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White River is a tiny town of 606 people in Mellette County, South Dakota. It's about 128 miles from Rapid City, SD and 339 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 44 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $75k and rent runs about $1k a month.
606people
$75kTypical home
$1,125/moRent
89° / 35°Summer / winter
44"Snow
255Sunny days
85Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 606
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,163 people per sq mi
- 339 mi to Denver, CO
- 128 mi to Rapid City, SD
- 60 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $75k (≈$473/mo)
- Median rent $1,125/mo
- Median household income $68k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 6.0% 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
- 85 days a year with rain or snow
- 44" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 6 days a year over 100°F
- 41 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
People
- Median age 38
- 31% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 61 mi to PIR airport
- 293 mi to OMA (major hub)
- 228 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1965
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 2,123 ft
- 984 mi to the ocean
- 61 mi to a big lake
- 60 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 136 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
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 59 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 6% of South Dakota districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 23 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 170 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 22 mi to the nearest vet
- 30 mi to the nearest dog park
- 19 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Mellette County: R+20 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
- Moderate winter storm risk
- 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.