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White is a tiny town of 484 people in Brookings County, South Dakota. It's about 62 miles from Sioux Falls, SD and 170 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 21°F, with about 40 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $129k and rent runs about $693 a month.
484people
$129kTypical home
$693/moRent
81° / 21°Summer / winter
40"Snow
238Sunny days
99Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 484
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 554 people per sq mi
- 170 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 62 mi to Sioux Falls, SD
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $129k (≈$812/mo)
- Median rent $693/mo
- Median household income $68k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 21°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 57°F)
- 238 sunny days a year (77 totally clear)
- 127 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 99 days a year with rain or snow
- 40" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 63 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (93 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (687 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 33
- 25% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 33% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 13% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 41 mi to ATY airport
- 171 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 145 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 68% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,805 ft
- 855 mi to the ocean
- 81 mi to a big lake
- 41 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 59 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 26 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 13 bars within 25 mi
- 6 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 61 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 41% of South Dakota districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 11 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 34 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 10 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Brookings County: R+17 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
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk