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Parkston is a small town of 1,874 people in Hutchinson County, South Dakota. It's about 64 miles from Sioux Falls, SD and 258 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 29°F, with about 36 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $157k and rent runs about $717 a month.
1,874people
$157kTypical home
$717/moRent
86° / 29°Summer / winter
36"Snow
248Sunny days
76Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,874
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,434 people per sq mi
- 258 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 64 mi to Sioux Falls, SD
- 23 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $157k (≈$991/mo)
- Median rent $717/mo
- Median household income $70k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 29°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 248 sunny days a year (87 totally clear)
- 117 cloudy days a year
- 35 of 90 winter days are gray
- 76 days a year with rain or snow
- 36" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 44 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
People
- Median age 39
- 28% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 64 mi to FSD airport
- 180 mi to OMA (major hub)
- 182 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1968
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,398 ft
- 952 mi to the ocean
- 36 mi to a big lake
- 24 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 43 mi to the nearest ski area
- 19 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
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 22 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 46% of South Dakota districts (reading)
- 19 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 19 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 62 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 23 mi to the nearest dog park
- 27 congregations per 10k people
- 21 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Hutchinson County: R+58 in 2024
- South Dakota: R+29 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk