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Country around Selby is a rural area of about 1,165 people in Walworth County, South Dakota, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 101 miles from Bismarck, ND and 335 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 24°F, with about 33 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $120k and rent runs about $814 a month.
1,165people
$120kTypical home
$814/moRent
85° / 24°Summer / winter
33"Snow
247Sunny days
83Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,165 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 4 people per sq mi
- 335 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 101 mi to Bismarck, ND
- 73 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $120k (≈$758/mo)
- Median rent $814/mo
- Median household income $62k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 24°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 55°F)
- 247 sunny days a year (74 totally clear)
- 118 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 83 days a year with rain or snow
- 33" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 59 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (171 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (285 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 42
- 29% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 73 mi to PIR airport
- 338 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 226 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1965
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,929 ft
- 852 mi to the ocean
- 8 mi to a big lake
- 99 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 88 mi to the nearest ski area
- 19 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 4 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 5 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
- 74 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 8% of South Dakota districts (reading)
- 18 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 77 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 33 mi to the nearest vet
- 73 mi to the nearest dog park
- 15 congregations per 10k people
- 79 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Walworth County: R+59 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