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Country around Naper is a rural area of about 397 people in Gregory County, South Dakota, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 128 miles from Sioux Falls, SD and 324 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 37 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $114k and rent runs about $818 a month.
397people
$114kTypical home
$818/moRent
86° / 31°Summer / winter
37"Snow
258Sunny days
62Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 397 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 3 people per sq mi
- 324 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 128 mi to Sioux Falls, SD
- 78 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $114k (≈$718/mo)
- Median rent $818/mo
- Median household income $119k
- Property tax about 2.1% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 31°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 57°F)
- 258 sunny days a year (93 totally clear)
- 107 cloudy days a year
- 33 of 90 winter days are gray
- 62 days a year with rain or snow
- 37" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 42 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (0 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (50 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 46
- 20% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 17 min
- 12% walk or take transit to work
- 116 mi to PIR airport
- 200 mi to OMA (major hub)
- 166 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1962
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,906 ft
- 938 mi to the ocean
- 20 mi to a big lake
- 79 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 72 mi to the nearest ski area
- 16 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
- 78 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 49% of South Dakota districts (reading)
- 20 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 23 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 127 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 20 mi to the nearest vet
- 57 mi to the nearest dog park
- 17 congregations per 10k people
- 77 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Gregory County: R+60 in 2024
- South Dakota: R+29 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Moderate 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.