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Burke is a tiny town of 708 people in Gregory County, South Dakota. It's about 131 miles from Sioux Falls, SD and 323 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 44 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $150k and rent runs about $525 a month.
708people
$150kTypical home
$525/moRent
87° / 31°Summer / winter
44"Snow
249Sunny days
107Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 708
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,267 people per sq mi
- 323 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 131 mi to Sioux Falls, SD
- 73 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $150k (≈$946/mo)
- Median rent $525/mo
- Median household income $53k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 31°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 57°F)
- 249 sunny days a year (81 totally clear)
- 116 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 107 days a year with rain or snow
- 44" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 44 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (0 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (77 per 100k)
People
- Median age 44
- 23% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 15 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 97 mi to PIR airport
- 217 mi to OMA (major hub)
- 186 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1966
- 79% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 2,188 ft
- 957 mi to the ocean
- 14 mi to a big lake
- 74 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 84 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 6 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
- No museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 73 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 46% of South Dakota districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 130 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 42 mi to the nearest dog park
- 17 congregations per 10k people
- 68 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Gregory County: R+60 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
- Very low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk