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Dakota City is a small town of 2,675 people in Dakota County, Nebraska. It's about 6 miles from Sioux City, IA and 236 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 36 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $178k and rent runs about $635 a month.
2,675people
$178kTypical home
$635/moRent
85° / 30°Summer / winter
36"Snow
243Sunny days
101Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,675
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,905 people per sq mi
- 236 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 6 mi to Sioux City, IA
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $178k (≈$1,121/mo)
- Median rent $635/mo
- Median household income $77k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 30°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 243 sunny days a year (84 totally clear)
- 122 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 101 days a year with rain or snow
- 36" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 42 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (234 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,428 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 31
- 36% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 10% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 16 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 2 mi to SUX airport
- 82 mi to OMA (major hub)
- 85 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 78% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,096 ft
- 871 mi to the ocean
- 117 mi to a big lake
- 49 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 71 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 20 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 89 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 29 bars within 25 mi
- 22 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 15 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 31% of Nebraska districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 75 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 4 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Dakota County: R+30 in 2024
- Nebraska: R+21 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk