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Spring Creek Colony is a tiny town of 209 people in McPherson County, South Dakota. It's about 110 miles from Bismarck, ND and 280 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 21°F, with about 42 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $86k and rent runs about $594 a month.
209people
$86kTypical home
$594/moRent
82° / 21°Summer / winter
42"Snow
245Sunny days
69Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 209
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 704 people per sq mi
- 280 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 110 mi to Bismarck, ND
- 37 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $86k (≈$540/mo)
- Median rent $594/mo
- Median household income $67k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 21°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 55°F)
- 245 sunny days a year (72 totally clear)
- 120 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 69 days a year with rain or snow
- 42" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 64 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (140 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (932 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 40
- 21% of households have kids
- 30% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 17 min
- 11% walk or take transit to work
- 39 mi to ABR airport
- 284 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 158 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1962
- 80% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,660 ft
- 802 mi to the ocean
- 69 mi to a big lake
- 73 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 62 mi to the nearest ski area
- 18 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- Few or no 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
- No museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 37 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 31% of South Dakota districts (reading)
- 28 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 22 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 34 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 27 mi to the nearest vet
- 34 mi to the nearest dog park
- 23 congregations per 10k people
- 37 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- McPherson County: R+69 in 2024
- South Dakota: R+29 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- 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.