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Timber Lake is a tiny town of 779 people in Dewey County, South Dakota. It's about 97 miles from Bismarck, ND and 381 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 27°F, with about 41 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $81k and rent runs about $546 a month.
779people
$81kTypical home
$546/moRent
86° / 27°Summer / winter
41"Snow
247Sunny days
86Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 779
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,275 people per sq mi
- 381 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 97 mi to Bismarck, ND
- 82 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $81k (≈$513/mo)
- Median rent $546/mo
- Median household income $61k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 27°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
- 86 days a year with rain or snow
- 41" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 53 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
People
- Median age 24
- 48% of households have kids
- 8% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 82 mi to PIR airport
- 384 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 268 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1964
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 2,162 ft
- 868 mi to the ocean
- 19 mi to a big lake
- 56 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 84 mi to the nearest ski area
- 30 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
- 81 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 5% of South Dakota districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 31 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 97 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 55 mi to the nearest vet
- 81 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 91 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