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Fort Pierre is a small town of 2,410 people in Stanley County, South Dakota. It's about 142 miles from Rapid City, SD and 352 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 37 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $221k and rent runs about $913 a month.
2,410people
$221kTypical home
$913/moRent
89° / 31°Summer / winter
37"Snow
248Sunny days
90Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,410
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 773 people per sq mi
- 352 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 142 mi to Rapid City, SD
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $221k (≈$1,393/mo)
- Median rent $913/mo
- Median household income $70k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 31°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 56°F)
- 248 sunny days a year (77 totally clear)
- 117 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 90 days a year with rain or snow
- 37" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 7 days a year over 100°F
- 48 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (66 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (133 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 44
- 23% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 5 mi to PIR airport
- 311 mi to OMA (major hub)
- 276 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1993
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,437 ft
- 926 mi to the ocean
- 5 mi to a big lake
- 85 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 155 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 19 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 6 bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 43% of South Dakota districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 119 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 75 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Stanley County: R+47 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
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk