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Ashton is a tiny town of 204 people in Spink County, South Dakota. It's about 133 miles from Sioux Falls, SD and 256 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 23°F, with about 37 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $92k and rent runs about $734 a month.
204people
$92kTypical home
$734/moRent
84° / 23°Summer / winter
37"Snow
242Sunny days
70Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 204
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 466 people per sq mi
- 256 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 133 mi to Sioux Falls, SD
- 33 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $92k (≈$580/mo)
- Median rent $734/mo
- Median household income $55k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 23°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 56°F)
- 242 sunny days a year (72 totally clear)
- 123 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 70 days a year with rain or snow
- 37" 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
People
- Median age 39
- 31% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 16 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 32 mi to ABR airport
- 258 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 179 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,286 ft
- 858 mi to the ocean
- 81 mi to a big lake
- 89 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 110 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3 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
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 32 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 10% of South Dakota districts (reading)
- 32 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 34 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 32 mi to the nearest vet
- 33 mi to the nearest dog park
- 19 congregations per 10k people
- 32 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Spink County: R+39 in 2024
- South Dakota: R+29 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.