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Country around Hermosa is a rural area of about 2,421 people in Pennington County, South Dakota, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 21 miles from Rapid City, SD and 294 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 39 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $387k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,421people
$387kTypical home
$1,375/moRent
86° / 38°Summer / winter
39"Snow
254Sunny days
81Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 2,421 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 5 people per sq mi
- 294 mi to Denver, CO
- 21 mi to Rapid City, SD
- 21 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $387k (≈$2,439/mo)
- Median rent $1,375/mo
- Median household income $106k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 38°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 51°F)
- 254 sunny days a year (80 totally clear)
- 111 cloudy days a year
- 35 of 90 winter days are gray
- 81 days a year with rain or snow
- 39" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 35 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (706 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (2,957 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 52
- 27% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 39% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 17 mi to RAP airport
- 285 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 248 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1997
- 80% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 3,242 ft
- 962 mi to the ocean
- 110 mi to a big lake
- 25 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 21 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 73 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 9 bars within 25 mi
- 32 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 22 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 29% of South Dakota districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 24 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 64 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 19 mi to the nearest vet
- 20 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 21 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Pennington County: R+26 in 2024
- South Dakota: R+29 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk