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Oelrichs is a tiny town of 198 people in Fall River County, South Dakota. It's about 61 miles from Rapid City, SD and 251 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 44 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $132k and rent runs about $977 a month.
198people
$132kTypical home
$977/moRent
89° / 36°Summer / winter
44"Snow
254Sunny days
72Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 198
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 542 people per sq mi
- 251 mi to Denver, CO
- 61 mi to Rapid City, SD
- 61 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $132k (≈$835/mo)
- Median rent $977/mo
- Median household income $71k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 36°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
- 72 days a year with rain or snow
- 44" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 8 days a year over 100°F
- 40 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 49
- 22% of households have kids
- 31% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 25 mi to CDR airport
- 241 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 205 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1949
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 3,363 ft
- 969 mi to the ocean
- 95 mi to a big lake
- 48 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 50 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 14 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 4 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 62 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 3% of South Dakota districts (reading)
- 21 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 20 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 95 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 27 mi to the nearest vet
- 18 mi to the nearest dog park
- 15 congregations per 10k people
- 28 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.