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Rosebud is a small town of 1,659 people in Todd County, South Dakota. It's about 133 miles from Rapid City, SD and 319 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 41 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $81k and rent runs about $709 a month.
1,659people
$81kTypical home
$709/moRent
87° / 33°Summer / winter
41"Snow
255Sunny days
88Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,659
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 128 people per sq mi
- 319 mi to Denver, CO
- 133 mi to Rapid City, SD
- 82 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $81k (≈$513/mo)
- Median rent $709/mo
- Median household income $55k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 17.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 33°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 55°F)
- 255 sunny days a year (85 totally clear)
- 110 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 88 days a year with rain or snow
- 41" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 4 days a year over 100°F
- 42 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
People
- Median age 24
- 56% of households have kids
- 6% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 14 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 83 mi to PIR airport
- 285 mi to OMA (major hub)
- 207 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 2,832 ft
- 985 mi to the ocean
- 73 mi to a big lake
- 66 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 138 mi to the nearest ski area
- 23 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
- 81 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 1% of South Dakota districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 176 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 45 mi to the nearest vet
- 48 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 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