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Groton is a small town of 1,691 people in Brown County, South Dakota. It's about 115 miles from Fargo, ND and 238 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 22°F, with about 32 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $191k and rent runs about $981 a month.
1,691people
$191kTypical home
$981/moRent
83° / 22°Summer / winter
32"Snow
245Sunny days
71Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,691
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 966 people per sq mi
- 238 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 115 mi to Fargo, ND
- 18 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $191k (≈$1,202/mo)
- Median rent $981/mo
- Median household income $90k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 22°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 56°F)
- 245 sunny days a year (72 totally clear)
- 120 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 71 days a year with rain or snow
- 32" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 62 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- About average violent crime (351 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,019 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 34
- 36% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 35% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 16 mi to ABR airport
- 241 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 144 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,309 ft
- 823 mi to the ocean
- 61 mi to a big lake
- 70 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 75 mi to the nearest ski area
- 18 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 21 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 13 bars within 25 mi
- 8 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 17 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 3% of South Dakota districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 21 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 21 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 19 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 18 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Brown County: R+27 in 2024
- South Dakota: R+29 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk