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Country around Hot Springs is a rural area of about 5,839 people in Fall River County, South Dakota, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 50 miles from Rapid City, SD and 259 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 34 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $221k and rent runs about $920 a month.
5,839people
$221kTypical home
$920/moRent
87° / 39°Summer / winter
34"Snow
254Sunny days
79Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 5,839 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 11 people per sq mi
- 259 mi to Denver, CO
- 50 mi to Rapid City, SD
- 50 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $221k (≈$1,394/mo)
- Median rent $920/mo
- Median household income $68k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 39°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
- 79 days a year with rain or snow
- 34" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 4 days a year over 100°F
- 36 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (110 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (55 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 60
- 18% of households have kids
- 37% are 65 or older
- 29% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 43 mi to CDR airport
- 250 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 217 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 3,757 ft
- 951 mi to the ocean
- 89 mi to a big lake
- 32 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 36 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 5 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
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 51 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 38% of South Dakota districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 77 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 45 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 15 congregations per 10k people
- 47 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Fall River County: R+49 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