Oahe AcresSD
Population 399: a town in South Dakota.
Is Oahe Acres a good place to live?
Of the 36 South Dakota towns we compare, none has a higher share of homes lived in by their owners than Oahe Acres. Oahe Acres has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
399 people, and everyone knows the way
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Moving to Oahe Acres: who provides what
Oahe Acres is unincorporated, so Hughes 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.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Oahe Acres.
The biggest natural risk in Oahe Acres is inland flooding, at a very high overall level
In Oahe Acres, the risk rating from FEMA is 83 of 100. 64% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by cold waves at 11%.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
A smaller share of working residents work locally in Oahe Acres than in most of South Dakota or the rest of the country
For residents in Oahe Acres, the share who live below the poverty line is 6.3%. The typical journey to work for Oahe Acres comes to 14 minutes, below both South Dakota’s towns (17 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). The top destinations are Pierre (51%), Sioux Falls (7%) and Fort Pierre (5%).
| Oahe Acres | South Dakota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 0.4% | 29% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 14 minutes | 17 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 6.3% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Oahe Acres stands out in South Dakota and nationally, with fewer of its adults who sleep under 7 hours
Among adults locally, 18% binge drink. In Oahe Acres, 14% of adults report frequent mental distress, below both the South Dakota town median (15%) and the median of U.S. towns (17%).
| Oahe Acres | South Dakota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 30% | 36% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 15% | 17% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 22% | 23% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 19% | 16% |
| What stands out | Oahe Acres | SD |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 6.3% | 12.7% |
| More adults seeing a dentist | 77.1% | 69.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Oahe Acres
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Oahe Acres; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Oahe Acres residents are enrolled in college, against 5 across South Dakota.
100% of working residents leave Oahe Acres for work
Where Oahe Acres’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Oahe Acres
Census-designated place in South Dakota, United States
Oahe Acres is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Hughes County, South Dakota, United States. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census. The population of the CDP was 503 at the 2020 census. It is in the northwest part of the county, 7 miles (11 km) north of Pierre, the state capital, and 2 miles (3 km) east of Oahe Dam on the Missouri River.
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- Elevation
- 1,732 ft
Questions about Oahe Acres
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Is Oahe Acres, SD a good place to live?
Oahe Acres has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.