SD area data
Plankinton, SD
Plankinton, SD.
Population: 1,068 (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
- 7
- Elementary schools
- 1
- Middle schools
- 3
- High schools
- 3
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk
- Very Low
- Top hazards
- coldWave, drought, iceStorm
Climate (30-year normals)
- Annual precipitation
- 25.5 in
- Annual snowfall
- 43.3 in
Amenities
- Nearest airport
- Nicolaisen Airport (13 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 6
- Solar radiation rating
- Fair (4.1 kWh/m²/day)
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,976
- Median annual property tax
- $1,762
- Households with broadband internet
- 64.4%
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 648
- Average weekly wage
- $800
- Top industries (by employment)
- Agriculture, Wholesale Trade, Construction
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 2
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