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Colton is a tiny town of 736 people in Minnehaha County, South Dakota. It's about 20 miles from Sioux Falls, SD and 198 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 25°F, with about 40 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $193k and rent runs about $736 a month.
736people
$193kTypical home
$736/moRent
84° / 25°Summer / winter
40"Snow
242Sunny days
81Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 736
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,050 people per sq mi
- 198 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 20 mi to Sioux Falls, SD
- 20 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $193k (≈$1,216/mo)
- Median rent $736/mo
- Median household income $84k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 25°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 58°F)
- 242 sunny days a year (83 totally clear)
- 123 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 81 days a year with rain or snow
- 40" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 51 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- About average violent crime (370 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (2,151 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 36% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 17 mi to FSD airport
- 180 mi to OMA (major hub)
- 183 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1961
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,601 ft
- 894 mi to the ocean
- 96 mi to a big lake
- 21 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 20 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 19 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 157 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 65 bars within 25 mi
- 85 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 15 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 19 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 44% of South Dakota districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 20 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 15 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