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Country around Wall is a rural area of about 1,147 people in Pennington County, South Dakota, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 51 miles from Rapid City, SD and 330 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 34 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $188k and rent runs about $982 a month.
1,147people
$188kTypical home
$982/moRent
87° / 32°Summer / winter
34"Snow
253Sunny days
68Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,147 people spread over the area
- Part of a metro area
- About 2 people per sq mi
- 330 mi to Denver, CO
- 51 mi to Rapid City, SD
- 44 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $188k (≈$1,182/mo)
- Median rent $982/mo
- Median household income $75k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 32°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 53°F)
- 253 sunny days a year (81 totally clear)
- 112 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 68 days a year with rain or snow
- 34" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 8 days a year over 100°F
- 49 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (706 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (2,957 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 28% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 31% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 13% walk or take transit to work
- 43 mi to RAP airport
- 320 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 279 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 2,845 ft
- 973 mi to the ocean
- 64 mi to a big lake
- 25 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 63 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3 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
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 50 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 43% of South Dakota districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 25 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 89 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 49 mi to the nearest vet
- 32 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 50 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Pennington County: R+26 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
- Moderate drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.