Spink
South Dakota

What stands out

If you had to describe Spink County in numbers, start here: the home price against local income is in the bottom 2% of American counties (1.2 years of income), violent crime is in the bottom 2% of American counties (2.8 per 1,000), and the overdose death rate is in the bottom 4% of American counties (0 per 100,000). Within South Dakota it ranks 8th of 66 counties for the home price against local income, counting from the bottom.

Where you are

You live in Spink County, South Dakota. 6,355 people live here with you, so most faces are familiar. The population shrank 1.0% last year, and more Americans moved out than in (net -57).

South Dakota has no income tax, no estate tax and no corporate income tax, and it is the country's largest trust jurisdiction because of its favorable trust law. Sales tax applies to groceries and most services. Sioux Falls and Rapid City carry most of the growth; the state's winters are long and its plains are exposed to severe storms. Property taxes are moderate.

Money

The typical household here brings in $65,795 a year, higher than 64% of American counties. Employers pay an average wage of $51,117. Unemployment runs 2.4%, lower than 87% of American counties. 14% of workers work from home; for the rest the average commute is 15 minutes each way.

South Dakota has no state income tax, so none of that goes to the state.

Home

The median home costs $173K, cheaper than 75% of American counties, about 1.2 years of the median household's income. A two-bedroom rents for around $717 a month. Property tax is 1.32% of home value, roughly $1,434 a year on that median home, higher than 79% of American counties. 74% of households own rather than rent.

Safety and health

Violent crime here is 2.8 per 1,000 residents, lower than 98% of American counties.

A child born here can expect to live 78.8 years, longer than 83% of American counties. There are 3 active physicians in the county, about 4.7 per 10,000 people. Medicare rates the local hospitals 4.0 of 5 stars. 11.2% of people under 65 have no health insurance.

School

Local students test at grade level 3.20 where 3.0 is national grade level, higher than 73% of American counties. 91% of adults finished high school.

Neighbors and politics

In 2024 your neighbors voted Republican by 35 points. 65% of eligible voters turned out. Under South Dakota law you can carry a concealed handgun without a permit, abortion is banned with narrow exceptions, and marijuana is medical only.

Weather and risk

The year averages 46°F, highs near 58 and lows near 34, colder than 88% of American counties. About 24 inches of rain and snow fall a year. FEMA puts natural-hazard risk at 51 out of 100, riskier than 51% of American counties; the county has had 23 federal disaster declarations since 1953.

Getting around, going out

Home internet averages 116 Mbps down, slower than 83% of American counties. There is 1 airport in the county, counting general aviation. For a night or a weekend out: 0.8 full-service restaurants per 1,000 people.