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Country around Blunt is a rural area of about 521 people in Hughes County, South Dakota, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 164 miles from Rapid City, SD and 330 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 $215k and rent runs about $900 a month.
521people
$215kTypical home
$900/moRent
88° / 28°Summer / winter
43"Snow
250Sunny days
81Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 521 people spread over the area
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 3 people per sq mi
- 330 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 164 mi to Rapid City, SD
- 20 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $215k (≈$1,356/mo)
- Median rent $900/mo
- Median household income $72k
- 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
- 58 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 45
- 22% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 33% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 18 mi to PIR airport
- 302 mi to OMA (major hub)
- 255 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1971
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,604 ft
- 910 mi to the ocean
- 21 mi to a big lake
- 108 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 151 mi to the nearest ski area
- 19 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
- 22 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 22% of South Dakota districts (reading)
- 15 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 17 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 97 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 20 mi to the nearest vet
- 20 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.