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Country around Sturgis is a rural area of about 10,874 people in Meade County, South Dakota, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 23 miles from Rapid City, SD and 332 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 53 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $296k and rent runs about $805 a month.
10,874people
$296kTypical home
$805/moRent
86° / 35°Summer / winter
53"Snow
251Sunny days
74Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 10,874 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 19 people per sq mi
- 332 mi to Denver, CO
- 23 mi to Rapid City, SD
- 21 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $296k (≈$1,867/mo)
- Median rent $805/mo
- Median household income $64k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 35°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 51°F)
- 251 sunny days a year (74 totally clear)
- 114 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 74 days a year with rain or snow
- 53" of snow a year
- 18 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 4 days a year over 100°F
- 40 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (170 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (832 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 31% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 8% walk or take transit to work
- 26 mi to RAP airport
- 323 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 289 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1980
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 2,910 ft
- 940 mi to the ocean
- 99 mi to a big lake
- 29 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 32 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 72 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 18 bars within 25 mi
- 35 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 22 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 37% of South Dakota districts (reading)
- 16 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 37 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 16 mi to the nearest vet
- 16 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 23 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