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Country around Isabel is a rural area of about 445 people in Corson County, South Dakota, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 102 miles from Bismarck, ND and 404 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 28°F, with about 43 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $70k and rent runs about $818 a month.
445people
$70kTypical home
$818/moRent
86° / 28°Summer / winter
43"Snow
247Sunny days
75Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 445 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1 people per sq mi
- 404 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 102 mi to Bismarck, ND
- 95 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $70k (≈$441/mo)
- Median rent $818/mo
- Median household income $79k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 16.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 28°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 53°F)
- 247 sunny days a year (74 totally clear)
- 118 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 75 days a year with rain or snow
- 43" of snow a year
- 17 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 55 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (79 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (184 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 37
- 42% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 95 mi to PIR airport
- 402 mi to OMA (major hub)
- 288 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 2,444 ft
- 875 mi to the ocean
- 40 mi to a big lake
- 36 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 90 mi to the nearest ski area
- 39 mi to the nearest campground
- No 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
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 94 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 5% of South Dakota districts (reading)
- 22 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 40 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 103 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 39 mi to the nearest vet
- 94 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 96 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Corson County: R+12 in 2024
- South Dakota: R+29 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk