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Country around White River is a rural area of about 1,277 people in Mellette County, South Dakota, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 126 miles from Rapid City, SD and 338 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 43 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $73k and rent runs about $846 a month.
1,277people
$73kTypical home
$846/moRent
90° / 36°Summer / winter
43"Snow
255Sunny days
83Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,277 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 2 people per sq mi
- 338 mi to Denver, CO
- 126 mi to Rapid City, SD
- 60 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $73k (≈$458/mo)
- Median rent $846/mo
- Median household income $56k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 36°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 55°F)
- 255 sunny days a year (85 totally clear)
- 110 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 83 days a year with rain or snow
- 43" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 7 days a year over 100°F
- 40 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
People
- Median age 38
- 26% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 16 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 61 mi to PIR airport
- 295 mi to OMA (major hub)
- 229 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,988 ft
- 984 mi to the ocean
- 60 mi to a big lake
- 58 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 134 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 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
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 59 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 6% of South Dakota districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 23 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 167 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 22 mi to the nearest vet
- 28 mi to the nearest dog park
- 20 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Mellette County: R+20 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
- Moderate winter storm risk
- 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.