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Martin is a tiny town of 947 people in Bennett County, South Dakota. It's about 97 miles from Rapid City, SD and 287 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 48 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $104k and rent runs about $638 a month.
947people
$104kTypical home
$638/moRent
87° / 35°Summer / winter
48"Snow
255Sunny days
72Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 947
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,691 people per sq mi
- 287 mi to Denver, CO
- 97 mi to Rapid City, SD
- 93 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $104k (≈$655/mo)
- Median rent $638/mo
- Median household income $54k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 35°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 52°F)
- 255 sunny days a year (85 totally clear)
- 110 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 72 days a year with rain or snow
- 48" of snow a year
- 17 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 5 days a year over 100°F
- 41 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
People
- Median age 34
- 42% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 31% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 13 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 73 mi to CDR airport
- 275 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 214 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1957
- 70% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 3,327 ft
- 998 mi to the ocean
- 105 mi to a big lake
- 42 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 98 mi to the nearest ski area
- 37 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
- No museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 97 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 3% of South Dakota districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 141 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 37 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 56 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Bennett 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
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk