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Pine Ridge is a small town of 2,246 people in Oglala Lakota County, South Dakota. It's about 79 miles from Rapid City, SD and 256 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 47 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $53k and rent runs about $750 a month.
2,246people
$53kTypical home
$750/moRent
89° / 37°Summer / winter
47"Snow
255Sunny days
91Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,246
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 794 people per sq mi
- 256 mi to Denver, CO
- 79 mi to Rapid City, SD
- 79 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $53k (≈$334/mo)
- Median rent $750/mo
- Median household income $47k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 37°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 52°F)
- 255 sunny days a year (86 totally clear)
- 110 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 91 days a year with rain or snow
- 47" of snow a year
- 18 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 6 days a year over 100°F
- 45 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
People
- Median age 30
- 73% of households have kids
- 7% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 13 min
- 11% walk or take transit to work
- 30 mi to CDR airport
- 245 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 203 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 3,242 ft
- 1,000 mi to the ocean
- 122 mi to a big lake
- 58 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 74 mi to the nearest ski area
- 32 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 9 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
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 80 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 1% of South Dakota districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 120 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 27 mi to the nearest vet
- 50 mi to the nearest dog park
- 2 congregations per 10k people
- 27 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Oglala Lakota County: D+71 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
- 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.