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Country around Volin is a rural area of about 435 people in Yankton County, South Dakota, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 45 miles from Sioux Falls, SD and 239 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 29°F, with about 36 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $170k and rent runs about $718 a month.
435people
$170kTypical home
$718/moRent
86° / 29°Summer / winter
36"Snow
247Sunny days
94Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 435 people spread over the area
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 6 people per sq mi
- 239 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 45 mi to Sioux Falls, SD
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $170k (≈$1,069/mo)
- Median rent $718/mo
- Median household income $92k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 29°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 247 sunny days a year (88 totally clear)
- 118 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 94 days a year with rain or snow
- 36" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 46 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (188 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,102 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 39
- 29% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 29% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 47 mi to FSD airport
- 134 mi to OMA (major hub)
- 137 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,293 ft
- 917 mi to the ocean
- 68 mi to a big lake
- 59 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 29 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 35 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 20 bars within 25 mi
- 8 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 42 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 41% of South Dakota districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 42 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 20 mi to the nearest vet
- 38 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 20 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Yankton County: R+26 in 2024
- South Dakota: R+29 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.