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Blucksberg Mountain is a tiny town of 692 people in Meade County, South Dakota. It's about 23 miles from Rapid City, SD and 326 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 56 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $329k and rent runs about $1k a month.
692people
$329kTypical home
$1,264/moRent
85° / 37°Summer / winter
56"Snow
251Sunny days
97Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 692
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,034 people per sq mi
- 326 mi to Denver, CO
- 23 mi to Rapid City, SD
- 20 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $329k (≈$2,074/mo)
- Median rent $1,264/mo
- Median household income $90k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°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
- 97 days a year with rain or snow
- 56" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 35 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (170 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (832 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 53
- 27% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 29 mi to RAP airport
- 317 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 285 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1983
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 3,845 ft
- 929 mi to the ocean
- 112 mi to a big lake
- 19 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 19 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 11 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 120 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 36 bars within 25 mi
- 55 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 15 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 23 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 37% of South Dakota districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 24 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 23 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.