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Faith is a tiny town of 297 people in Meade County, South Dakota. It's about 88 miles from Rapid City, SD and 391 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 29°F, with about 56 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $151k and rent runs about $824 a month.
297people
$151kTypical home
$824/moRent
87° / 29°Summer / winter
56"Snow
256Sunny days
85Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 297
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 233 people per sq mi
- 391 mi to Denver, CO
- 88 mi to Rapid City, SD
- 81 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $151k (≈$952/mo)
- Median rent $824/mo
- Median household income $61k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 29°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 53°F)
- 256 sunny days a year (82 totally clear)
- 109 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 85 days a year with rain or snow
- 56" of snow a year
- 17 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 4 days a year over 100°F
- 45 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (170 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (832 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 56
- 30% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 84 mi to RAP airport
- 381 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 2,595 ft
- 911 mi to the ocean
- 46 mi to a big lake
- 48 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 100 mi to the nearest ski area
- 50 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses 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
- No museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 87 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 49% of South Dakota districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 50 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 101 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 79 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 87 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
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.