Sweet
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Weather
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Outdoors in Sweet
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Work & commute in Sweet
Full picture →Most working residents leave Sweet for work: only 1% work in town. The top destinations are Parkston (11%), Freeman (10%) and Sioux Falls (9%). Half commute less than 24 miles.
Health in Sweet
Compared with South Dakota
of 26 measures CDC estimates. The other 19 are too close to call.
What stands out
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Natural hazards in Sweet
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 50% of U.S. communities.
Climate in Sweet
Full climate →Sweet has cold, snowy winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 86°, a January night drops to 9°, and about 39 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Schools in Sweet
All Sweet schools →School Grade C-
The public schools Sweet’s kids attend trail 82% of South Dakota’s districts on state tests. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results, graded within SD. Ratings are from neighbors.
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