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Country around Hitchcock is a rural area of about 776 people in Beadle County, South Dakota, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 111 miles from Sioux Falls, SD and 251 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 25°F, with about 38 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $210k and rent runs about $738 a month.
776people
$210kTypical home
$738/moRent
85° / 25°Summer / winter
38"Snow
242Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 776 people spread over the area
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 3 people per sq mi
- 251 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 111 mi to Sioux Falls, SD
- 20 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $210k (≈$1,321/mo)
- Median rent $738/mo
- Median household income $84k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 25°F
- Somewhat humid 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
- 38" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 59 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (238 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,093 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 46
- 26% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 29% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 17 min
- 8% walk or take transit to work
- 57 mi to ABR airport
- 253 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 195 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,303 ft
- 881 mi to the ocean
- 65 mi to a big lake
- 64 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 111 mi to the nearest ski area
- 18 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 13 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 bars within 25 mi
- 4 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 58 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 35% of South Dakota districts (reading)
- 21 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 18 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 60 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 31 mi to the nearest vet
- 59 mi to the nearest dog park
- 14 congregations per 10k people
- 57 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Beadle County: R+40 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
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk