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Miller is a small town of 1,363 people in Hand County, South Dakota. It's about 131 miles from Sioux Falls, SD and 282 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 26°F, with about 44 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $155k and rent runs about $564 a month.
1,363people
$155kTypical home
$564/moRent
85° / 26°Summer / winter
44"Snow
242Sunny days
76Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,363
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,377 people per sq mi
- 282 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 131 mi to Sioux Falls, SD
- 40 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $155k (≈$979/mo)
- Median rent $564/mo
- Median household income $58k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 0.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 26°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 57°F)
- 242 sunny days a year (72 totally clear)
- 123 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 76 days a year with rain or snow
- 44" of snow a year
- 16 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 55 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (0 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (77 per 100k)
People
- Median age 42
- 24% of households have kids
- 28% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 14 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 65 mi to PIR airport
- 272 mi to OMA (major hub)
- 220 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1967
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,572 ft
- 896 mi to the ocean
- 41 mi to a big lake
- 72 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 132 mi to the nearest ski area
- 33 mi to the nearest campground
- 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
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- No museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 68 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 24% of South Dakota districts (reading)
- 38 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 70 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 54 mi to the nearest dog park
- 16 congregations per 10k people
- 69 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Hand County: R+57 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
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk