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Springfield is a small town of 2,038 people in Bon Homme County, South Dakota. It's about 75 miles from Sioux Falls, SD and 272 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 37 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $119k and rent runs about $691 a month.
2,038people
$119kTypical home
$691/moRent
87° / 31°Summer / winter
37"Snow
247Sunny days
85Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,038
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,977 people per sq mi
- 272 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 75 mi to Sioux Falls, SD
- 26 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $119k (≈$747/mo)
- Median rent $691/mo
- Median household income $56k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 31°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 247 sunny days a year (88 totally clear)
- 118 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 85 days a year with rain or snow
- 37" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 41 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (43 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (0 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 42
- 11% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 11% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 77 mi to FSD airport
- 149 mi to OMA (major hub)
- 150 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1955
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,286 ft
- 917 mi to the ocean
- 36 mi to a big lake
- 61 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 10 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 24 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 12 bars within 25 mi
- 5 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 59 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 33% of South Dakota districts (reading)
- 25 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 74 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 36 mi to the nearest vet
- 59 mi to the nearest dog park
- 19 congregations per 10k people
- 50 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Bon Homme County: R+51 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
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.