SD area data
Houghton, SD
Houghton, SD.
Population: 357 (Census ACS)
FEMA's National Risk Index rates the county's overall natural-hazard risk Relatively Low, with winterweather, coldwave, hail the top-rated hazards. Cost of living is 11.4% below the US average (BEA, metro/state-level).
Home values & appreciation
- House Price Index (state)
- 496.2 (+2.9% YoY)
Sources: home value index (ZIP-level) · FHFA House Price Index (state-level)
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%
Sources: BEA Regional Price Parities (metro/state-level) · EIA energy rates (state-level) · Freddie Mac PMMS (national)
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk (county)
- Relatively Low
- Top hazards (county)
- winterWeather, coldWave, hail, iceStorm, strongWind
- Notable hazard ratings (county)
- coldWave: Relatively High · hail: Relatively Moderate · heatWave: Relatively Low · iceStorm: Relatively Moderate · inlandFlooding: Relatively Low · strongWind: Relatively Moderate
- Wildfire risk to homes (county)
- Higher than 55% of US counties
- Buildings in wildfire direct-exposure zone
- 47.5%
- Radon potential (county)
- High radon potential — EPA Zone 1 of 3
- EPA Superfund (NPL) sites within 5 mi
- None
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index (county-level) · FEMA flood data (ZIP-level) · USDA Forest Service Wildfire Risk to Communities (county-level) · EPA radon zones + Superfund NPL
Climate (30-year normals)
- Annual precipitation
- 22.6 in
- USDA plant hardiness zone
- 4a (extreme annual low -30 to -25°F)
Sources: NOAA Climate Normals (30-year, nearest-station) · USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map (2023)
Air quality
- Air quality rating
- Good
- Median AQI (annual)
- 24
- Days with Good air quality
- 306
- Days with Moderate air quality
- 47
- Highest AQI recorded (year)
- 118
Source: EPA air quality data (nearest monitoring station, annual)
Amenities
- Airports within 30 mi
- 8
- Nearest airport
- Groton Municipal Airport (6 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- Aberdeen Regional Airport (ABR) (16 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 5
- Hospitals include
- CHI OAKES HOSPITAL, AVERA ST LUKES, SANFORD MEDICAL CENTER ABERDEEN
- Avg hospital rating (CMS)
- 4.5 / 5
- Best hospital rating nearby (CMS)
- 5.0 / 5
- Solar radiation rating
- Fair (3.9 kWh/m²/day)
Sources: National Park Service · FAA airport data · CMS hospital data · DOE/NREL (proximity-based)
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,954
- Housing built before 1970
- 81.9%
- Housing built 2000 or later
- 11.8%
- Households with broadband internet
- 65.5%
Source: Census ACS 5-year estimates (ZIP-level)
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 16,946
- Average weekly wage
- $1,006
- Top industries (by employment)
- Health Care, Accommodation & Food, Wholesale Trade
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 69
Sources: BLS QCEW (county-level) · Census Building Permits (county-level)
Area data compiled from public government, academic, and industry research feeds. Data sources →
Common questions
- What is the natural-hazard risk in Houghton, SD?
- Overall risk: Relatively Low (FEMA NRI, county-level). Top hazards: winterWeather, coldWave, hail, iceStorm, strongWind.
- What is the wildfire risk in Houghton, SD?
- Risk to homes is higher than 55% of US counties (USDA Forest Service Wildfire Risk to Communities, county-level).
- What is the radon potential in Houghton, SD?
- High radon potential — EPA Zone 1 of 3, county-level. EPA recommends testing every home regardless of zone.
- Are there Superfund sites near Houghton, SD?
- No current or proposed National Priorities List sites within 5 miles (EPA).
- What is the air quality in Houghton, SD?
- Good. Median AQI: 24. (EPA AQI).
- What is the cost of living in Houghton, SD?
- Regional Price Parity: 88.6 (100 = US average) (Low) (BEA RPP, metro/state-level).
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