White Rock ColonySD
A town in South Dakota.
Is White Rock Colony a good place to live?
No town among the 36 in South Dakota we compare has a lower January low than White Rock Colony. We don’t grade White Rock Colony yet; the figures below are still real.
Moving to White Rock Colony: who provides what
White Rock Colony is unincorporated, so Roberts 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.
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Expect snowy winters and pleasant summers in White Rock Colony
Among 36 South Dakota towns, just 3 have a lower midsummer high than White Rock Colony. July afternoons reach 82°, January nights drop to 2° and about 43 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
More of White Rock Colony’s adults have high blood pressure than in the typical South Dakota or U.S. town
The share of adults in White Rock Colony who sleep under 7 hours is 32%. Of the 36 South Dakota towns we compare, none has a higher share of adults who have obesity than White Rock Colony. 15% of adults have diabetes here, where South Dakota’s towns sit at 10% and U.S. towns at 12%. The town does better than the South Dakota average on 3 of 26 CDC measures and worse on 10.
| White Rock Colony | Typical South Dakota town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 10% | 12% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 31% | 35% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 19% | 16% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 12% | 14% |
| What stands out | White Rock Colony | SD |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 15% | 18.8% |
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 81.9% | 75.9% |
| More adults with heart disease | 9.8% | 6.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
White Rock Colony has a moderate natural-hazard risk, chiefly from inland flooding
FEMA puts 38% of White Rock Colony’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 26% to cold waves. The natural-hazard score from FEMA for White Rock Colony is 41 of 100, below both South Dakota’s towns (54 of 100) and U.S. towns (44 of 100). Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 59% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
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Colleges nearby
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About White Rock Colony
Census-designated place in South Dakota, United States
White Rock Colony is a census-designated place (CDP) and Hutterite colony in Roberts County, South Dakota, United States, partly within the Lake Traverse Indian Reservation. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census. The population of the CDP was 0 at the 2020 census. It is in the northeast corner of the county (and the state of South Dakota), on high ground to the west of the valley of the Bois de Sioux River. South Dakota Highway 127 runs along the eastern edge of the CDP, leading south and west 8 miles (13 km) to Rosholt and north (as North Dakota Highway 127) 8 miles (13 km) to Fairmount, North Dakota. The town of White Rock (population 6 in 2020) is 3 miles (5 km) to the ea…
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Is White Rock Colony, SD a good place to live?
We don’t grade White Rock Colony yet; the figures below are still real. A town in South Dakota.