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KaylorSD

The town, settled in 1909, counts 80 residents.

Is Kaylor a good place to live?

Kaylor’s age of the median resident is 25.5 years, where South Dakota’s towns sit at 39.5 years and U.S. towns at 40.5 years. No town among the 36 in South Dakota we compare has a higher share of homes lived in by their owners than Kaylor. Kaylor has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

80 people, and everyone knows the way

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The data

Ordered by what stands out in Kaylor.

Climate

Four seasons and pleasant summers in Kaylor

39″snow a winter

Summer afternoons peak near 86° in July, and January nights bottom out around 10°; snowfall runs to about 39 inches a winter. Winters in Kaylor are cold, snowy and summers warm.

Typical low → high °F

Winter12–32°
Spring35–59°
Summer60–84°
Fall38–61°
Oct 4
typical first frost
May 1
typical last frost
+1.0°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Natural hazards

Kaylor has a low natural-hazard risk, chiefly from drought

39risk score of 100

On expected storm and flood damage, Kaylor sits below 61% of U.S. communities. Of the losses FEMA expects locally, 44% come from drought and 21% from inland flooding.

FEMA risk score
39Low riskLowerHigher
DroughtInland floodingTornadoes

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

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Everything we know about Kaylor

13pages on Kaylor
Getting set up

Moving to Kaylor: who provides what

Kaylor is unincorporated, so Hutchinson County and regional agencies provide most services.

PowerXcel Energy13.1¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterBy Water DistrictNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet2 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & county servicesHutchinson CountyHutchinson County provides services here
SchoolsScotland School District 04-3Which school depends on your addressNCES
Register to voteIn personSouth Dakota has no online registration; you can register in person until 15 days before Election Day or by mail (received 15 days before).vote.gov
Who runs elections hereHutchinson County AuditorHutchinson County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Aug 2025
ZIP code5735457354 100%Census 2020

EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.

After high school

Colleges nearby

None within 15 miles of Kaylor; the nearest are

About Kaylor

CDP in South Dakota, United States

Kaylor is a census-designated place (CDP) in Hutchinson County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 30 at the 2020 census. The community's name is a corruption of Taylor, the name of a local rancher.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Area
0.7 sq mi
Elevation
1,394 ft
ZIP code
57354
Area code
605

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