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Oacoma is a tiny town of 548 people in Lyman County, South Dakota. It's about 133 miles from Sioux Falls, SD and 311 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 41 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $172k and rent runs about $883 a month.
548people
$172kTypical home
$883/moRent
89° / 31°Summer / winter
41"Snow
249Sunny days
98Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 548
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 209 people per sq mi
- 311 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 133 mi to Sioux Falls, SD
- 62 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $172k (≈$1,083/mo)
- Median rent $883/mo
- Median household income $73k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 31°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 57°F)
- 249 sunny days a year (81 totally clear)
- 116 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 98 days a year with rain or snow
- 41" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 5 days a year over 100°F
- 44 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
People
- Median age 40
- 30% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 17 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 61 mi to PIR airport
- 247 mi to OMA (major hub)
- 228 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1988
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,408 ft
- 949 mi to the ocean
- 1 mi to a big lake
- 67 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 108 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 4 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
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 63 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 27% of South Dakota districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 123 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 21 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 67 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lyman County: R+40 in 2024
- South Dakota: R+29 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate 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