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Bullhead is a tiny town of 294 people in Corson County, South Dakota. It's about 73 miles from Bismarck, ND and 383 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 27°F, with about 40 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $70k and rent runs about $592 a month.
294people
$70kTypical home
$592/moRent
87° / 27°Summer / winter
40"Snow
247Sunny days
71Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 294
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 98 people per sq mi
- 383 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 73 mi to Bismarck, ND
- 73 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $70k (≈$440/mo)
- Median rent $592/mo
- Median household income $39k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 32.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 27°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 53°F)
- 247 sunny days a year (74 totally clear)
- 118 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 71 days a year with rain or snow
- 40" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 58 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (79 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (184 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 20
- 58% of households have kids
- 10% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 8% walk or take transit to work
- 71 mi to BIS airport
- 387 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 260 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1989
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,775 ft
- 846 mi to the ocean
- 21 mi to a big lake
- 52 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 61 mi to the nearest ski area
- 32 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- Few or no sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 73 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 2% of South Dakota districts (reading)
- 24 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 29 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 74 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 70 mi to the nearest vet
- 72 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 68 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Corson County: R+12 in 2024
- South Dakota: R+29 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- 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.