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Kennebec is a tiny town of 296 people in Lyman County, South Dakota. It's about 158 miles from Sioux Falls, SD and 333 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 40 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $156k and rent runs about $651 a month.
296people
$156kTypical home
$651/moRent
90° / 32°Summer / winter
40"Snow
249Sunny days
80Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 296
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 347 people per sq mi
- 333 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 158 mi to Sioux Falls, SD
- 40 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $156k (≈$982/mo)
- Median rent $651/mo
- Median household income $75k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 32°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 56°F)
- 249 sunny days a year (81 totally clear)
- 116 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 80 days a year with rain or snow
- 40" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 8 days a year over 100°F
- 46 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
People
- Median age 38
- 26% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 14 min
- 9% walk or take transit to work
- 39 mi to PIR airport
- 270 mi to OMA (major hub)
- 241 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1966
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,690 ft
- 949 mi to the ocean
- 23 mi to a big lake
- 92 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 132 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course 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
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 40 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 33% of South Dakota districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 28 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 127 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 29 mi to the nearest vet
- 39 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 57 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lyman County: R+40 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
- Moderate 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.