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Country around Redfield is a rural area of about 2,866 people in Spink County, South Dakota, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 129 miles from Sioux Falls, SD and 260 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 23°F, with about 35 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $153k and rent runs about $773 a month.
2,866people
$153kTypical home
$773/moRent
84° / 23°Summer / winter
35"Snow
242Sunny days
75Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 2,866 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 10 people per sq mi
- 260 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 129 mi to Sioux Falls, SD
- 39 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $153k (≈$964/mo)
- Median rent $773/mo
- Median household income $66k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 23°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 56°F)
- 242 sunny days a year (72 totally clear)
- 123 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 75 days a year with rain or snow
- 35" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 65 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
People
- Median age 49
- 20% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 29% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 15 min
- 9% walk or take transit to work
- 42 mi to ABR airport
- 262 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 189 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1963
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,329 ft
- 868 mi to the ocean
- 71 mi to a big lake
- 82 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 120 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3 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
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 42 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 10% of South Dakota districts (reading)
- 40 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 43 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 31 mi to the nearest vet
- 42 mi to the nearest dog park
- 19 congregations per 10k people
- 41 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Spink County: R+39 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
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk