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Aberdeen is a small city of 28,189 people in Brown County, South Dakota. It's about 125 miles from Fargo, ND and 255 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 22°F, with about 43 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $217k and rent runs about $762 a month.
28,189people
$217kTypical home
$762/moRent
84° / 22°Summer / winter
43"Snow
245Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 28,189
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,701 people per sq mi
- 255 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 125 mi to Fargo, ND
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $217k (≈$1,370/mo)
- Median rent $762/mo
- Median household income $64k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 22°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 56°F)
- 245 sunny days a year (72 totally clear)
- 120 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 43" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 66 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- About average violent crime (420 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,297 per 100k)
People
- Median age 36
- 28% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 35% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 13 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 2 mi to ABR airport
- 259 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 157 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 60% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,296 ft
- 826 mi to the ocean
- 78 mi to a big lake
- 80 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 78 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 21 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 13 bars within 25 mi
- 8 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 39% of South Dakota districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 3 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Brown County: R+27 in 2024
- South Dakota: R+29 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk