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Eureka is a tiny town of 778 people in McPherson County, South Dakota. It's about 91 miles from Bismarck, ND and 313 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 21°F, with about 44 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $78k and rent runs about $557 a month.
778people
$78kTypical home
$557/moRent
82° / 21°Summer / winter
44"Snow
245Sunny days
79Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 778
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 834 people per sq mi
- 313 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 91 mi to Bismarck, ND
- 60 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $78k (≈$493/mo)
- Median rent $557/mo
- Median household income $48k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 21°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 54°F)
- 245 sunny days a year (72 totally clear)
- 120 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 79 days a year with rain or snow
- 44" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 64 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (140 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (932 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 63
- 20% of households have kids
- 42% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 9% walk or take transit to work
- 62 mi to ABR airport
- 317 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 194 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1958
- 79% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,880 ft
- 822 mi to the ocean
- 33 mi to a big lake
- 90 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 79 mi to the nearest ski area
- 38 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- Few or no 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
- No museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 60 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 18% of South Dakota districts (reading)
- 22 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 56 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 58 mi to the nearest dog park
- 23 congregations per 10k people
- 59 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- McPherson County: R+69 in 2024
- South Dakota: R+29 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk