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Murdo is a tiny town of 599 people in Jones County, South Dakota. It's about 125 miles from Rapid City, SD and 357 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 49 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $132k and rent runs about $539 a month.
599people
$132kTypical home
$539/moRent
87° / 31°Summer / winter
49"Snow
255Sunny days
91Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 599
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 952 people per sq mi
- 357 mi to Denver, CO
- 125 mi to Rapid City, SD
- 39 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $132k (≈$835/mo)
- Median rent $539/mo
- Median household income $67k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 31°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 55°F)
- 255 sunny days a year (85 totally clear)
- 110 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 91 days a year with rain or snow
- 49" of snow a year
- 14 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
- 32% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 16 min
- 18% walk or take transit to work
- 40 mi to PIR airport
- 303 mi to OMA (major hub)
- 248 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 60% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1971
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 2,297 ft
- 962 mi to the ocean
- 39 mi to a big lake
- 59 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 135 mi to the nearest ski area
- 23 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
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 38 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 50% of South Dakota districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 45 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 154 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 22 mi to the nearest dog park
- 41 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Jones County: R+76 in 2024
- South Dakota: R+29 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- 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.