Pleasant LakeSD
A town of 33.
Population
33
residents
Median home value
$250K
Census ACS
Household income
$94K
median
Median age
70.1
years
Small town
33 people, and everyone knows the way
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Climate
Four seasons, pleasant summers
Pleasant Lake has cold, snowy winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 86°, a January night drops to 9°, and about 38 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
38″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter12–31°
Spring34–58°
Summer59–83°
Fall37–61°
Oct 5
typical first frost
May 3
typical last frost
+1.1°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Health
How healthy Pleasant Lake is
Pleasant Lake 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
22.3 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Natural hazards
Moderate risk, with cold waves at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 48% of U.S. communities.
48risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Cold wavesInland floodingDrought
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
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