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Beresford is a small town of 2,360 people in Union County, South Dakota. It's about 32 miles from Sioux Falls, SD and 218 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 26°F, with about 31 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $234k and rent runs about $914 a month.
2,360people
$234kTypical home
$914/moRent
84° / 26°Summer / winter
31"Snow
242Sunny days
93Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,360
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,323 people per sq mi
- 218 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 32 mi to Sioux Falls, SD
- 22 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $234k (≈$1,478/mo)
- Median rent $914/mo
- Median household income $79k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 26°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 242 sunny days a year (83 totally clear)
- 123 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 93 days a year with rain or snow
- 31" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 51 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (150 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (732 per 100k)
People
- Median age 36
- 36% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 30% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 35 mi to FSD airport
- 131 mi to OMA (major hub)
- 134 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,506 ft
- 919 mi to the ocean
- 89 mi to a big lake
- 44 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 35 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 18 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 12 bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 29 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 39% of South Dakota districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 28 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 25 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 21 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Union County: R+41 in 2024
- South Dakota: R+29 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk