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Pierre is a big small town of 13,948 people in Hughes County, South Dakota. It's about 145 miles from Rapid City, SD and 349 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 29°F, with about 37 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $231k and rent runs about $983 a month.
13,948people
$231kTypical home
$983/moRent
88° / 29°Summer / winter
37"Snow
248Sunny days
90Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 13,948
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,071 people per sq mi
- 349 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 145 mi to Rapid City, SD
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $231k (≈$1,455/mo)
- Median rent $983/mo
- Median household income $78k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 29°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 56°F)
- 248 sunny days a year (77 totally clear)
- 117 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 90 days a year with rain or snow
- 37" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 7 days a year over 100°F
- 47 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (550 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,737 per 100k)
People
- Median age 39
- 31% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 39% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 14 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 2 mi to PIR airport
- 309 mi to OMA (major hub)
- 274 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 65% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,736 ft
- 924 mi to the ocean
- 6 mi to a big lake
- 88 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 157 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 19 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 6 bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 43% of South Dakota districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 116 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 76 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Hughes County: R+30 in 2024
- South Dakota: R+29 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk