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Lower Brule is a tiny town of 743 people in Lyman County, South Dakota. It's about 147 miles from Sioux Falls, SD and 317 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 29°F, with about 23 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $22k and rent runs about $475 a month.
743people
$22kTypical home
$475/moRent
87° / 29°Summer / winter
23"Snow
250Sunny days
72Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 743
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 2,047 people per sq mi
- 317 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 147 mi to Sioux Falls, SD
- 42 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $22k (≈$138/mo)
- Median rent $475/mo
- Median household income $29k
- Property tax about 6.9% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 29°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 57°F)
- 250 sunny days a year (79 totally clear)
- 115 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 72 days a year with rain or snow
- 23" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 4 days a year over 100°F
- 53 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
People
- Median age 23
- 38% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 14 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 41 mi to PIR airport
- 268 mi to OMA (major hub)
- 249 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 69% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,473 ft
- 934 mi to the ocean
- 12 mi to a big lake
- 81 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 129 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 4 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
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 43 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 29% of South Dakota districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 21 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 110 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 24 mi to the nearest vet
- 39 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 75 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