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Watertown is a small city of 23,044 people in Codington County, South Dakota. It's about 97 miles from Sioux Falls, SD and 190 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 22°F, with about 41 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $229k and rent runs about $942 a month.
23,044people
$229kTypical home
$942/moRent
82° / 22°Summer / winter
41"Snow
241Sunny days
96Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 23,044
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,250 people per sq mi
- 190 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 97 mi to Sioux Falls, SD
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $229k (≈$1,447/mo)
- Median rent $942/mo
- Median household income $70k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 22°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 57°F)
- 241 sunny days a year (78 totally clear)
- 124 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 96 days a year with rain or snow
- 41" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 63 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (181 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (730 per 100k)
People
- Median age 40
- 27% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 14 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 0 mi to ATY airport
- 193 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 146 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,742 ft
- 849 mi to the ocean
- 50 mi to a big lake
- 25 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 95 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 26 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 10 bars within 25 mi
- 11 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 74 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 27% of South Dakota districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 45 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 3 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Codington County: R+41 in 2024
- South Dakota: R+29 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk