About Hartford

Hartford is a very small city located in the state of South Dakota. With a population of 2,570 people and just one neighborhood, Hartford is the 28th largest community in South Dakota.

Hartford real estate is some of the most expensive in South Dakota, although Hartford house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.

Unlike some cities, Hartford isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Hartford are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Hartford is a city of sales and office workers, service providers and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Hartford who work in office and administrative support (13.97%), management occupations (10.82%) and sales jobs (9.93%).

In addition, Hartford is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates". Urban sophisticates are people who are both educated and wealthy, and thus tend to be older, richer, and more established than young professionals. "Urban sophisticates" is not just about being educated and well-off financially: it is a point of view and state of mind, one that you might call 'urbaneness'. But such people can and do regularly live in small towns, suburbs and rural areas, as well as in big cities. They read, support the arts and high-end shops, and love travel.

Because of many things, Hartford is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Hartford really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Hartford perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live.

It is a fairly quiet city because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Hartford has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Hartford has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Hartford than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Hartford may be for you.

As is often the case in a small city, Hartford doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Hartford Information and Demographics

The population of Hartford overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Hartford, 23.56% have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Hartford in 2010 was $22,317, which is upper middle income relative to South Dakota, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $89,268 for a family of four. However, Hartford contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Hartford home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Hartford residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Hartford include German, Norwegian, Irish and Dutch.

The most common language spoken in Hartford is English.

Hartford, SD Appreciation Rates Help

PERIOD	TOTAL APPRECIATION	AVG. ANNUAL RATE	COMPARED TO SD*	COMPARED TO AMERICA*
SINCE 1990	149.19%	4.05%	7	8
LAST 10 YEARS
LAST 5 YEARS
LAST 2 YEARS
LAST 12 MONTHS
LATEST QUARTER
				* 10 is highest

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