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New Underwood is a tiny town of 509 people in Pennington County, South Dakota. It's about 19 miles from Rapid City, SD and 317 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 46 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $194k and rent runs about $850 a month.
509people
$194kTypical home
$850/moRent
87° / 37°Summer / winter
46"Snow
253Sunny days
96Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 509
- Part of a metro area
- About 351 people per sq mi
- 317 mi to Denver, CO
- 19 mi to Rapid City, SD
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $194k (≈$1,222/mo)
- Median rent $850/mo
- Median household income $65k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 37°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 51°F)
- 253 sunny days a year (81 totally clear)
- 112 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 96 days a year with rain or snow
- 46" 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
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (706 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (2,957 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 47
- 27% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 11 mi to RAP airport
- 308 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 271 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 66% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1970
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 2,877 ft
- 964 mi to the ocean
- 90 mi to a big lake
- 36 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 33 mi to the nearest ski area
- 18 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 68 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 9 bars within 25 mi
- 32 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 18 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 20% of South Dakota districts (reading)
- 12 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 18 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 59 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 17 mi to the nearest vet
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 18 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.