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Country around Goodwin is a rural area of about 315 people in Codington County, South Dakota, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 92 miles from Sioux Falls, SD and 176 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 21°F, with about 48 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $226k and rent runs about $883 a month.
315people
$226kTypical home
$883/moRent
80° / 21°Summer / winter
48"Snow
238Sunny days
102Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 315 people spread over the area
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 4 people per sq mi
- 176 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 92 mi to Sioux Falls, SD
- 15 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $226k (≈$1,423/mo)
- Median rent $883/mo
- Median household income $69k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 21°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 57°F)
- 238 sunny days a year (77 totally clear)
- 127 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 102 days a year with rain or snow
- 48" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 65 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (177 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (674 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 59
- 22% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 15 mi to ATY airport
- 178 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 140 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 80% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,992 ft
- 845 mi to the ocean
- 50 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 90 mi to the nearest ski area
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 26 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 10 bars within 25 mi
- 8 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 88 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 23% of South Dakota districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 39 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 12 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Codington County: R+41 in 2024
- South Dakota: R+29 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.