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Spearfish is a big small town of 12,930 people in Lawrence County, South Dakota. It's about 41 miles from Rapid City, SD and 331 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 80 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $346k and rent runs about $963 a month.
12,930people
$346kTypical home
$963/moRent
83° / 36°Summer / winter
80"Snow
251Sunny days
93Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 12,930
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 749 people per sq mi
- 331 mi to Denver, CO
- 41 mi to Rapid City, SD
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $346k (≈$2,183/mo)
- Median rent $963/mo
- Median household income $66k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 36°F
- Dry summers (dew point 49°F)
- 251 sunny days a year (74 totally clear)
- 114 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 93 days a year with rain or snow
- 80" of snow a year
- 20 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 33 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (227 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,868 per 100k)
People
- Median age 40
- 22% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 41% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 11% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 8% walk or take transit to work
- 49 mi to RAP airport
- 323 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 289 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 54% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1992
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 3,914 ft
- 909 mi to the ocean
- 128 mi to a big lake
- 18 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 11 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 33 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 13 bars within 25 mi
- 13 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 13 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 41 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 37% of South Dakota districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 3 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lawrence County: R+31 in 2024
- South Dakota: R+29 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk