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Langford is a tiny town of 481 people in Marshall County, South Dakota. It's about 99 miles from Fargo, ND and 226 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 21°F, with about 42 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $125k and rent runs about $688 a month.
481people
$125kTypical home
$688/moRent
82° / 21°Summer / winter
42"Snow
241Sunny days
78Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 481
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,517 people per sq mi
- 226 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 99 mi to Fargo, ND
- 32 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $125k (≈$788/mo)
- Median rent $688/mo
- Median household income $79k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 0.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 21°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
- 42" of snow a year
- 14 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 (46 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (207 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 38
- 26% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 31 mi to ABR airport
- 230 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 127 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,368 ft
- 810 mi to the ocean
- 47 mi to a big lake
- 58 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 64 mi to the nearest ski area
- 26 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses 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
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 32 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 33% of South Dakota districts (reading)
- 14 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 17 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 35 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 14 mi to the nearest vet
- 24 mi to the nearest dog park
- 25 congregations per 10k people
- 33 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Marshall County: R+24 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