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Living in Country around Timber Lake, SD

Country around Timber Lake is a rural area of about 1,000 people in Corson County, South Dakota, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 97 miles from Bismarck, ND and 383 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 27°F, with about 41 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $86k and rent runs about $546 a month.

1,000people
$86kTypical home
$546/moRent
86° / 27°Summer / winter
41"Snow
247Sunny days
86Rain/snow days

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Size & setting

  • Rural — about 1,000 people spread over the area
  • A standalone small town, not a suburb
  • About 3 people per sq mi
  • 383 mi to Minneapolis, MN
  • 97 mi to Bismarck, ND
  • 82 mi to the nearest town of 10k+

Money

  • Typical home $86k (≈$544/mo)
  • Median rent $546/mo
  • Median household income $66k
  • Property tax about 1.3% of value
  • 11.0% unemployment

Weather

  • Summer highs around 86°F
  • Winter highs around 27°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
  • 86 days a year with rain or snow
  • 41" of snow a year
  • 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
  • 2 days a year over 100°F
  • 53 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 28
  • 42% of households have kids
  • 12% are 65 or older
  • 22% have a college degree
  • Mixed community
  • 2% of residents are college students

Getting around & homes

  • Average commute 26 min
  • 6% walk or take transit to work
  • 82 mi to PIR airport
  • 386 mi to MSP (major hub)
  • 270 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
  • 80% single-family homes
  • Typical home built around 1970
  • 84% of homes have broadband

Outdoors

  • Flat, open land
  • Elevation 2,162 ft
  • 869 mi to the ocean
  • 20 mi to a big lake
  • 55 mi to the nearest trailhead
  • 85 mi to the nearest ski area
  • 32 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
  • 82 mi to the nearest farmers market

Everyday

  • Schools in the top 5% of South Dakota districts (reading)
  • 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
  • 31 mi to the nearest ER hospital
  • 98 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
  • 54 mi to the nearest vet
  • 82 mi to the nearest dog park
  • 11 congregations per 10k people
  • 92 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

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