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Presho is a tiny town of 313 people in Lyman County, South Dakota. It's about 157 miles from Rapid City, SD and 343 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 39 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $163k and rent runs about $813 a month.
313people
$163kTypical home
$813/moRent
88° / 31°Summer / winter
39"Snow
255Sunny days
80Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 313
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 466 people per sq mi
- 343 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 157 mi to Rapid City, SD
- 35 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $163k (≈$1,025/mo)
- Median rent $813/mo
- Median household income $63k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 31°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 56°F)
- 255 sunny days a year (85 totally clear)
- 110 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 80 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
- 46 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
People
- Median age 48
- 24% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 17 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 35 mi to PIR airport
- 278 mi to OMA (major hub)
- 242 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1959
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,795 ft
- 951 mi to the ocean
- 32 mi to a big lake
- 92 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 141 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- Few or no 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
- 35 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 33% of South Dakota districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 38 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 132 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 32 mi to the nearest vet
- 34 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 51 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lyman County: R+40 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