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Cavour is a tiny town of 186 people in Beadle County, South Dakota. It's about 87 miles from Sioux Falls, SD and 238 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 26°F, with about 40 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $97k and rent runs about $879 a month.
186people
$97kTypical home
$879/moRent
85° / 26°Summer / winter
40"Snow
242Sunny days
84Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 186
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 454 people per sq mi
- 238 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 87 mi to Sioux Falls, SD
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $97k (≈$612/mo)
- Median rent $879/mo
- Median household income $90k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 26°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 57°F)
- 242 sunny days a year (72 totally clear)
- 123 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 84 days a year with rain or snow
- 40" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 54 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (238 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,093 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 36
- 32% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 15 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 58 mi to ATY airport
- 238 mi to OMA (major hub)
- 200 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,296 ft
- 895 mi to the ocean
- 70 mi to a big lake
- 44 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 88 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 10 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 bars within 25 mi
- 4 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 45 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 19% of South Dakota districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 62 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 46 mi to the nearest vet
- 45 mi to the nearest dog park
- 14 congregations per 10k people
- 46 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Beadle County: R+40 in 2024
- South Dakota: R+29 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.