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Living in Kyle, SD

Kyle is a tiny town of 667 people in Oglala Lakota County, South Dakota. It's about 68 miles from Rapid City, SD and 289 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 43 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $10k and rent runs about $634 a month.

667people
$9,999Typical home
$634/moRent
88° / 37°Summer / winter
43"Snow
255Sunny days
79Rain/snow days

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Size & setting

  • Tiny town of 667
  • A standalone small town, not a suburb
  • About 453 people per sq mi
  • 289 mi to Denver, CO
  • 68 mi to Rapid City, SD
  • 65 mi to the nearest town of 10k+

Money

  • Typical home $9,999 (≈$63/mo)
  • Median rent $634/mo
  • Median household income $39k
  • Property tax about 2.0% of value
  • 12.0% unemployment

Weather

  • Summer highs around 88°F
  • Winter highs around 37°F
  • Comfortable summers (dew point 53°F)
  • 255 sunny days a year (86 totally clear)
  • 110 cloudy days a year
  • 39 of 90 winter days are gray
  • 79 days a year with rain or snow
  • 43" of snow a year
  • 16 days a year with 1"+ of snow
  • 5 days a year over 100°F
  • 54 nights a year below 10°F
  • Windier than most places

People

  • Median age 24
  • 69% of households have kids
  • 10% are 65 or older
  • 12% have a college degree
  • Not very diverse
  • 9% of residents are college students

Getting around & homes

  • Average commute 15 min
  • 3% walk or take transit to work
  • 61 mi to RAP airport
  • 278 mi to DEN (major hub)
  • 235 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
  • 63% single-family homes
  • Typical home built around 1987
  • 71% of homes have broadband

Outdoors

  • Gently rolling terrain
  • Elevation 2,910 ft
  • 1,011 mi to the ocean
  • 100 mi to a big lake
  • 25 mi to the nearest trailhead
  • 70 mi to the nearest ski area
  • 17 mi to the nearest campground
  • No golf courses 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
  • No museums within 25 mi
  • No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
  • 69 mi to the nearest farmers market

Everyday

  • Schools in the bottom 1% of South Dakota districts (reading)
  • 28 mi to the nearest grocery store
  • 29 mi to the nearest ER hospital
  • 112 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
  • 29 mi to the nearest vet
  • 22 mi to the nearest dog park
  • 2 congregations per 10k people
  • 59 mi to the nearest college

Politics

  • Oglala Lakota County: D+71 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
  • 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.

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