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Gregory is a small town of 1,379 people in Gregory County, South Dakota. It's about 137 miles from Sioux Falls, SD and 328 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 45 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $115k and rent runs about $633 a month.
1,379people
$115kTypical home
$633/moRent
87° / 32°Summer / winter
45"Snow
249Sunny days
77Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,379
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 801 people per sq mi
- 328 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 137 mi to Sioux Falls, SD
- 77 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $115k (≈$727/mo)
- Median rent $633/mo
- Median household income $51k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 32°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 57°F)
- 249 sunny days a year (81 totally clear)
- 116 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 77 days a year with rain or snow
- 45" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 44 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (0 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (50 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 39
- 24% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 16 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 91 mi to PIR airport
- 224 mi to OMA (major hub)
- 190 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1965
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 2,172 ft
- 962 mi to the ocean
- 17 mi to a big lake
- 78 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 91 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 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
- 78 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 32% of South Dakota districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 135 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 42 mi to the nearest dog park
- 17 congregations per 10k people
- 61 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Gregory County: R+60 in 2024
- South Dakota: R+29 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk