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Blackhawk is a small town of 2,934 people in Meade County, South Dakota. It's about 8 miles from Rapid City, SD and 314 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 41 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $273k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,934people
$273kTypical home
$1,264/moRent
83° / 36°Summer / winter
41"Snow
251Sunny days
87Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,934
- Part of a metro area
- About 619 people per sq mi
- 314 mi to Denver, CO
- 8 mi to Rapid City, SD
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $273k (≈$1,723/mo)
- Median rent $1,264/mo
- Median household income $72k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 36°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
- 87 days a year with rain or snow
- 41" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 39 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (170 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (832 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 42
- 27% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 16 mi to RAP airport
- 304 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 271 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1985
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 3,816 ft
- 939 mi to the ocean
- 111 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 19 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 120 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 26 bars within 25 mi
- 46 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 19 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 40% of South Dakota districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 36 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 8 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Meade County: R+51 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
- High drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.