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Veblen is a tiny town of 455 people in Marshall County, South Dakota. It's about 73 miles from Fargo, ND and 205 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 22°F, with about 46 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $44k and rent runs about $713 a month.
455people
$44kTypical home
$713/moRent
83° / 22°Summer / winter
46"Snow
241Sunny days
89Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 455
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,449 people per sq mi
- 205 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 73 mi to Fargo, ND
- 63 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $44k (≈$276/mo)
- Median rent $713/mo
- Median household income $64k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 22°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 56°F)
- 241 sunny days a year (74 totally clear)
- 124 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 89 days a year with rain or snow
- 46" of snow a year
- 16 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 66 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (46 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (207 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 27
- 29% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 62 mi to ABR airport
- 209 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 95 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,283 ft
- 786 mi to the ocean
- 26 mi to a big lake
- 38 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 56 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 63 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 30% of South Dakota districts (reading)
- 18 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 17 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 66 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 23 mi to the nearest vet
- 38 mi to the nearest dog park
- 25 congregations per 10k people
- 64 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Marshall County: R+24 in 2024
- South Dakota: R+29 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk