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Belle Fourche is a big small town of 5,804 people in Butte County, South Dakota. It's about 52 miles from Rapid City, SD and 343 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 43 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $223k and rent runs about $983 a month.
5,804people
$223kTypical home
$983/moRent
87° / 37°Summer / winter
43"Snow
251Sunny days
80Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,804
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 645 people per sq mi
- 343 mi to Denver, CO
- 52 mi to Rapid City, SD
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $223k (≈$1,403/mo)
- Median rent $983/mo
- Median household income $65k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 37°F
- Dry summers (dew point 49°F)
- 251 sunny days a year (74 totally clear)
- 114 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 80 days a year with rain or snow
- 43" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 4 days a year over 100°F
- 41 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (235 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (710 per 100k)
People
- Median age 38
- 32% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 58 mi to RAP airport
- 335 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 278 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 65% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 3,104 ft
- 902 mi to the ocean
- 130 mi to a big lake
- 30 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 23 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 36 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 16 bars within 25 mi
- 19 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 12 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 52 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 24% of South Dakota districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 15 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 12 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Butte County: R+61 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