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Dakota Dunes is a small town of 3,936 people in Union County, South Dakota. It's about 5 miles from Sioux City, IA and 234 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 35 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $566k and rent runs about $1k a month.
3,936people
$566kTypical home
$1,225/moRent
86° / 30°Summer / winter
35"Snow
243Sunny days
91Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,936
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,594 people per sq mi
- 234 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 5 mi to Sioux City, IA
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $566k (≈$3,567/mo)
- Median rent $1,225/mo
- Median household income $136k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°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
- 91 days a year with rain or snow
- 35" 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
- Very low violent crime (105 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (638 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 43
- 31% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 57% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 14 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 8 mi to SUX airport
- 87 mi to OMA (major hub)
- 90 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2003
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,093 ft
- 876 mi to the ocean
- 112 mi to a big lake
- 55 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 66 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 21 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
- 14 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 26% of South Dakota districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 69 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 4 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Union County: R+41 in 2024
- South Dakota: R+29 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- 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