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Wall is a tiny town of 622 people in Pennington County, South Dakota. It's about 49 miles from Rapid City, SD and 322 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 33 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $165k and rent runs about $1k a month.
622people
$165kTypical home
$1,120/moRent
88° / 33°Summer / winter
33"Snow
255Sunny days
69Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 622
- Part of a metro area
- About 237 people per sq mi
- 322 mi to Denver, CO
- 49 mi to Rapid City, SD
- 42 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $165k (≈$1,039/mo)
- Median rent $1,120/mo
- Median household income $59k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 33°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
- 69 days a year with rain or snow
- 33" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 8 days a year over 100°F
- 47 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (706 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (2,957 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 46
- 23% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 30% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 17% walk or take transit to work
- 41 mi to RAP airport
- 312 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 271 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 68% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1971
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 2,815 ft
- 981 mi to the ocean
- 70 mi to a big lake
- 21 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 59 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 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
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 48 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 43% of South Dakota districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 28 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 89 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 47 mi to the nearest vet
- 26 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 48 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Pennington County: R+26 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
- Moderate drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.