SD area data
Emery, SD
Emery, SD.
Population: 903 (Census ACS)
Home values & appreciation
- House Price Index
- 496.2 (+2.9% YoY)
Market activity
- Median sale price
- $185,000
- Median days on market
- 9 days
- Sale-to-list ratio
- 93.0%
Rents
- 2-bedroom fair-market rent (HUD reference)
- $1,218/mo
- 3BR fair-market rent
- $1,584/mo
Affordability
- Cost of living index (Below Average)
- 90.0 (100 = US avg)
- Electricity rate (state-level)
- 13.4¢/kWh
- Natural gas rate (state-level)
- $9.90/MCF
- 30-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.66%
- 15-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.00%
Schools
- Total schools
- 2
- Elementary schools
- 0
- Middle schools
- 1
- High schools
- 1
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk
- Very Low
- Top hazards
- drought, iceStorm
- FEMA flood zone
- X
- Flood risk level
- Minimal
Climate (30-year normals)
- Average annual temperature
- 47.0°F
- Average high
- 58.0°F
- Average low
- 36.0°F
- Annual precipitation
- 27.8 in
Walkability & transit
- Walkability index
- 6.5 / 20
- Transit service frequency
- -99,999
Amenities
- National parks within ~60 mi
- 1
- Nearest national park
- Missouri National Recreational River (53 mi)
- Nearest airport
- Mettler Airport (20 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 1
- Solar radiation rating
- Fair (4.0 kWh/m²/day)
Migration
- Net migration
- -36 tax filers
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,949
- Median annual property tax
- $1,951
- Mean commute to work
- 24 min
- Households with broadband internet
- 67.7%
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 436
- Average weekly wage
- $1,044
- Top industries (by employment)
- Construction, Wholesale Trade, Accommodation & Food
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 11
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