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Mission is a small town of 1,539 people in Todd County, South Dakota. It's about 138 miles from Rapid City, SD and 328 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 42 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $66k and rent runs about $432 a month.
1,539people
$66kTypical home
$432/moRent
87° / 34°Summer / winter
42"Snow
255Sunny days
89Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,539
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 2,622 people per sq mi
- 328 mi to Denver, CO
- 138 mi to Rapid City, SD
- 76 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $66k (≈$416/mo)
- Median rent $432/mo
- Median household income $42k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 25.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 34°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 55°F)
- 255 sunny days a year (85 totally clear)
- 110 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 89 days a year with rain or snow
- 42" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 41 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
People
- Median age 25
- 55% of households have kids
- 7% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 17 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 77 mi to PIR airport
- 280 mi to OMA (major hub)
- 209 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 49% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1992
- 69% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 2,582 ft
- 986 mi to the ocean
- 64 mi to a big lake
- 71 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 144 mi to the nearest ski area
- 18 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course 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
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 75 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 1% of South Dakota districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 181 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 40 mi to the nearest vet
- 47 mi to the nearest dog park
- College in town
Politics
- Todd County: D+50 in 2024
- South Dakota: R+29 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.