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Armour is a tiny town of 675 people in Douglas County, South Dakota. It's about 82 miles from Sioux Falls, SD and 276 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 34 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $106k and rent runs about $825 a month.
675people
$106kTypical home
$825/moRent
88° / 32°Summer / winter
34"Snow
248Sunny days
76Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 675
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 715 people per sq mi
- 276 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 82 mi to Sioux Falls, SD
- 32 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $106k (≈$665/mo)
- Median rent $825/mo
- Median household income $82k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 32°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 248 sunny days a year (83 totally clear)
- 117 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 76 days a year with rain or snow
- 34" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 40 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (71 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (141 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 50
- 26% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 8% walk or take transit to work
- 82 mi to FSD airport
- 187 mi to OMA (major hub)
- 189 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 91% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1954
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,526 ft
- 954 mi to the ocean
- 20 mi to a big lake
- 33 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 48 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- Few or no sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 32 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 10% of South Dakota districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 81 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 28 mi to the nearest dog park
- 25 congregations per 10k people
- 31 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Douglas County: R+72 in 2024
- South Dakota: R+29 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk