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Jefferson is a tiny town of 554 people in Union County, South Dakota. It's about 12 miles from Sioux City, IA and 232 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 36 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $179k and rent runs about $1k a month.
554people
$179kTypical home
$1,069/moRent
85° / 30°Summer / winter
36"Snow
243Sunny days
85Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 554
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,086 people per sq mi
- 232 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 12 mi to Sioux City, IA
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $179k (≈$1,131/mo)
- Median rent $1,069/mo
- Median household income $83k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 30°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 243 sunny days a year (84 totally clear)
- 122 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 85 days a year with rain or snow
- 36" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 41 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (105 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (638 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 29% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 30% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 17 mi to SUX airport
- 96 mi to OMA (major hub)
- 99 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1974
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,109 ft
- 885 mi to the ocean
- 105 mi to a big lake
- 64 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 60 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 19 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 97 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 33 bars within 25 mi
- 25 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 17 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 13% of South Dakota districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 61 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 9 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Union County: R+41 in 2024
- South Dakota: R+29 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Moderate 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.