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Volin is a tiny town of 139 people in Yankton County, South Dakota. It's about 46 miles from Sioux Falls, SD and 239 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 29°F, with about 36 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $116k and rent runs about $781 a month.
139people
$116kTypical home
$781/moRent
86° / 29°Summer / winter
36"Snow
247Sunny days
94Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 139
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 706 people per sq mi
- 239 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 46 mi to Sioux Falls, SD
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $116k (≈$729/mo)
- Median rent $781/mo
- Median household income $93k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 29°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 247 sunny days a year (88 totally clear)
- 118 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 94 days a year with rain or snow
- 36" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 46 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (188 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,102 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 39
- 25% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 49 mi to FSD airport
- 132 mi to OMA (major hub)
- 134 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,227 ft
- 915 mi to the ocean
- 69 mi to a big lake
- 60 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 29 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 35 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 20 bars within 25 mi
- 8 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 43 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 23% of South Dakota districts (reading)
- 12 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 43 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 18 mi to the nearest vet
- 40 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 17 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Yankton County: R+26 in 2024
- South Dakota: R+29 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Moderate 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.