IntelliMoveTake the quiz →Living in Hill City, SD
Hill City is a tiny town of 834 people in Pennington County, South Dakota. It's about 20 miles from Rapid City, SD and 296 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 66 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $286k and rent runs about $1k a month.
834people
$286kTypical home
$1,345/moRent
82° / 40°Summer / winter
66"Snow
254Sunny days
104Rain/snow days
Is Hill City right for you?
Take the 5-minute quiz and see your match — and how it stacks up against 34,000 other places.
Size & setting
- Tiny town of 834
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 636 people per sq mi
- 296 mi to Denver, CO
- 20 mi to Rapid City, SD
- 20 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $286k (≈$1,805/mo)
- Median rent $1,345/mo
- Median household income $95k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 40°F
- Dry summers (dew point 47°F)
- 254 sunny days a year (80 totally clear)
- 111 cloudy days a year
- 35 of 90 winter days are gray
- 104 days a year with rain or snow
- 66" of snow a year
- 21 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 57 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (706 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (2,957 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 34
- 33% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 35% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 8% walk or take transit to work
- 27 mi to RAP airport
- 287 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 255 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1993
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 5,112 ft
- 934 mi to the ocean
- 115 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 8 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 107 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 17 bars within 25 mi
- 44 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 14 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 21 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 24% of South Dakota districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 40 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 17 mi to the nearest vet
- 22 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 21 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