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Country around Oacoma is a rural area of about 599 people in Brule County, South Dakota, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 135 miles from Sioux Falls, SD and 314 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 40 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $218k and rent runs about $883 a month.
599people
$218kTypical home
$883/moRent
89° / 31°Summer / winter
40"Snow
249Sunny days
97Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 599 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 10 people per sq mi
- 314 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 135 mi to Sioux Falls, SD
- 59 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $218k (≈$1,377/mo)
- Median rent $883/mo
- Median household income $76k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 31°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 57°F)
- 249 sunny days a year (81 totally clear)
- 116 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 97 days a year with rain or snow
- 40" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 5 days a year over 100°F
- 45 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
People
- Median age 41
- 29% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 17 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 58 mi to PIR airport
- 249 mi to OMA (major hub)
- 229 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1993
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,385 ft
- 949 mi to the ocean
- 1 mi to a big lake
- 70 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 111 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 4 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
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 60 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 27% of South Dakota districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 123 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 24 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 70 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Brule County: R+42 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
- Low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk