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Highmore is a tiny town of 596 people in Hyde County, South Dakota. It's about 151 miles from Sioux Falls, SD and 304 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 27°F, with about 40 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $167k and rent runs about $980 a month.
596people
$167kTypical home
$980/moRent
86° / 27°Summer / winter
40"Snow
250Sunny days
58Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 596
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 316 people per sq mi
- 304 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 151 mi to Sioux Falls, SD
- 45 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $167k (≈$1,051/mo)
- Median rent $980/mo
- Median household income $103k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 27°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 56°F)
- 250 sunny days a year (79 totally clear)
- 115 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 58 days a year with rain or snow
- 40" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 54 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
People
- Median age 47
- 30% of households have kids
- 28% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 14 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 43 mi to PIR airport
- 286 mi to OMA (major hub)
- 235 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 92% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1961
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,873 ft
- 902 mi to the ocean
- 37 mi to a big lake
- 89 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 147 mi to the nearest ski area
- 31 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses 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
- 46 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 36% of South Dakota districts (reading)
- 31 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 18 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 80 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 22 mi to the nearest vet
- 45 mi to the nearest dog park
- 80 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Hyde County: R+55 in 2024
- South Dakota: R+29 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- 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.