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Keystone is a tiny town of 336 people in Pennington County, South Dakota. It's about 16 miles from Rapid City, SD and 295 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 60 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $283k and rent runs about $833 a month.
336people
$283kTypical home
$833/moRent
82° / 40°Summer / winter
60"Snow
254Sunny days
102Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 336
- Part of a metro area
- About 112 people per sq mi
- 295 mi to Denver, CO
- 16 mi to Rapid City, SD
- 16 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $283k (≈$1,785/mo)
- Median rent $833/mo
- Median household income $65k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 40°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 51°F)
- 254 sunny days a year (80 totally clear)
- 111 cloudy days a year
- 35 of 90 winter days are gray
- 102 days a year with rain or snow
- 60" of snow a year
- 20 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 31 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 38
- 33% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 9% walk or take transit to work
- 21 mi to RAP airport
- 286 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 253 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 62% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 4,567 ft
- 941 mi to the ocean
- 117 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- Ski area in town
- Campground in town
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 111 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 17 bars within 25 mi
- 44 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 16 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 17 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 24% of South Dakota districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 46 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 18 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 17 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.