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Lake Norden is a tiny town of 889 people in Hamlin County, South Dakota. It's about 76 miles from Sioux Falls, SD and 195 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 22°F, with about 37 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $193k and rent runs about $1k a month.
889people
$193kTypical home
$1,089/moRent
82° / 22°Summer / winter
37"Snow
241Sunny days
81Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 889
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,019 people per sq mi
- 195 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 76 mi to Sioux Falls, SD
- 23 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $193k (≈$1,215/mo)
- Median rent $1,089/mo
- Median household income $76k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 0.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 22°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 57°F)
- 241 sunny days a year (78 totally clear)
- 124 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 81 days a year with rain or snow
- 37" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 66 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (31 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (251 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 24
- 40% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 15% walk or take transit to work
- 23 mi to ATY airport
- 197 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 164 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1956
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,696 ft
- 871 mi to the ocean
- 73 mi to a big lake
- 42 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 74 mi to the nearest ski area
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- Few or no sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 72 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 47% of South Dakota districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 23 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 27 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 22 mi to the nearest vet
- 24 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 23 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Hamlin County: R+60 in 2024
- South Dakota: R+29 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very 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