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Country around Custer is a rural area of about 5,596 people in Custer County, South Dakota, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 32 miles from Rapid City, SD and 281 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 79°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 57 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $379k and rent runs about $1k a month.
5,596people
$379kTypical home
$1,087/moRent
79° / 36°Summer / winter
57"Snow
254Sunny days
106Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 5,596 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 11 people per sq mi
- 281 mi to Denver, CO
- 32 mi to Rapid City, SD
- 32 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $379k (≈$2,389/mo)
- Median rent $1,087/mo
- Median household income $83k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 79°F
- Winter highs around 36°F
- Dry summers (dew point 49°F)
- 254 sunny days a year (80 totally clear)
- 111 cloudy days a year
- 35 of 90 winter days are gray
- 106 days a year with rain or snow
- 57" of snow a year
- 18 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 39 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (112 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (371 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 58
- 22% of households have kids
- 36% are 65 or older
- 34% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 37 mi to RAP airport
- 272 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 241 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1981
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 5,574 ft
- 935 mi to the ocean
- 101 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 16 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 46 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 5 bars within 25 mi
- 12 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 13 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 33 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 44% of South Dakota districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 52 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 28 mi to the nearest vet
- 25 mi to the nearest dog park
- 14 congregations per 10k people
- 33 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Custer County: R+46 in 2024
- South Dakota: R+29 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk