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Fruitdale is a tiny town of 134 people in Butte County, South Dakota. It's about 48 miles from Rapid City, SD and 344 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 47 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $164k and rent runs about $972 a month.
134people
$164kTypical home
$972/moRent
86° / 36°Summer / winter
47"Snow
251Sunny days
90Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 134
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 489 people per sq mi
- 344 mi to Denver, CO
- 48 mi to Rapid City, SD
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $164k (≈$1,037/mo)
- Median rent $972/mo
- Median household income $47k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 36°F
- Dry summers (dew point 49°F)
- 251 sunny days a year (74 totally clear)
- 114 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 90 days a year with rain or snow
- 47" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 4 days a year over 100°F
- 41 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (178 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (506 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 30
- 32% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 53 mi to RAP airport
- 336 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 281 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 2,973 ft
- 910 mi to the ocean
- 122 mi to a big lake
- 31 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 24 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 36 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 16 bars within 25 mi
- 19 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 13 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 47 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 24% of South Dakota districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 19 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 19 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 15 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 15 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Butte County: R+61 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
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.