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Ramona is a tiny town of 538 people in Lake County, South Dakota. It's about 47 miles from Sioux Falls, SD and 203 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 24°F, with about 37 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $167k and rent runs about $675 a month.
538people
$167kTypical home
$675/moRent
83° / 24°Summer / winter
37"Snow
241Sunny days
86Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 538
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,964 people per sq mi
- 203 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 47 mi to Sioux Falls, SD
- 25 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $167k (≈$1,051/mo)
- Median rent $675/mo
- Median household income $78k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 24°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 58°F)
- 241 sunny days a year (78 totally clear)
- 124 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 86 days a year with rain or snow
- 37" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 55 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (73 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (611 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 31
- 26% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 17 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 44 mi to FSD airport
- 204 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 181 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 64% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1970
- 76% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,801 ft
- 891 mi to the ocean
- 98 mi to a big lake
- 45 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 47 mi to the nearest ski area
- 17 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 30 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 20 bars within 25 mi
- 9 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 46 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 46% of South Dakota districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 25 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 33 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 9 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lake County: R+31 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
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.