Alton
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Outdoors in Alton
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Work & commute in Alton
Full picture →Most working residents leave Alton for work: only 1% work in town. The top destinations are Brookings (61%), Sioux Falls (9%) and Mitchell (4%). Half commute less than 10 miles.
Health in Alton
Compared with South Dakota
of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 28 are too close to call.
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Natural hazards in Alton
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 40% of U.S. communities.
Climate in Alton
Full climate →Alton has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 82°, a January night drops to 5°, and about 36 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Schools in Alton
All Alton schools →School Grade B-
The public schools Alton’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 51% of South Dakota’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within SD. Ratings are from neighbors.
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