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Isabel is a tiny town of 214 people in Dewey County, South Dakota. It's about 103 miles from Bismarck, ND and 399 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 28°F, with about 42 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $48k and rent runs about $818 a month.
214people
$48kTypical home
$818/moRent
86° / 28°Summer / winter
42"Snow
247Sunny days
76Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 214
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 253 people per sq mi
- 399 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 103 mi to Bismarck, ND
- 89 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $48k (≈$304/mo)
- Median rent $818/mo
- Median household income $69k
- Property tax about 2.1% of value
- 14.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 28°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
- 76 days a year with rain or snow
- 42" of snow a year
- 16 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 54 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
People
- Median age 35
- 37% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 90 mi to PIR airport
- 396 mi to OMA (major hub)
- 285 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1974
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 2,392 ft
- 876 mi to the ocean
- 35 mi to a big lake
- 42 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 92 mi to the nearest ski area
- 45 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
- 88 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 5% of South Dakota districts (reading)
- 18 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 35 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 104 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 40 mi to the nearest vet
- 89 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 98 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Dewey County: D+13 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