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Country around Saint Lawrence is a rural area of about 339 people in Hand County, South Dakota, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 127 miles from Sioux Falls, SD and 277 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 26°F, with about 44 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $168k and rent runs about $587 a month.
339people
$168kTypical home
$587/moRent
85° / 26°Summer / winter
44"Snow
242Sunny days
76Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 339 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 2 people per sq mi
- 277 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 127 mi to Sioux Falls, SD
- 35 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $168k (≈$1,058/mo)
- Median rent $587/mo
- Median household income $61k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 26°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 57°F)
- 242 sunny days a year (72 totally clear)
- 123 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 76 days a year with rain or snow
- 44" of snow a year
- 16 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 55 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (0 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (77 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 42
- 26% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 30% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 15 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 67 mi to ABR airport
- 269 mi to OMA (major hub)
- 216 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,476 ft
- 894 mi to the ocean
- 44 mi to a big lake
- 69 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 128 mi to the nearest ski area
- 29 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
- 68 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 24% of South Dakota districts (reading)
- 35 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 68 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 55 mi to the nearest dog park
- 16 congregations per 10k people
- 67 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Hand County: R+57 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
- Low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.