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Milbank is a small town of 3,525 people in Grant County, South Dakota. It's about 114 miles from Fargo, ND and 165 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 21°F, with about 38 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $155k and rent runs about $656 a month.
3,525people
$155kTypical home
$656/moRent
81° / 21°Summer / winter
38"Snow
241Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,525
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,271 people per sq mi
- 165 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 114 mi to Fargo, ND
- 33 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $155k (≈$977/mo)
- Median rent $656/mo
- Median household income $56k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 21°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 57°F)
- 241 sunny days a year (74 totally clear)
- 124 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 38" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 64 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
People
- Median age 50
- 22% of households have kids
- 29% are 65 or older
- 30% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 11 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 33 mi to ATY airport
- 168 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 117 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,155 ft
- 823 mi to the ocean
- 29 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 65 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 12 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
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 90 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 14% of South Dakota districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 63 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 25 congregations per 10k people
- 32 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Grant County: R+45 in 2024
- South Dakota: R+29 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low 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.