SD area data
Wolsey, SD
Wolsey, SD.
Population: 1,077 (Census ACS)
Home values & appreciation
- House Price Index
- 496.2 (+2.9% YoY)
Market activity
- Median sale price
- $249,900
- Median list price
- $489,000
- Median days on market
- 90 days
- Active listings
- 1
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
- 3
- Elementary schools
- 1
- Middle schools
- 1
- High schools
- 1
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk
- Relatively Low
- Top hazards
- coldWave, drought, hail, iceStorm, winterWeather
- FEMA flood zone
- X
- Flood risk level
- Minimal
Climate (30-year normals)
- Average annual temperature
- 46.0°F
- Average high
- 56.0°F
- Average low
- 35.0°F
- Annual precipitation
- 26.2 in
- Annual snowfall
- 46.3 in
Walkability & transit
- Walkability index
- 4.8 / 20
- Transit service frequency
- -99,999
Amenities
- Nearest airport
- Winter Airfield (13 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- Huron Regional Airport (HON) (13 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 1
- Solar radiation rating
- Fair (4.0 kWh/m²/day)
Migration
- Net migration
- -75 tax filers
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,972
- Median annual property tax
- $1,598
- Mean commute to work
- 18 min
- Households with broadband internet
- 74.8%
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 7,204
- Average weekly wage
- $939
- Top industries (by employment)
- Accommodation & Food, Finance & Insurance, Wholesale Trade
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 24
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