% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 25 mi to ABR airport
- 281 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 176 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 89% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,476 ft
- 834 mi to the ocean
- 64 mi to a big lake
- 97 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 90 mi to the nearest ski area
- 17 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 21 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 13 bars within 25 mi
- 8 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 23 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 9% of South Dakota districts (reading)
- 22 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 20 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 20 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 24 mi to the nearest vet
- 21 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 22 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Edmunds County: R+61 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