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Living in Oahe Acres, SD

Oahe Acres is a tiny town of 399 people in Hughes County, South Dakota. It's about 145 miles from Rapid City, SD and 349 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 39 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $277k and rent runs about $990 a month.

399people
$277kTypical home
$990/moRent
89° / 30°Summer / winter
39"Snow
248Sunny days
90Rain/snow days

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Size & setting

  • Tiny town of 399
  • Its own small hub, not a suburb
  • About 302 people per sq mi
  • 349 mi to Minneapolis, MN
  • 145 mi to Rapid City, SD
  • 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+

Money

  • Typical home $277k (≈$1,747/mo)
  • Median rent $990/mo
  • Median household income $80k
  • Property tax about 0.7% of value
  • 1.0% unemployment

Weather

  • Summer highs around 89°F
  • Winter highs around 30°F
  • Comfortable summers (dew point 56°F)
  • 248 sunny days a year (77 totally clear)
  • 117 cloudy days a year
  • 39 of 90 winter days are gray
  • 90 days a year with rain or snow
  • 39" of snow a year
  • 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
  • 7 days a year over 100°F
  • 48 nights a year below 10°F
  • Windier than most places

Safety

  • Above-average violent crime (470 per 100k), county-wide
  • About average property crime (1,551 per 100k), county-wide

People

  • Median age 34
  • 31% of households have kids
  • 21% are 65 or older
  • 31% have a college degree
  • Not very diverse
  • 2% of residents are college students

Getting around & homes

  • Average commute 16 min
  • 3% walk or take transit to work
  • 6 mi to PIR airport
  • 314 mi to OMA (major hub)
  • 271 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
  • 68% single-family homes
  • Typical home built around 1995
  • 91% of homes have broadband

Outdoors

  • Gently rolling terrain
  • Elevation 1,713 ft
  • 919 mi to the ocean
  • 2 mi to a big lake
  • 90 mi to the nearest trailhead
  • 150 mi to the nearest ski area
  • 3 mi to the nearest campground
  • 2 golf courses within 25 mi

Things to do

  • 19 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
  • 6 bars within 25 mi
  • Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
  • No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
  • 3 museums within 25 mi
  • No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
  • 7 mi to the nearest farmers market

Everyday

  • Schools in the top 40% of South Dakota districts (reading)
  • 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
  • 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
  • 113 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
  • 6 mi to the nearest vet
  • 6 mi to the nearest dog park
  • 10 congregations per 10k people
  • 82 mi to the nearest college

Politics

  • Hughes County: R+30 in 2024
  • South Dakota: R+29 in 2024

Natural hazards

  • Very low hurricane risk
  • Moderate tornado risk
  • Low wildfire risk
  • Very low earthquake risk
  • Low flood risk
  • Moderate drought risk
  • High winter storm risk
  • Low 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.

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