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Living in Wonderland Homes, SD

Wonderland Homes is a tiny town of 745 people in Meade County, South Dakota. It's about 11 miles from Rapid City, SD and 317 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 44 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $265k and rent runs about $1k a month.

745people
$265kTypical home
$1,264/moRent
84° / 37°Summer / winter
44"Snow
251Sunny days
90Rain/snow days

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Size & setting

  • Tiny town of 745
  • Part of a metro area
  • About 3,143 people per sq mi
  • 317 mi to Denver, CO
  • 11 mi to Rapid City, SD
  • 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+

Money

  • Typical home $265k (≈$1,670/mo)
  • Median rent $1,264/mo
  • Median household income $87k
  • Property tax about 1.0% of value
  • 1.0% unemployment

Weather

  • Summer highs around 84°F
  • Winter highs around 37°F
  • Comfortable summers (dew point 51°F)
  • 251 sunny days a year (74 totally clear)
  • 114 cloudy days a year
  • 40 of 90 winter days are gray
  • 90 days a year with rain or snow
  • 44" of snow a year
  • 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
  • 1 day a year over 100°F
  • 39 nights a year below 10°F
  • Breezy

Safety

  • Very low violent crime (170 per 100k), county-wide
  • Very low property crime (832 per 100k), county-wide

People

  • Median age 33
  • 48% of households have kids
  • 18% are 65 or older
  • 17% have a college degree
  • Mixed community
  • 2% of residents are college students

Getting around & homes

  • Average commute 19 min
  • 2% walk or take transit to work
  • 18 mi to RAP airport
  • 308 mi to DEN (major hub)
  • 274 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
  • 91% single-family homes
  • Typical home built around 1979
  • 97% of homes have broadband

Outdoors

  • Mountain country
  • Elevation 3,566 ft
  • 938 mi to the ocean
  • 110 mi to a big lake
  • 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
  • 22 mi to the nearest ski area
  • 2 mi to the nearest campground
  • 11 golf courses within 25 mi

Things to do

  • 110 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
  • 26 bars within 25 mi
  • 46 coffee shops within 25 mi
  • 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
  • 21 museums within 25 mi
  • 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
  • 11 mi to the nearest farmers market

Everyday

  • Schools in the top 49% of South Dakota districts (reading)
  • Grocery store in town
  • 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
  • 34 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
  • 10 mi to the nearest vet
  • 8 mi to the nearest dog park
  • 6 congregations per 10k people
  • 11 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

Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.

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