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Parmelee is a tiny town of 584 people in Todd County, South Dakota. It's about 120 miles from Rapid City, SD and 317 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 43 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $54k and rent runs about $434 a month.
584people
$54kTypical home
$434/moRent
88° / 35°Summer / winter
43"Snow
255Sunny days
79Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 584
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 102 people per sq mi
- 317 mi to Denver, CO
- 120 mi to Rapid City, SD
- 80 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $54k (≈$340/mo)
- Median rent $434/mo
- Median household income $42k
- Property tax about 1.8% of value
- 15.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 35°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 54°F)
- 255 sunny days a year (85 totally clear)
- 110 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 79 days a year with rain or snow
- 43" of snow a year
- 17 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 5 days a year over 100°F
- 40 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
People
- Median age 17
- 78% of households have kids
- 4% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 17 min
- 23% walk or take transit to work
- 82 mi to PIR airport
- 298 mi to OMA (major hub)
- 218 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 71% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 2,671 ft
- 995 mi to the ocean
- 80 mi to a big lake
- 53 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 125 mi to the nearest ski area
- 22 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course 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
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 79 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 1% of South Dakota districts (reading)
- 18 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 163 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 35 mi to the nearest vet
- 39 mi to the nearest dog park
- 21 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Todd County: D+50 in 2024
- South Dakota: R+29 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- 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.