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Country around Meadow is a rural area of about 388 people in Perkins County, South Dakota, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 112 miles from Rapid City, SD and 420 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 29°F, with about 43 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $229k and rent runs about $738 a month.
388people
$229kTypical home
$738/moRent
85° / 29°Summer / winter
43"Snow
256Sunny days
72Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 388 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1 people per sq mi
- 420 mi to Denver, CO
- 112 mi to Rapid City, SD
- 103 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $229k (≈$1,446/mo)
- Median rent $738/mo
- Median household income $68k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 29°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 52°F)
- 256 sunny days a year (82 totally clear)
- 109 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 72 days a year with rain or snow
- 43" of snow a year
- 17 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 4 days a year over 100°F
- 56 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (0 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (500 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 42
- 21% of households have kids
- 28% are 65 or older
- 30% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 97 mi to DIK airport
- 410 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 285 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 2,572 ft
- 883 mi to the ocean
- 67 mi to a big lake
- 17 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 103 mi to the nearest ski area
- 19 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- Few or no 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
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 111 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 34% of South Dakota districts (reading)
- 32 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 49 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 114 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 32 mi to the nearest vet
- 102 mi to the nearest dog park
- 20 congregations per 10k people
- 103 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Perkins County: R+70 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
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.