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Blunt is a tiny town of 216 people in Hughes County, South Dakota. It's about 163 miles from Rapid City, SD and 331 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 28°F, with about 43 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $155k and rent runs about $900 a month.
216people
$155kTypical home
$900/moRent
88° / 28°Summer / winter
43"Snow
250Sunny days
81Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 216
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 444 people per sq mi
- 331 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 163 mi to Rapid City, SD
- 19 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $155k (≈$974/mo)
- Median rent $900/mo
- Median household income $65k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 28°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 56°F)
- 250 sunny days a year (79 totally clear)
- 115 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 81 days a year with rain or snow
- 43" of snow a year
- 16 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 5 days a year over 100°F
- 57 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (470 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,551 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 52
- 31% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 36% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 17 mi to PIR airport
- 304 mi to OMA (major hub)
- 256 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1963
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,614 ft
- 910 mi to the ocean
- 20 mi to a big lake
- 107 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 150 mi to the nearest ski area
- 18 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 19 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 6 bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 21 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 22% of South Dakota districts (reading)
- 14 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 98 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 19 mi to the nearest vet
- 19 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 90 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Hughes County: R+30 in 2024
- South Dakota: R+29 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk