Living in Country around Winner, SD
Country around Winner is a rural area of about 4,386 people in Tripp County, South Dakota, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 165 miles from Rapid City, SD and 347 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 48 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $134k and rent runs about $835 a month.
4,386people
$134kTypical home
$835/moRent
88° / 33°Summer / winter
48"Snow
255Sunny days
80Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 4,386 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 4 people per sq mi
- 347 mi to Denver, CO
- 165 mi to Rapid City, SD
- 76 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $134k (≈$844/mo)
- Median rent $835/mo
- Median household income $60k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 33°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 56°F)
- 255 sunny days a year (85 totally clear)
- 110 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 80 days a year with rain or snow
- 48" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 6 days a year over 100°F
- 38 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (160 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (356 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 44
- 24% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 14 min
- 12% walk or take transit to work
- 76 mi to PIR airport
- 255 mi to OMA (major hub)
- 201 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1970
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 2,487 ft
- 976 mi to the ocean
- 41 mi to a big lake
- 97 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 125 mi to the nearest ski area
- 30 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 4 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- No museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 76 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 38% of South Dakota districts (reading)
- 13 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 168 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 41 mi to the nearest vet
- 65 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 28 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Tripp County: R+63 in 2024
- South Dakota: R+29 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate 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