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Pukwana is a tiny town of 300 people in Brule County, South Dakota. It's about 124 miles from Sioux Falls, SD and 303 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 43 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $158k and rent runs about $1k a month.
300people
$158kTypical home
$1,063/moRent
88° / 30°Summer / winter
43"Snow
249Sunny days
97Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 300
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 391 people per sq mi
- 303 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 124 mi to Sioux Falls, SD
- 57 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $158k (≈$999/mo)
- Median rent $1,063/mo
- Median household income $64k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 30°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 57°F)
- 249 sunny days a year (81 totally clear)
- 116 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 97 days a year with rain or snow
- 43" of snow a year
- 16 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 5 days a year over 100°F
- 45 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
People
- Median age 52
- 27% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 17 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 69 mi to PIR airport
- 239 mi to OMA (major hub)
- 225 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1968
- 79% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,549 ft
- 948 mi to the ocean
- 8 mi to a big lake
- 58 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 100 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 4 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
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 58 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 27% of South Dakota districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 122 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 58 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Brule County: R+42 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.