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Gettysburg is a small town of 1,260 people in Potter County, South Dakota. It's about 131 miles from Bismarck, ND and 327 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 25°F, with about 39 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $125k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,260people
$125kTypical home
$1,051/moRent
84° / 25°Summer / winter
39"Snow
245Sunny days
79Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,260
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 656 people per sq mi
- 327 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 131 mi to Bismarck, ND
- 47 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $125k (≈$788/mo)
- Median rent $1,051/mo
- Median household income $64k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 25°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 55°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
- 39" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 59 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
People
- Median age 52
- 17% of households have kids
- 30% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 15 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 46 mi to PIR airport
- 328 mi to OMA (major hub)
- 234 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1962
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 2,051 ft
- 877 mi to the ocean
- 15 mi to a big lake
- 118 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 118 mi to the nearest ski area
- 45 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3 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
- 48 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 17% of South Dakota districts (reading)
- 21 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 77 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 47 mi to the nearest vet
- 47 mi to the nearest dog park
- 17 congregations per 10k people
- 78 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Potter County: R+65 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