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Brandon is a big small town of 10,996 people in Minnehaha County, South Dakota. It's about 8 miles from Sioux Falls, SD and 189 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 26°F, with about 47 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $337k and rent runs about $976 a month.
10,996people
$337kTypical home
$976/moRent
85° / 26°Summer / winter
47"Snow
242Sunny days
112Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 10,996
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,801 people per sq mi
- 189 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 8 mi to Sioux Falls, SD
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $337k (≈$2,123/mo)
- Median rent $976/mo
- Median household income $111k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 26°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 242 sunny days a year (83 totally clear)
- 123 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 112 days a year with rain or snow
- 47" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 49 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (97 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (618 per 100k)
People
- Median age 37
- 41% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 42% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 8 mi to FSD airport
- 162 mi to OMA (major hub)
- 165 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2001
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,348 ft
- 890 mi to the ocean
- 105 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 4 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 21 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 154 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 62 bars within 25 mi
- 82 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 19 museums within 25 mi
- 8 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 3% of South Dakota districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 10 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 9 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Minnehaha County: R+13 in 2024
- South Dakota: R+29 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very 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