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Hot Springs is a small town of 3,548 people in Fall River County, South Dakota. It's about 47 miles from Rapid City, SD and 263 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 32 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $203k and rent runs about $897 a month.
3,548people
$203kTypical home
$897/moRent
88° / 40°Summer / winter
32"Snow
254Sunny days
78Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,548
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 818 people per sq mi
- 263 mi to Denver, CO
- 47 mi to Rapid City, SD
- 47 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $203k (≈$1,278/mo)
- Median rent $897/mo
- Median household income $66k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 40°F
- Dry summers (dew point 49°F)
- 254 sunny days a year (80 totally clear)
- 111 cloudy days a year
- 35 of 90 winter days are gray
- 78 days a year with rain or snow
- 32" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 4 days a year over 100°F
- 35 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (92 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (72 per 100k)
People
- Median age 59
- 19% of households have kids
- 37% are 65 or older
- 29% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 14 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 44 mi to CDR airport
- 254 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 220 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1946
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 3,484 ft
- 952 mi to the ocean
- 93 mi to a big lake
- 29 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 32 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 18 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 5 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 48 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 38% of South Dakota districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 75 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 43 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 15 congregations per 10k people
- 47 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Fall River County: R+49 in 2024
- South Dakota: R+29 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk