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Wentworth is a tiny town of 138 people in Lake County, South Dakota. It's about 34 miles from Sioux Falls, SD and 194 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 25°F, with about 39 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $83k and rent runs about $808 a month.
138people
$83kTypical home
$808/moRent
83° / 25°Summer / winter
39"Snow
242Sunny days
86Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 138
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 543 people per sq mi
- 194 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 34 mi to Sioux Falls, SD
- 23 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $83k (≈$525/mo)
- Median rent $808/mo
- Median household income $62k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 25°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 58°F)
- 242 sunny days a year (83 totally clear)
- 123 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 86 days a year with rain or snow
- 39" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 49 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (73 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (611 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 46
- 24% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 32% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 31 mi to FSD airport
- 194 mi to OMA (major hub)
- 176 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,696 ft
- 886 mi to the ocean
- 102 mi to a big lake
- 30 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 33 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 33 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 20 bars within 25 mi
- 9 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 33 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 21% of South Dakota districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 24 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 18 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 7 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lake County: R+31 in 2024
- South Dakota: R+29 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very 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