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Maverick Junction is a tiny town of 123 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 89°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 35 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $193k and rent runs about $931 a month.
123people
$193kTypical home
$931/moRent
89° / 40°Summer / winter
35"Snow
254Sunny days
78Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 123
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 321 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 $193k (≈$1,218/mo)
- Median rent $931/mo
- Median household income $68k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°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
- 78 days a year with rain or snow
- 35" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 5 days a year over 100°F
- 37 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (110 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (55 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 48
- 26% of households have kids
- 29% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 17 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 42 mi to CDR airport
- 254 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 220 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 59% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 3,274 ft
- 956 mi to the ocean
- 96 mi to a big lake
- 31 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 33 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 5 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
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 47 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 38% of South Dakota districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 77 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 43 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 15 congregations per 10k people
- 46 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
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.