SD area data
Howard, SD
Howard, SD.
Population: 1,513 (Census ACS)
Home values & appreciation
- House Price Index
- 496.2 (+2.9% YoY)
Affordability
- Cost of living index (Low)
- 88.6 (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
- 3
- Elementary schools
- 1
- Middle schools
- 1
- High schools
- 1
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk
- Very Low
- Top hazards
- drought
Climate (30-year normals)
- Annual precipitation
- 25.1 in
Amenities
- Nearest airport
- Howard Municipal Airport (1 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- Huron Regional Airport (HON) (41 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 4
- Solar radiation rating
- Fair (4.0 kWh/m²/day)
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,956
- Median annual property tax
- $1,376
- Mean commute to work
- 18 min
- Households with broadband internet
- 64.6%
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 671
- Average weekly wage
- $829
- Top industries (by employment)
- Health Care, Wholesale Trade, Other Services
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 5
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