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Johnson Siding is a tiny town of 704 people in Pennington County, South Dakota. It's about 11 miles from Rapid City, SD and 308 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 58 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $472k and rent runs about $1k a month.
704people
$472kTypical home
$1,120/moRent
82° / 39°Summer / winter
58"Snow
251Sunny days
79Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 704
- Part of a metro area
- About 188 people per sq mi
- 308 mi to Denver, CO
- 11 mi to Rapid City, SD
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $472k (≈$2,975/mo)
- Median rent $1,120/mo
- Median household income $103k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 39°F
- Dry summers (dew point 47°F)
- 251 sunny days a year (74 totally clear)
- 114 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 79 days a year with rain or snow
- 58" of snow a year
- 18 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 43 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 53
- 23% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 43% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 19 mi to RAP airport
- 299 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 266 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 4,315 ft
- 936 mi to the ocean
- 117 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 14 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 12 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 112 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 20 bars within 25 mi
- 43 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 24 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 29% of South Dakota districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 35 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 12 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.