IntelliMoveTake the quiz →Living in Mitchell, SD
Mitchell is a small city of 15,649 people in Davison County, South Dakota. It's about 67 miles from Sioux Falls, SD and 251 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 28°F, with about 40 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $192k and rent runs about $851 a month.
15,649people
$192kTypical home
$851/moRent
86° / 28°Summer / winter
40"Snow
248Sunny days
86Rain/snow days
Is Mitchell right for you?
Take the 5-minute quiz and see your match — and how it stacks up against 34,000 other places.
Size & setting
- Small city of 15,649
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,355 people per sq mi
- 251 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 67 mi to Sioux Falls, SD
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $192k (≈$1,212/mo)
- Median rent $851/mo
- Median household income $59k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 28°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 248 sunny days a year (83 totally clear)
- 117 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 86 days a year with rain or snow
- 40" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 50 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (268 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,604 per 100k)
People
- Median age 40
- 23% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 15 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 66 mi to FSD airport
- 200 mi to OMA (major hub)
- 202 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 60% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,293 ft
- 938 mi to the ocean
- 51 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 66 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 17 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 6 bars within 25 mi
- 13 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 23% of South Dakota districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 66 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 2 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Davison County: R+38 in 2024
- South Dakota: R+29 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk