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Country around Parmelee is a rural area of about 1,184 people in Todd County, South Dakota, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 119 miles from Rapid City, SD and 314 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 44 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $33k and rent runs about $443 a month.
1,184people
$33kTypical home
$443/moRent
88° / 35°Summer / winter
44"Snow
255Sunny days
79Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,184 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 8 people per sq mi
- 314 mi to Denver, CO
- 119 mi to Rapid City, SD
- 83 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $33k (≈$208/mo)
- Median rent $443/mo
- Median household income $28k
- Property tax about 3.0% of value
- 28.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 35°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 54°F)
- 255 sunny days a year (85 totally clear)
- 110 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 79 days a year with rain or snow
- 44" of snow a year
- 18 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 5 days a year over 100°F
- 40 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
People
- Median age 18
- 81% of households have kids
- 3% are 65 or older
- 8% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 15% walk or take transit to work
- 84 mi to PIR airport
- 299 mi to OMA (major hub)
- 216 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 66% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1982
- 58% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 2,789 ft
- 994 mi to the ocean
- 82 mi to a big lake
- 52 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 124 mi to the nearest ski area
- 25 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
- 82 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 1% of South Dakota districts (reading)
- 21 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 162 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 33 mi to the nearest vet
- 40 mi to the nearest dog park
- 23 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Todd County: D+50 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
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.