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Roofing in Valley Springs, South Dakota
Three in four houses in Valley Springs were built before 1980, and four in ten date from the 1970s alone. Most are on their second roof or later.
How old are the houses in Valley Springs?
More of them predate 1980 than in any other town this site covers: 74.5%, by the Census Bureau’s 2020 to 2024 survey of 372 homes. Canton is next at 71.8%. The 1970s alone account for 39.8%, the median house dates from 1974, and 19.4% predate 1940.
On a house from the 1970s, ask the roofer to check the deck once the old shingles are off. Here is when roof decking gets replaced and how it is priced.
Owners hold 81.0% of homes. Detached houses are 86.6% and mobile homes 6.7%. The median owner-occupied value was $192,600, plus or minus $36,444.
What storms have hit Valley Springs?
A tornado, for one. On 30 May 2022 an EF1 with winds estimated at 105 mph ran from 2 miles east of Brandon to near Valley Springs, and it removed a large part of the roof at Beaver Valley Lutheran Church. The path was short: 0.54 miles long and 50 yards wide.
On 6 May 2024 NOAA estimated a 75 mph gust in town, converted from knots, that blew down a livestock shelter. Hail of 1 inch fell nearby in 2017, April 2022 and on 17 May 2026, just northeast of town.
Check your shingles against what hail damage looks like. Brandon, a few miles west, has its own storm record and license rule.
Is Valley Springs building new homes?
A few. Permit data shows none from 2015 to 2018, a peak of 11 new units in 2022 and 4 in 2025. The population is flat, 885 in the 2020 count and an estimated 889 in July 2025. The city’s homepage mentions two residential developments and an industrial park with plans to expand, without names or lot counts.
Do I need a permit to reroof in Valley Springs?
Not confirmed. We did not get the city’s permit, fee or contractor license rules, so call City Hall at 605-757-6555, or stop by 401 Broadway Avenue, before work starts.
Valley Springs is about 14 miles from Sioux Falls as the crow flies, outside the reach of the Sioux Falls roofing license, which applies only inside Sioux Falls city limits. For a house outside town limits, Minnehaha County issues permits, and our reading of its handbook is that a reroof needs one. Confirm that with Minnehaha County Planning.
Questions about roofing in Valley Springs
Does Valley Springs require a roofing permit?
Not confirmed. Call City Hall at 605-757-6555 before work starts.
Does a roofer need a license in Valley Springs?
Not confirmed by the city. The Sioux Falls roofing license applies only inside Sioux Falls, so ask City Hall what Valley Springs requires.
Did the 2022 tornado damage roofs in Valley Springs?
It took a large part of the roof off Beaver Valley Lutheran Church on 30 May 2022. NOAA rated it EF1, with winds estimated at 105 mph.
How old are most roofs in Valley Springs?
The houses date mostly from before 1980, with a median build year of 1974, so most are on their second roof or later. Ask when yours was last replaced.
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