Living in Country around Doland, SD
Country around Doland is a rural area of about 440 people in Spink County, South Dakota, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 112 miles from Sioux Falls, SD and 235 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 23°F, with about 23 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $70k and rent runs about $725 a month.
440people
$70kTypical home
$725/moRent
83° / 23°Summer / winter
23"Snow
242Sunny days
83Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 440 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 2 people per sq mi
- 235 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 112 mi to Sioux Falls, SD
- 33 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $70k (≈$438/mo)
- Median rent $725/mo
- Median household income $73k
- Property tax about 1.9% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 23°F
- Comfortable 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
- 83 days a year with rain or snow
- 23" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 65 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
People
- Median age 57
- 20% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 45 mi to ATY airport
- 238 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 174 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1940
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,368 ft
- 864 mi to the ocean
- 79 mi to a big lake
- 70 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 112 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 7 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
- 47 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 31% of South Dakota districts (reading)
- 35 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 24 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 50 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 43 mi to the nearest vet
- 44 mi to the nearest dog park
- 19 congregations per 10k people
- 47 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Spink County: R+39 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
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk