Baltic, SD... Your thoughts? (apartments, for rent, crime)

[calgoldenbears]

Hi All,
I am taking a job in SF and am considering moving to Baltic. How is the community? I heard the school is pretty decent. What does an apartment cost? Is there any crime there? Thanks and have a great week, Peter

[ElkHunter]

Here is some statistical data for Baltic. Keep in mind that it is dated 2009, but it should give you some idea.

https://www.city-data.com/city/Baltic-South-Dakota.html

[jmgg]

I grew up around the Baltic area and consider it one of my "home" towns.

Baltic was, even around 25 years ago, a primarily Norweigan town. In the last 10 years in particular, there has been a lot of outside people moving in. A lot of new houses have popped up primarily on the northeast and southeast side.

The people in Baltic I have alway felt are some of the friendliest people I have encountered. There's a very good chance that if you're at one of the local watering holes you'll find someone telling a Norweigan joke, and they're probably of the same heritage.

I have no idea what the few apartment buildings in town charge for rent. As to crime, you might think something has been stolen until whoever borrowed it brings it back .

[24522]

Originally Posted by calgoldenbears

Hi All,
I am taking a job in SF and am considering moving to Baltic. How is the community? I heard the school is pretty decent. What does an apartment cost? Is there any crime there? Thanks and have a great week, Peter

You're going to find little crime in any of the small towns around SF. As far as schools, most also have very good reputations. A lot of these are SMALL towns (under 2000 residents), so apartments are few and available apartments probably far between.