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Ashland Heights is a small town of 1,105 people in Pennington County, South Dakota. It's about 6 miles from Rapid City, SD and 315 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 48 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $220k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,105people
$220kTypical home
$1,120/moRent
85° / 37°Summer / winter
48"Snow
251Sunny days
103Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,105
- Part of a metro area
- About 379 people per sq mi
- 315 mi to Denver, CO
- 6 mi to Rapid City, SD
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $220k (≈$1,385/mo)
- Median rent $1,120/mo
- Median household income $66k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 19.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 37°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 51°F)
- 251 sunny days a year (74 totally clear)
- 114 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 103 days a year with rain or snow
- 48" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 37 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (706 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (2,957 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 55
- 8% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 7 mi to RAP airport
- 306 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 271 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1957
- 74% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 3,163 ft
- 950 mi to the ocean
- 102 mi to a big lake
- 23 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 23 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 99 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 23 bars within 25 mi
- 42 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 38% of South Dakota districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 45 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 6 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Pennington 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
- Very 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.