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Horse Creek is a tiny town of 162 people in Mellette County, South Dakota. It's about 129 miles from Rapid City, SD and 337 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 45 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $84k and rent runs about $554 a month.
162people
$84kTypical home
$554/moRent
89° / 36°Summer / winter
45"Snow
255Sunny days
86Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 162
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 171 people per sq mi
- 337 mi to Denver, CO
- 129 mi to Rapid City, SD
- 62 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $84k (≈$530/mo)
- Median rent $554/mo
- Median household income $54k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 19.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 36°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 55°F)
- 255 sunny days a year (85 totally clear)
- 110 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 86 days a year with rain or snow
- 45" of snow a year
- 16 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 6 days a year over 100°F
- 41 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
People
- Median age 27
- 32% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 63 mi to PIR airport
- 291 mi to OMA (major hub)
- 225 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 72% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 2,018 ft
- 986 mi to the ocean
- 63 mi to a big lake
- 61 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 136 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course 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
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 61 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 6% of South Dakota districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 21 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 171 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 25 mi to the nearest vet
- 32 mi to the nearest dog park
- 17 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Mellette County: R+20 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
- Moderate winter storm risk
- 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.