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South Sioux City is a big small town of 13,907 people in Dakota County, Nebraska. It's about 3 miles from Sioux City, IA and 233 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 36 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $175k and rent runs about $1k a month.
13,907people
$175kTypical home
$1,127/moRent
85° / 30°Summer / winter
36"Snow
243Sunny days
94Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 13,907
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,069 people per sq mi
- 233 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 3 mi to Sioux City, IA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $175k (≈$1,102/mo)
- Median rent $1,127/mo
- Median household income $68k
- Property tax about 1.8% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 30°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 243 sunny days a year (84 totally clear)
- 122 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 94 days a year with rain or snow
- 36" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 42 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (174 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,886 per 100k)
People
- Median age 31
- 42% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 14 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 5 mi to SUX airport
- 84 mi to OMA (major hub)
- 87 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 65% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,102 ft
- 874 mi to the ocean
- 116 mi to a big lake
- 52 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 70 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 19 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 89 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 29 bars within 25 mi
- 22 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 14 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 8% of Nebraska districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 72 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 2 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Dakota County: R+30 in 2024
- Nebraska: R+21 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk