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Newell is a tiny town of 378 people in Butte County, South Dakota. It's about 46 miles from Rapid City, SD and 350 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 40 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $141k and rent runs about $1k a month.
378people
$141kTypical home
$1,049/moRent
86° / 32°Summer / winter
40"Snow
251Sunny days
67Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 378
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 374 people per sq mi
- 350 mi to Denver, CO
- 46 mi to Rapid City, SD
- 25 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $141k (≈$891/mo)
- Median rent $1,049/mo
- Median household income $80k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 32°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 51°F)
- 251 sunny days a year (74 totally clear)
- 114 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 67 days a year with rain or snow
- 40" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 4 days a year over 100°F
- 48 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (178 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (506 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 39
- 33% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 50 mi to RAP airport
- 342 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 285 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1958
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 2,815 ft
- 921 mi to the ocean
- 108 mi to a big lake
- 38 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 33 mi to the nearest ski area
- 18 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 8 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 6 bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 45 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 13% of South Dakota districts (reading)
- 21 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 21 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 31 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 22 mi to the nearest vet
- 23 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 27 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Butte County: R+61 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
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.