Deerfield ColonySD
A town in South Dakota.
Is Deerfield Colony a good place to live?
Deerfield Colony’s January low is 3°F, against 9°F in South Dakota’s towns and 22°F across U.S. towns. We don’t grade Deerfield Colony yet; the figures below are still real.
100% of working residents leave Deerfield Colony for work
Where Deerfield Colony’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Deerfield Colony.
About two in five of Deerfield Colony’s working residents commute to Aberdeen
For half of commuters, work is under 23 miles away. The top destinations are Aberdeen (39%), Ipswich (11%) and Sioux Falls (7%).
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Deerfield Colony faces a low natural-hazard risk, led by cold waves
Of the losses FEMA expects locally, 35% come from cold waves and 28% from inland flooding. Deerfield Colony’s FEMA risk score comes in at 29 of 100. Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 71% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
In Deerfield Colony, expect four seasons and pleasant summers
Expect July afternoons of 83° and January nights of 3°, with about 34 inches of snow a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Deerfield Colony is
Among 36 South Dakota towns, just 2 have a lower share of adults who had a checkup this year than Deerfield Colony. CDC measures, 26 in all: Deerfield Colony beats South Dakota on 9 and trails on 1. In Deerfield Colony, 24% of adults have high blood pressure.
| Deerfield Colony | South Dakota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 31% | 35% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 19% | 16% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 73% | 76% | 79% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 7.5% | 10% | 12% |
| What stands out | Deerfield Colony | SD |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults with heart disease | 4% | 6.8% |
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 7.9% | 12.7% |
| Fewer adults treating high blood pressure | 68.8% | 75.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Deerfield Colony
Moving to Deerfield Colony: who provides what
Deerfield Colony is unincorporated, so Edmunds County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Colleges nearby
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About Deerfield Colony
Census-designated place in South Dakota, United States
Deerfield Colony is a Hutterite colony and census-designated place (CDP) in Edmunds County, South Dakota, United States. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census. The population of the CDP was 128 at the 2020 census. It is in the northeast part of the county, bordered to the north by McPherson County. It is 16 miles (26 km) northeast of Ipswich, the county seat, and 27 miles (43 km) northwest of Aberdeen. Plainview Colony is 5 miles (8 km) to the west, and Long Lake Colony is the same distance to the northeast.
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