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Country around Westport is a rural area of about 271 people in Brown County, South Dakota, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 121 miles from Fargo, ND and 267 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 21°F, with about 43 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $216k and rent runs about $777 a month.
271people
$216kTypical home
$777/moRent
83° / 21°Summer / winter
43"Snow
245Sunny days
73Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 271 people spread over the area
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1 people per sq mi
- 267 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 121 mi to Fargo, ND
- 17 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $216k (≈$1,360/mo)
- Median rent $777/mo
- Median household income $68k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 21°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 56°F)
- 245 sunny days a year (72 totally clear)
- 120 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 73 days a year with rain or snow
- 43" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 64 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- About average violent crime (351 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,019 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 54
- 28% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 19 mi to ABR airport
- 271 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 157 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,453 ft
- 816 mi to the ocean
- 78 mi to a big lake
- 77 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 70 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 21 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 13 bars within 25 mi
- 8 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 18 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 23% of South Dakota districts (reading)
- 17 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 14 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 19 mi to the nearest vet
- 15 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 18 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Brown County: R+27 in 2024
- South Dakota: R+29 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low 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.