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Country around Fort Pierre is a rural area of about 2,929 people in Stanley County, South Dakota, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 133 miles from Rapid City, SD and 361 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 34 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $210k and rent runs about $952 a month.
2,929people
$210kTypical home
$952/moRent
88° / 30°Summer / winter
34"Snow
248Sunny days
80Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 2,929 people spread over the area
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 2 people per sq mi
- 361 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 133 mi to Rapid City, SD
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $210k (≈$1,324/mo)
- Median rent $952/mo
- Median household income $88k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 30°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 56°F)
- 248 sunny days a year (77 totally clear)
- 117 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 80 days a year with rain or snow
- 34" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 9 days a year over 100°F
- 49 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (66 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (133 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 43
- 23% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 29% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 14 mi to PIR airport
- 317 mi to OMA (major hub)
- 278 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1993
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,890 ft
- 929 mi to the ocean
- 5 mi to a big lake
- 77 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 146 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 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
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 48% of South Dakota districts (reading)
- 13 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 17 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 126 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 74 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Stanley County: R+47 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