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Country around Nemo is a rural area of about 398 people in Meade County, South Dakota, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 20 miles from Rapid City, SD and 316 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 79°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 97 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $556k and rent runs about $1k a month.
398people
$556kTypical home
$1,264/moRent
79° / 36°Summer / winter
97"Snow
251Sunny days
96Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 398 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 7 people per sq mi
- 316 mi to Denver, CO
- 20 mi to Rapid City, SD
- 20 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $556k (≈$3,504/mo)
- Median rent $1,264/mo
- Median household income $75k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 79°F
- Winter highs around 36°F
- Dry summers (dew point 47°F)
- 251 sunny days a year (74 totally clear)
- 114 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 96 days a year with rain or snow
- 97" of snow a year
- 24 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 61 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (170 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (832 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 64
- 23% of households have kids
- 31% are 65 or older
- 31% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 10% walk or take transit to work
- 28 mi to RAP airport
- 307 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 275 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 88% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2001
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 5,099 ft
- 927 mi to the ocean
- 120 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 14 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 13 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 130 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 36 bars within 25 mi
- 55 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 24 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 20 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 37% of South Dakota districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 24 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 20 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Meade County: R+51 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
- High 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.