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Vermillion is a big small town of 11,878 people in Clay County, South Dakota. It's about 34 miles from Sioux City, IA and 236 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 35 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $219k and rent runs about $764 a month.
11,878people
$219kTypical home
$764/moRent
86° / 31°Summer / winter
35"Snow
243Sunny days
78Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 11,878
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 2,481 people per sq mi
- 236 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 34 mi to Sioux City, IA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $219k (≈$1,381/mo)
- Median rent $764/mo
- Median household income $50k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 31°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 243 sunny days a year (84 totally clear)
- 122 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 78 days a year with rain or snow
- 35" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 40 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (183 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,118 per 100k)
People
- Median age 23
- 19% of households have kids
- 10% are 65 or older
- 50% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 38% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 13% walk or take transit to work
- 38 mi to SUX airport
- 115 mi to OMA (major hub)
- 118 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 45% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,250 ft
- 900 mi to the ocean
- 84 mi to a big lake
- 66 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 40 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 14 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 8 bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 33 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 29% of South Dakota districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 49 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 35 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Clay County: D+6 in 2024
- South Dakota: R+29 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk