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Wessington Springs is a tiny town of 727 people in Jerauld County, South Dakota. It's about 99 miles from Sioux Falls, SD and 268 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 25°F, with about 45 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $111k and rent runs about $560 a month.
727people
$111kTypical home
$560/moRent
84° / 25°Summer / winter
45"Snow
242Sunny days
84Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 727
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 404 people per sq mi
- 268 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 99 mi to Sioux Falls, SD
- 26 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $111k (≈$702/mo)
- Median rent $560/mo
- Median household income $47k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 25°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 58°F)
- 242 sunny days a year (72 totally clear)
- 123 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 84 days a year with rain or snow
- 45" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 47 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (0 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (169 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 61
- 20% of households have kids
- 40% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 17 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 87 mi to PIR airport
- 235 mi to OMA (major hub)
- 231 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1963
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,654 ft
- 920 mi to the ocean
- 39 mi to a big lake
- 36 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 99 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- Few or no sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 37 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 42% of South Dakota districts (reading)
- 25 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 90 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 37 mi to the nearest vet
- 31 mi to the nearest dog park
- 23 congregations per 10k people
- 38 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Jerauld County: R+43 in 2024
- South Dakota: R+29 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk