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Reliance’s story
Reliance in pictures
2 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives.
RelianceSD
A town of 211.
Photo: Royalbroil · CC BY-SA 4.0
Population
211
residents
Median home value
$123K
Census ACS
Household income
$55K
median
Median age
25.4
years
Jobs based here
23
A commuter town
Small town
211 people, and everyone knows the way
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Ordered by what stands out in Reliance. Another town gets a different order.
Natural hazards
Very high risk, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 85% of U.S. communities.
85risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingCold wavesHail
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Work & commute
Most working residents commute out of Reliance
Most working residents leave Reliance for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Oacoma (16%), Presho (8%) and Sioux Falls (8%). Half commute less than 23 miles.
0%work in town
Where working residents work
In Reliance0%
Oacoma16%
Presho8%
Sioux Falls8%
Chamberlain6%
23 mi
median commute distance
23
jobs based in Reliance
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Climate
Four seasons, pleasant summers
Reliance has cold, snowy winters and warm summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 88°, a January night drops to 10°, and about 40 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
40″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter13–33°
Spring34–58°
Summer59–84°
Fall37–62°
Sep 28
typical first frost
May 12
typical last frost
+1.2°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Health
How healthy Reliance is
Reliance beats the South Dakota average on 2 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 1.
26 measures vs. South Dakota
2 better23 too close to call1 worse
| What stands out | Reliance | SD |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 80% | 75.9% |
| More adults getting cholesterol checked | 88.4% | 84.8% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 11.4% | 9.2% |
Sanford Chamberlain Medical Center
15.3 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 →
A commuter town
100% of working residents leave Reliance for work
Where Reliance’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
23jobs based in Reliance
0%of working residents work in town
23 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
About Reliance
Town in South Dakota, United States
Reliance is a town in Lyman County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 128 at the 2020 census. Reliance was laid out in 1905.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Population
- 128
- Area
- 1.1 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,791 ft
- ZIP code
- 57569
- Area code
- 605
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