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Country around Lower Brule is a rural area of about 1,442 people in Lyman County, South Dakota, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 149 miles from Sioux Falls, SD and 316 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 28°F, with about 29 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $34k and rent runs about $504 a month.
1,442people
$34kTypical home
$504/moRent
87° / 28°Summer / winter
29"Snow
250Sunny days
69Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,442 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 15 people per sq mi
- 316 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 149 mi to Sioux Falls, SD
- 39 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $34k (≈$214/mo)
- Median rent $504/mo
- Median household income $36k
- Property tax about 4.4% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 28°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 57°F)
- 250 sunny days a year (79 totally clear)
- 115 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 69 days a year with rain or snow
- 29" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 56 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
People
- Median age 24
- 44% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 12 min
- 8% walk or take transit to work
- 38 mi to PIR airport
- 273 mi to OMA (major hub)
- 255 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1980
- 66% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,493 ft
- 927 mi to the ocean
- 16 mi to a big lake
- 83 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 133 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- No 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
- No museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 40 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 33% of South Dakota districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 27 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 104 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 30 mi to the nearest vet
- 39 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 80 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lyman 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
- Very low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk