A town of 444.
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Ordered by what stands out in Hayti. Another town gets a different order.
Hayti has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 82°, a January night drops to 3°, and about 34 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Most working residents leave Hayti for work: only 7% work in town. The top destinations are Lake Norden (24%), Watertown (13%) and Sioux Falls (8%). Half commute less than 12 miles.
Hayti beats the South Dakota average on 7 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 4.
| What stands out | Hayti | SD |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults with diabetes | 9.1% | 11.7% |
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 7.5% | 9.2% |
| More uninsured adults | 11.7% | 8.8% |
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 41% of U.S. communities.
The median sale price was $100,000 in May 2026.
4 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 1 places on the National Register.
Town in South Dakota, U.S.
Hayti (pronounced "HAY-tie") is a town in and the county seat of Hamlin County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 393 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Watertown, South Dakota Micropolitan Statistical Area. It is the county seat of Hamlin County. According to tradition, the name is derived from the practice of tying bundles of hay to be burned on the prairie, hence the name Hay-tie.
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