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Onida is a tiny town of 644 people in Sully County, South Dakota. It's about 150 miles from Bismarck, ND and 334 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 27°F, with about 48 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $179k and rent runs about $939 a month.
644people
$179kTypical home
$939/moRent
87° / 27°Summer / winter
48"Snow
248Sunny days
89Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 644
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 958 people per sq mi
- 334 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 150 mi to Bismarck, ND
- 26 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $179k (≈$1,126/mo)
- Median rent $939/mo
- Median household income $70k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 0.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 27°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
- 89 days a year with rain or snow
- 48" of snow a year
- 18 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 4 days a year over 100°F
- 54 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
People
- Median age 42
- 17% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 25 mi to PIR airport
- 316 mi to OMA (major hub)
- 251 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1974
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,870 ft
- 899 mi to the ocean
- 19 mi to a big lake
- 110 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 136 mi to the nearest ski area
- 25 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
- No museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 27 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 22% of South Dakota districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 17 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 92 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 26 mi to the nearest vet
- 26 mi to the nearest dog park
- 20 congregations per 10k people
- 93 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Sully County: R+61 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