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Country around Webster is a rural area of about 2,621 people in Day County, South Dakota, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 113 miles from Fargo, ND and 210 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 20°F, with about 43 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $173k and rent runs about $655 a month.
2,621people
$173kTypical home
$655/moRent
81° / 20°Summer / winter
43"Snow
241Sunny days
78Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 2,621 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 7 people per sq mi
- 210 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 113 mi to Fargo, ND
- 34 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $173k (≈$1,092/mo)
- Median rent $655/mo
- Median household income $68k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 20°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 56°F)
- 241 sunny days a year (74 totally clear)
- 124 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 78 days a year with rain or snow
- 43" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 62 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (110 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (166 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 42
- 25% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 34 mi to ATY airport
- 213 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 133 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1967
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,805 ft
- 826 mi to the ocean
- 39 mi to a big lake
- 44 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 86 mi to the nearest ski area
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- Few or no sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 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
- 45 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 11% of South Dakota districts (reading)
- 28 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 49 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 29 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 17 congregations per 10k people
- 36 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Day County: R+30 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
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk