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Porcupine is a tiny town of 424 people in Oglala Lakota County, South Dakota. It's about 71 miles from Rapid City, SD and 276 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 45 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $53k and rent runs about $584 a month.
424people
$53kTypical home
$584/moRent
87° / 36°Summer / winter
45"Snow
255Sunny days
81Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 424
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 44 people per sq mi
- 276 mi to Denver, CO
- 71 mi to Rapid City, SD
- 69 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $53k (≈$334/mo)
- Median rent $584/mo
- Median household income $41k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 36°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 53°F)
- 255 sunny days a year (86 totally clear)
- 110 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 81 days a year with rain or snow
- 45" of snow a year
- 17 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 5 days a year over 100°F
- 41 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
People
- Median age 29
- 67% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 12 min
- 49% walk or take transit to work
- 49 mi to CDR airport
- 265 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 222 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 64% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1981
- 62% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 3,333 ft
- 1,008 mi to the ocean
- 114 mi to a big lake
- 38 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 69 mi to the nearest ski area
- 20 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses 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
- No museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 71 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 1% of South Dakota districts (reading)
- 20 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 21 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 114 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 32 mi to the nearest vet
- 36 mi to the nearest dog park
- 2 congregations per 10k people
- 46 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.