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Plankinton is a tiny town of 603 people in Aurora County, South Dakota. It's about 88 miles from Sioux Falls, SD and 272 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 27°F, with about 39 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $115k and rent runs about $970 a month.
603people
$115kTypical home
$970/moRent
86° / 27°Summer / winter
39"Snow
248Sunny days
65Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 603
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 790 people per sq mi
- 272 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 88 mi to Sioux Falls, SD
- 22 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $115k (≈$724/mo)
- Median rent $970/mo
- Median household income $75k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 27°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 58°F)
- 248 sunny days a year (83 totally clear)
- 117 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 65 days a year with rain or snow
- 39" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 47 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (189 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (454 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 42
- 37% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 88 mi to FSD airport
- 213 mi to OMA (major hub)
- 214 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,516 ft
- 944 mi to the ocean
- 38 mi to a big lake
- 23 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 74 mi to the nearest ski area
- 20 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
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 23 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 16% of South Dakota districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 22 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 87 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 21 mi to the nearest vet
- 17 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 23 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Aurora County: R+54 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
- Low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk