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Wakpala is a tiny town of 144 people in Corson County, South Dakota. It's about 81 miles from Bismarck, ND and 356 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 26°F, with about 34 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $66k and rent runs about $450 a month.
144people
$66kTypical home
$450/moRent
86° / 26°Summer / winter
34"Snow
247Sunny days
85Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 144
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 329 people per sq mi
- 356 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 81 mi to Bismarck, ND
- 81 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $66k (≈$417/mo)
- Median rent $450/mo
- Median household income $21k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 31.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 26°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 54°F)
- 247 sunny days a year (74 totally clear)
- 118 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 85 days a year with rain or snow
- 34" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 56 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (79 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (184 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 33
- 44% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 78 mi to BIS airport
- 360 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 238 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1991
- 78% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,637 ft
- 844 mi to the ocean
- 2 mi to a big lake
- 78 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 67 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 4 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 5 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
- 80 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 14% of South Dakota districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 24 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 80 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 45 mi to the nearest vet
- 77 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 74 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Corson County: R+12 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.