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Lake Preston is a tiny town of 596 people in Kingsbury County, South Dakota. It's about 65 miles from Sioux Falls, SD and 206 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 24°F, with about 42 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $130k and rent runs about $615 a month.
596people
$130kTypical home
$615/moRent
82° / 24°Summer / winter
42"Snow
241Sunny days
79Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 596
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 785 people per sq mi
- 206 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 65 mi to Sioux Falls, SD
- 29 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $130k (≈$820/mo)
- Median rent $615/mo
- Median household income $52k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 24°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 57°F)
- 241 sunny days a year (78 totally clear)
- 124 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 79 days a year with rain or snow
- 42" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 56 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (95 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (57 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 49
- 22% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 40 mi to ATY airport
- 207 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 178 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1965
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,736 ft
- 887 mi to the ocean
- 89 mi to a big lake
- 54 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 65 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 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
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 55 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 6% of South Dakota districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 29 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 27 mi to the nearest vet
- 40 mi to the nearest dog park
- 19 congregations per 10k people
- 27 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Kingsbury County: R+44 in 2024
- South Dakota: R+29 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk