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Chamberlain is a small town of 2,588 people in Brule County, South Dakota. It's about 131 miles from Sioux Falls, SD and 310 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 42 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $224k and rent runs about $818 a month.
2,588people
$224kTypical home
$818/moRent
88° / 30°Summer / winter
42"Snow
249Sunny days
98Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,588
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 578 people per sq mi
- 310 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 131 mi to Sioux Falls, SD
- 63 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $224k (≈$1,414/mo)
- Median rent $818/mo
- Median household income $77k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 30°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
- 98 days a year with rain or snow
- 42" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 5 days a year over 100°F
- 43 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
People
- Median age 43
- 27% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 33% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 15 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 62 mi to PIR airport
- 246 mi to OMA (major hub)
- 227 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1971
- 78% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,578 ft
- 949 mi to the ocean
- 1 mi to a big lake
- 65 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 107 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 4 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
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 64 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 27% of South Dakota districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 123 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 19 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 65 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Brule County: R+42 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
- Low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk