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North Sioux City is a small town of 3,045 people in Union County, South Dakota. It's about 6 miles from Sioux City, IA and 232 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 29°F, with about 36 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $270k and rent runs about $1k a month.
3,045people
$270kTypical home
$1,098/moRent
85° / 29°Summer / winter
36"Snow
243Sunny days
89Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,045
- Part of a metro area
- About 913 people per sq mi
- 232 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 6 mi to Sioux City, IA
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $270k (≈$1,701/mo)
- Median rent $1,098/mo
- Median household income $72k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 29°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 243 sunny days a year (84 totally clear)
- 122 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 89 days a year with rain or snow
- 36" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 42 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (140 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,358 per 100k)
People
- Median age 37
- 25% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 16 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 11 mi to SUX airport
- 91 mi to OMA (major hub)
- 94 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 49% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1997
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,102 ft
- 879 mi to the ocean
- 110 mi to a big lake
- 58 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 65 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 20 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 97 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 33 bars within 25 mi
- 25 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 14 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 33% of South Dakota districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 66 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 4 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Union County: R+41 in 2024
- South Dakota: R+29 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High 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