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Winner is a small town of 2,905 people in Tripp County, South Dakota. It's about 157 miles from Sioux Falls, SD and 344 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 49 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $106k and rent runs about $770 a month.
2,905people
$106kTypical home
$770/moRent
90° / 35°Summer / winter
49"Snow
249Sunny days
80Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,905
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,267 people per sq mi
- 344 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 157 mi to Sioux Falls, SD
- 73 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $106k (≈$669/mo)
- Median rent $770/mo
- Median household income $47k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 35°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 56°F)
- 249 sunny days a year (81 totally clear)
- 116 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 80 days a year with rain or snow
- 49" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 7 days a year over 100°F
- 37 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (165 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (485 per 100k)
People
- Median age 44
- 23% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 13 min
- 10% walk or take transit to work
- 73 mi to PIR airport
- 248 mi to OMA (major hub)
- 205 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1967
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,952 ft
- 978 mi to the ocean
- 27 mi to a big lake
- 95 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 115 mi to the nearest ski area
- 35 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 7 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- No museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 73 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 38% of South Dakota districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 156 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 31 mi to the nearest vet
- 51 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 40 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Tripp County: R+63 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
- Moderate drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk