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Rowena is a tiny town of 225 people in Minnehaha County, South Dakota. It's about 9 miles from Sioux Falls, SD and 191 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 26°F, with about 47 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $288k and rent runs about $978 a month.
225people
$288kTypical home
$978/moRent
85° / 26°Summer / winter
47"Snow
242Sunny days
110Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 225
- Part of a metro area
- About 738 people per sq mi
- 191 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 9 mi to Sioux Falls, SD
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $288k (≈$1,814/mo)
- Median rent $978/mo
- Median household income $77k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 26°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 242 sunny days a year (83 totally clear)
- 123 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 110 days a year with rain or snow
- 47" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 49 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- About average violent crime (370 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (2,151 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 27
- 35% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 31% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 10 mi to FSD airport
- 157 mi to OMA (major hub)
- 160 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1955
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,427 ft
- 892 mi to the ocean
- 105 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 7 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 21 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 154 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 62 bars within 25 mi
- 82 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 19 museums within 25 mi
- 8 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 9% of South Dakota districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 9 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Minnehaha County: R+13 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
- High flood risk
- Low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Moderate 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.