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Platte is a small town of 1,161 people in Charles Mix County, South Dakota. It's about 106 miles from Sioux Falls, SD and 297 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 46 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $179k and rent runs about $832 a month.
1,161people
$179kTypical home
$832/moRent
87° / 30°Summer / winter
46"Snow
248Sunny days
84Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,161
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,104 people per sq mi
- 297 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 106 mi to Sioux Falls, SD
- 46 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $179k (≈$1,130/mo)
- Median rent $832/mo
- Median household income $73k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 30°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
- 84 days a year with rain or snow
- 46" of snow a year
- 17 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 4 days a year over 100°F
- 46 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (186 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (672 per 100k)
People
- Median age 36
- 27% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 12 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 99 mi to PIR airport
- 208 mi to OMA (major hub)
- 195 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1968
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,611 ft
- 965 mi to the ocean
- 9 mi to a big lake
- 47 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 70 mi to the nearest ski area
- 22 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3 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
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 47 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 10% of South Dakota districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 105 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 25 mi to the nearest dog park
- 16 congregations per 10k people
- 46 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Charles Mix County: R+43 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