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Crooks is a small town of 1,268 people in Minnehaha County, South Dakota. It's about 9 miles from Sioux Falls, SD and 197 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 26°F, with about 45 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $295k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,268people
$295kTypical home
$1,135/moRent
85° / 26°Summer / winter
45"Snow
242Sunny days
104Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,268
- Part of a metro area
- About 982 people per sq mi
- 197 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 9 mi to Sioux Falls, SD
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $295k (≈$1,863/mo)
- Median rent $1,135/mo
- Median household income $99k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 26°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 242 sunny days a year (83 totally clear)
- 123 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 104 days a year with rain or snow
- 45" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 49 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- About average violent crime (370 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (2,151 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 44
- 27% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 36% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 6 mi to FSD airport
- 169 mi to OMA (major hub)
- 172 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1991
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,578 ft
- 895 mi to the ocean
- 97 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 9 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 21 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 150 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 62 bars within 25 mi
- 82 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 47% of South Dakota districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 4 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Minnehaha County: R+13 in 2024
- South Dakota: R+29 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk