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Doland is a tiny town of 209 people in Spink County, South Dakota. It's about 115 miles from Sioux Falls, SD and 236 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 22°F, with about 23 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $59k and rent runs about $722 a month.
209people
$59kTypical home
$722/moRent
83° / 22°Summer / winter
23"Snow
242Sunny days
85Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 209
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 344 people per sq mi
- 236 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 115 mi to Sioux Falls, SD
- 37 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $59k (≈$373/mo)
- Median rent $722/mo
- Median household income $65k
- Property tax about 2.0% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 22°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 57°F)
- 242 sunny days a year (72 totally clear)
- 123 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 85 days a year with rain or snow
- 23" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 67 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
People
- Median age 57
- 22% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 41 mi to ABR airport
- 239 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 172 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1944
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,352 ft
- 860 mi to the ocean
- 77 mi to a big lake
- 70 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 113 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 7 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
- 43 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 31% of South Dakota districts (reading)
- 39 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 23 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 46 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 39 mi to the nearest vet
- 42 mi to the nearest dog park
- 19 congregations per 10k people
- 43 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.