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Sturgis is a big small town of 7,086 people in Meade County, South Dakota. It's about 27 miles from Rapid City, SD and 329 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 49 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $271k and rent runs about $780 a month.
7,086people
$271kTypical home
$780/moRent
86° / 38°Summer / winter
49"Snow
251Sunny days
95Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 7,086
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,081 people per sq mi
- 329 mi to Denver, CO
- 27 mi to Rapid City, SD
- 17 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $271k (≈$1,710/mo)
- Median rent $780/mo
- Median household income $54k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 38°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
- 95 days a year with rain or snow
- 49" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 35 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (294 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,886 per 100k)
People
- Median age 40
- 30% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 10% walk or take transit to work
- 33 mi to RAP airport
- 320 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 288 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 3,422 ft
- 925 mi to the ocean
- 114 mi to a big lake
- 19 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 17 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 105 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 31 bars within 25 mi
- 48 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 12 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 27 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 37% of South Dakota districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 21 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 19 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Meade County: R+51 in 2024
- South Dakota: R+29 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Moderate 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