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Allen is a tiny town of 783 people in Bennett County, South Dakota. It's about 85 miles from Rapid City, SD and 287 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 46 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $156k and rent runs about $635 a month.
783people
$156kTypical home
$635/moRent
87° / 36°Summer / winter
46"Snow
255Sunny days
72Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 783
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 241 people per sq mi
- 287 mi to Denver, CO
- 85 mi to Rapid City, SD
- 81 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $156k (≈$986/mo)
- Median rent $635/mo
- Median household income $54k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 36°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 53°F)
- 255 sunny days a year (85 totally clear)
- 110 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 72 days a year with rain or snow
- 46" of snow a year
- 16 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 4 days a year over 100°F
- 46 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
People
- Median age 18
- 60% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 7% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 13 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 66 mi to CDR airport
- 276 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 223 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 94% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1986
- 47% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 3,294 ft
- 1,009 mi to the ocean
- 104 mi to a big lake
- 33 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 86 mi to the nearest ski area
- 29 mi to the nearest campground
- 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
- No museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 85 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 3% of South Dakota districts (reading)
- 12 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 129 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 13 mi to the nearest vet
- 29 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 63 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Bennett County: R+26 in 2024
- South Dakota: R+29 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.