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ValleySD

A town of 14. Nearly 45.5% of it is conserved land.

Population

residents

Median age

54.9

years

What makes Valley stand out

The thing Valley does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Conserved land & trails

Outdoors

45.5% conserved land

2.0 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves

45.5% of the town is conserved land.

Small town

14 people, and everyone knows the way

In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.

Nearby towns

William Hamilton · 12 mi Highmore · 12 mi Harrold · 12 mi Campbell · 16 mi Riverside · 18 mi Ontario · 18 mi

Valley’s report card

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Outdoors2 miof trails · 45.5% conserved Hazards76/100High risk of storm & flood damage Climate86°/5°Summer high · winter low · 40″ snow

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Weather

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Cloudy

H 0° · L 56°

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Upcoming events

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The data

Ordered by what stands out in Valley. Another town gets a different order.

Outdoors

Nearly a third of Valley is conserved land

2.0 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves.

45.5%conserved

Map of Valley: conserved land, trails and the top places to walk — Green: conserved land · dashed: trails · numbers: the places below

45.5%

conserved · 10,489 of 23,029 acres

2.0 mi

of trails · 0.1 per sq mi

Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →

Natural hazards

High risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 76% of U.S. communities.

76risk score of 100

FEMA risk score

Inland floodingCold wavesWildfire

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →

Climate

Snowy winters, pleasant summers

Valley has cold, snowy winters and warm summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 86°, a January night drops to 5°, and about 40 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

40″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter8–29°

Spring31–56°

Summer57–83°

Fall34–59°

Oct 1

typical first frost

May 12

typical last frost

+0.9°

vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →

Health

How healthy Valley is

Valley beats the South Dakota average on 3 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 8.

26 measures vs. South Dakota

3 better15 too close to call8 worse

What stands out	Valley	SD
More adults screened for colon cancer	73.1%	65.5%
More adults treating high blood pressure	81%	75.9%
More adults with heart disease	9.5%	6.8%

Avera Missouri River Health Center

30.3 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 →