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Webster is a small town of 1,896 people in Day County, South Dakota. It's about 111 miles from Fargo, ND and 209 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 20°F, with about 43 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $154k and rent runs about $653 a month.
1,896people
$154kTypical home
$653/moRent
81° / 20°Summer / winter
43"Snow
241Sunny days
77Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,896
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,169 people per sq mi
- 209 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 111 mi to Fargo, ND
- 35 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $154k (≈$972/mo)
- Median rent $653/mo
- Median household income $55k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 20°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
- 77 days a year with rain or snow
- 43" of snow a year
- 15 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 (110 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (166 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 23% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 34 mi to ATY airport
- 212 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 130 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1963
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,857 ft
- 824 mi to the ocean
- 37 mi to a big lake
- 42 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 85 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course 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
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 46 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 11% of South Dakota districts (reading)
- 29 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 50 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 30 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 17 congregations per 10k people
- 37 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Day County: R+30 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