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Soldier Creek is a tiny town of 201 people in Todd County, South Dakota. It's about 127 miles from Rapid City, SD and 321 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 41 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $54k and rent runs about $532 a month.
201people
$54kTypical home
$532/moRent
89° / 35°Summer / winter
41"Snow
255Sunny days
86Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 201
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 16 people per sq mi
- 321 mi to Denver, CO
- 127 mi to Rapid City, SD
- 78 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $54k (≈$340/mo)
- Median rent $532/mo
- Median household income $2,499
- Property tax about 1.8% of value
- 35.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 35°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
- 86 days a year with rain or snow
- 41" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 5 days a year over 100°F
- 41 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
People
- Median age 24
- 41% of households have kids
- 7% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 79 mi to PIR airport
- 291 mi to OMA (major hub)
- 215 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 60% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1987
- 64% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 2,379 ft
- 992 mi to the ocean
- 74 mi to a big lake
- 60 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 132 mi to the nearest ski area
- 18 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
- 76 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 1% of South Dakota districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 170 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 40 mi to the nearest vet
- 41 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 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
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.