BakerSD
A town of 56.
Population
56
residents
Median home value
$138K
Census ACS
Household income
$86K
median
Median age
31.5
years
Small town
56 people, and everyone knows the way
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Climate
Snowy winters, pleasant summers
Baker has cold, snowy winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 86°, a January night drops to 9°, and about 41 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
41″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter12–31°
Spring34–58°
Summer60–83°
Fall37–61°
Oct 11
typical first frost
Apr 27
typical last frost
+0.8°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Health
How healthy Baker is
Baker tracks South Dakota closely on all 26 CDC measures.
26 measures vs. South Dakota
0 better26 too close to call0 worse
Douglas County Memorial Hospital-Cah
15.6 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Outdoors
3.9% of Baker is conserved land
5.6 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves.
3.9%conserved
3.9%
conserved · 896 of 23,023 acres
5.6 mi
of trails · 0.2 per sq mi
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
Natural hazards
Moderate risk, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 49% of U.S. communities.
49risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingTornadoesCold waves
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →