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Mount Vernon is a tiny town of 442 people in Davison County, South Dakota. It's about 77 miles from Sioux Falls, SD and 261 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 28°F, with about 40 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $164k and rent runs about $617 a month.
442people
$164kTypical home
$617/moRent
87° / 28°Summer / winter
40"Snow
248Sunny days
87Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 442
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,300 people per sq mi
- 261 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 77 mi to Sioux Falls, SD
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $164k (≈$1,037/mo)
- Median rent $617/mo
- Median household income $63k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°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
- 87 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
- 47 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (261 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,318 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 29
- 24% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 76 mi to FSD airport
- 206 mi to OMA (major hub)
- 208 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,411 ft
- 942 mi to the ocean
- 45 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 69 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 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
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 12 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 44% of South Dakota districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 76 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 12 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
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.