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Sioux Falls is a mid-size city of 201,469 people in Minnehaha County, South Dakota. It's part of the Sioux Falls, SD area. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 26°F, with about 47 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $292k and rent runs about $1k a month.
201,469people
$292kTypical home
$1,035/moRent
85° / 26°Summer / winter
47"Snow
242Sunny days
104Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 201,469
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,411 people per sq mi
- 198 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- In the Sioux Falls, SD area
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $292k (≈$1,844/mo)
- Median rent $1,035/mo
- Median household income $76k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 3.0% 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
- 104 days a year with rain or snow
- 47" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 48 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- About average violent crime (364 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,187 per 100k)
People
- Median age 36
- 29% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 38% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 3 mi to FSD airport
- 160 mi to OMA (major hub)
- 164 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 61% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1993
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,483 ft
- 898 mi to the ocean
- 97 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 4 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 20 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 150 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
- 14 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 41% of South Dakota districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 1 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
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