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Canistota is a tiny town of 711 people in McCook County, South Dakota. It's about 28 miles from Sioux Falls, SD and 220 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 25°F, with about 35 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $137k and rent runs about $960 a month.
711people
$137kTypical home
$960/moRent
84° / 25°Summer / winter
35"Snow
248Sunny days
81Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 711
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,267 people per sq mi
- 220 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 28 mi to Sioux Falls, SD
- 28 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $137k (≈$864/mo)
- Median rent $960/mo
- Median household income $76k
- Property tax about 1.9% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 25°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 248 sunny days a year (87 totally clear)
- 117 cloudy days a year
- 35 of 90 winter days are gray
- 81 days a year with rain or snow
- 35" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 55 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (52 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (156 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 36
- 32% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 28 mi to FSD airport
- 174 mi to OMA (major hub)
- 177 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 90% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1950
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,552 ft
- 916 mi to the ocean
- 73 mi to a big lake
- 38 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 31 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 41 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 9 bars within 25 mi
- 25 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 29 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 20% of South Dakota districts (reading)
- 13 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 20 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 27 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 21 mi to the nearest dog park
- 14 congregations per 10k people
- 26 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- McCook County: R+49 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
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Moderate 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.