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Piedmont is a tiny town of 981 people in Meade County, South Dakota. It's about 13 miles from Rapid City, SD and 317 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 46 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $324k and rent runs about $1k a month.
981people
$324kTypical home
$1,170/moRent
84° / 39°Summer / winter
46"Snow
251Sunny days
91Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 981
- Part of a metro area
- About 605 people per sq mi
- 317 mi to Denver, CO
- 13 mi to Rapid City, SD
- 13 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $324k (≈$2,044/mo)
- Median rent $1,170/mo
- Median household income $54k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 39°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
- 91 days a year with rain or snow
- 46" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 43 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (170 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (832 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 44
- 30% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 15% walk or take transit to work
- 20 mi to RAP airport
- 308 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 275 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1990
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 3,527 ft
- 936 mi to the ocean
- 111 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 23 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 11 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 120 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 26 bars within 25 mi
- 46 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 21 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 37% of South Dakota districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 32 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 13 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Meade County: R+51 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
- High drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk