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Green Valley is a small town of 1,642 people in Pennington County, South Dakota. It's about 6 miles from Rapid City, SD and 309 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 49 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $291k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,642people
$291kTypical home
$1,120/moRent
87° / 37°Summer / winter
49"Snow
251Sunny days
98Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,642
- Part of a metro area
- About 428 people per sq mi
- 309 mi to Denver, CO
- 6 mi to Rapid City, SD
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $291k (≈$1,837/mo)
- Median rent $1,120/mo
- Median household income $78k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 37°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 51°F)
- 251 sunny days a year (74 totally clear)
- 114 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 98 days a year with rain or snow
- 49" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 4 days a year over 100°F
- 39 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (706 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (2,957 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 39
- 36% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 9% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 35 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 3 mi to RAP airport
- 300 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 264 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 60% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2002
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 3,035 ft
- 952 mi to the ocean
- 104 mi to a big lake
- 23 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 19 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 91 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 17 bars within 25 mi
- 39 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 13 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 29% of South Dakota districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 50 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 5 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Pennington County: R+26 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.