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Country around Presho is a rural area of about 540 people in Lyman County, South Dakota, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 156 miles from Rapid City, SD and 345 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 42 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $175k and rent runs about $821 a month.
540people
$175kTypical home
$821/moRent
88° / 30°Summer / winter
42"Snow
255Sunny days
80Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 540 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1 people per sq mi
- 345 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 156 mi to Rapid City, SD
- 36 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $175k (≈$1,102/mo)
- Median rent $821/mo
- Median household income $83k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 30°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 56°F)
- 255 sunny days a year (85 totally clear)
- 110 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 80 days a year with rain or snow
- 42" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 7 days a year over 100°F
- 45 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
People
- Median age 55
- 24% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 36 mi to PIR airport
- 278 mi to OMA (major hub)
- 241 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1967
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,841 ft
- 954 mi to the ocean
- 33 mi to a big lake
- 90 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 141 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 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
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 36 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 33% of South Dakota districts (reading)
- 12 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 39 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 135 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 30 mi to the nearest vet
- 35 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 48 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