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Wessington is a tiny town of 192 people in Beadle County, South Dakota. It's about 116 miles from Sioux Falls, SD and 269 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 26°F, with about 44 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $102k and rent runs about $538 a month.
192people
$102kTypical home
$538/moRent
85° / 26°Summer / winter
44"Snow
242Sunny days
76Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 192
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 508 people per sq mi
- 269 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 116 mi to Sioux Falls, SD
- 25 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $102k (≈$644/mo)
- Median rent $538/mo
- Median household income $63k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 26°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 57°F)
- 242 sunny days a year (72 totally clear)
- 123 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 76 days a year with rain or snow
- 44" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 53 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (238 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,093 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 32
- 31% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 15 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 70 mi to ABR airport
- 260 mi to OMA (major hub)
- 214 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1950
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,411 ft
- 897 mi to the ocean
- 46 mi to a big lake
- 60 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 118 mi to the nearest ski area
- 26 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 10 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 bars within 25 mi
- 4 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 61 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 15% of South Dakota districts (reading)
- 25 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 19 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 71 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 15 mi to the nearest vet
- 51 mi to the nearest dog park
- 14 congregations per 10k people
- 62 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Beadle County: R+40 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
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.