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Country around Avon is a rural area of about 1,094 people in Bon Homme County, South Dakota, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 76 miles from Sioux Falls, SD and 274 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 36 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $170k and rent runs about $650 a month.
1,094people
$170kTypical home
$650/moRent
86° / 30°Summer / winter
36"Snow
252Sunny days
85Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,094 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 8 people per sq mi
- 274 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 76 mi to Sioux Falls, SD
- 33 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $170k (≈$1,069/mo)
- Median rent $650/mo
- Median household income $74k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 30°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 252 sunny days a year (90 totally clear)
- 113 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 85 days a year with rain or snow
- 36" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 40 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (43 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (0 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 35
- 24% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 77 mi to FSD airport
- 160 mi to OMA (major hub)
- 162 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 89% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1967
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,608 ft
- 928 mi to the ocean
- 26 mi to a big lake
- 51 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 21 mi to the nearest ski area
- 16 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- Few or no 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
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 50 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 47% of South Dakota districts (reading)
- 14 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 75 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 27 mi to the nearest vet
- 50 mi to the nearest dog park
- 19 congregations per 10k people
- 49 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Bon Homme County: R+51 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
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk