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Kimball is a tiny town of 457 people in Brule County, South Dakota. It's about 112 miles from Sioux Falls, SD and 293 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 29°F, with about 40 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $153k and rent runs about $814 a month.
457people
$153kTypical home
$814/moRent
87° / 29°Summer / winter
40"Snow
248Sunny days
81Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 457
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 133 people per sq mi
- 293 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 112 mi to Sioux Falls, SD
- 46 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $153k (≈$964/mo)
- Median rent $814/mo
- Median household income $53k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 29°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 58°F)
- 248 sunny days a year (83 totally clear)
- 117 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 81 days a year with rain or snow
- 40" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 4 days a year over 100°F
- 46 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
People
- Median age 50
- 25% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 17 min
- 8% walk or take transit to work
- 79 mi to PIR airport
- 230 mi to OMA (major hub)
- 221 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1956
- 78% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,791 ft
- 947 mi to the ocean
- 19 mi to a big lake
- 46 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 91 mi to the nearest ski area
- 18 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 7 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
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 47 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 31% of South Dakota districts (reading)
- 19 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 19 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 111 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 18 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 46 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Brule County: R+42 in 2024
- South Dakota: R+29 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk