Rustic Acres ColonySD
This town in South Dakota has a population of 30.
Is Rustic Acres Colony a good place to live?
100% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Rustic Acres Colony, where South Dakota’s towns sit at 33% and U.S. towns at 29%. No town among the 36 in South Dakota we compare has a higher share of workers working from home than Rustic Acres Colony. Rustic Acres Colony has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
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The data
Ordered by what stands out in Rustic Acres Colony.
For most of its workers, the job is outside Rustic Acres Colony
For half of commuters, work is under 24 miles away. The top destinations are Sioux Falls (27%), Madison (20%) and Brookings (7%).
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Rustic Acres Colony has four seasons and pleasant summers
In Rustic Acres Colony, the peak summer temperature is 83°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Compared with most of South Dakota and the rest of the country, fewer of Rustic Acres Colony’s adults have high blood pressure
Rustic Acres Colony: a quarter of adults binge drink. Of the 36 South Dakota towns we compare, none has a lower share of adults who have diabetes than Rustic Acres Colony. CDC measures, 26 in all: Rustic Acres Colony beats South Dakota on 14 and trails on 4.
| Rustic Acres Colony | South Dakota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 19% | 16% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 31% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 5.3% | 10% | 12% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 71% | 76% | 79% |
| What stands out | Rustic Acres Colony | SD |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults with heart disease | 2.8% | 6.8% |
| Fewer adults with diabetes | 5.3% | 11.7% |
| More binge drinkers | 24.7% | 18.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Rustic Acres Colony faces a moderate natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected losses in Rustic Acres Colony break down as 45% from inland flooding and 24% from tornadoes. The town’s natural-hazard score from FEMA comes in at 56 of 100.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Everything we know about Rustic Acres Colony
Moving to Rustic Acres Colony: who provides what
Rustic Acres Colony is unincorporated, so Lake 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.
100% of working residents leave Rustic Acres Colony for work
Where Rustic Acres Colony’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Rustic Acres Colony
About 0 of every 100 Rustic Acres Colony residents are enrolled in college, against 5 across South Dakota.
About Rustic Acres Colony
Census-designated place in South Dakota, United States
Rustic Acres Colony is a Hutterite colony and census-designated place (CDP) in Lake County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 132 at the 2020 census. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census. It is in the southern part of the county, 11 miles (18 km) south of Madison, the county seat.
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