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Astoria is a tiny town of 142 people in Deuel County, South Dakota. It's about 71 miles from Sioux Falls, SD and 163 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 21°F, with about 50 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $117k and rent runs about $642 a month.
142people
$117kTypical home
$642/moRent
80° / 21°Summer / winter
50"Snow
238Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 142
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 904 people per sq mi
- 163 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 71 mi to Sioux Falls, SD
- 21 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $117k (≈$738/mo)
- Median rent $642/mo
- Median household income $39k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 21°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 58°F)
- 238 sunny days a year (77 totally clear)
- 127 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 50" of snow a year
- 16 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 63 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (69 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (185 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 48
- 29% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 39 mi to ATY airport
- 165 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 136 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1943
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,834 ft
- 846 mi to the ocean
- 74 mi to a big lake
- 35 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 68 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 26 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 13 bars within 25 mi
- 6 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 70 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 41% of South Dakota districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 21 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 37 mi to the nearest dog park
- 23 congregations per 10k people
- 20 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Deuel County: R+52 in 2024
- South Dakota: R+29 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.