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St. Francis is a tiny town of 593 people in Todd County, South Dakota. It's about 132 miles from Rapid City, SD and 311 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 40 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $54k and rent runs about $567 a month.
593people
$54kTypical home
$567/moRent
86° / 33°Summer / winter
40"Snow
255Sunny days
83Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 593
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,638 people per sq mi
- 311 mi to Denver, CO
- 132 mi to Rapid City, SD
- 90 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $54k (≈$340/mo)
- Median rent $567/mo
- Median household income $42k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 16.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 33°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 55°F)
- 255 sunny days a year (85 totally clear)
- 110 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 83 days a year with rain or snow
- 40" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 4 days a year over 100°F
- 42 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
People
- Median age 25
- 49% of households have kids
- 7% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 14% walk or take transit to work
- 91 mi to PIR airport
- 286 mi to OMA (major hub)
- 203 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 63% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 2,996 ft
- 980 mi to the ocean
- 80 mi to a big lake
- 67 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 137 mi to the nearest ski area
- 22 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
- 89 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 3% of South Dakota districts (reading)
- 16 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 176 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 41 mi to the nearest vet
- 53 mi to the nearest dog park
- 17 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Todd County: D+50 in 2024
- South Dakota: R+29 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low 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.