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Wounded Knee is a tiny town of 524 people in Oglala Lakota County, South Dakota. It's about 77 miles from Rapid City, SD and 267 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 44 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $53k and rent runs about $584 a month.
524people
$53kTypical home
$584/moRent
88° / 37°Summer / winter
44"Snow
255Sunny days
87Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 524
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 490 people per sq mi
- 267 mi to Denver, CO
- 77 mi to Rapid City, SD
- 76 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $53k (≈$334/mo)
- Median rent $584/mo
- Median household income $2,499
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 59.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 37°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 52°F)
- 255 sunny days a year (86 totally clear)
- 110 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 87 days a year with rain or snow
- 44" of snow a year
- 17 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 5 days a year over 100°F
- 41 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
People
- Median age 25
- 69% of households have kids
- 4% are 65 or older
- 6% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 15 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 42 mi to CDR airport
- 256 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 213 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 61% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1994
- 43% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 3,245 ft
- 1,010 mi to the ocean
- 122 mi to a big lake
- 47 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 74 mi to the nearest ski area
- 27 mi to the nearest campground
- 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
- 77 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 1% of South Dakota districts (reading)
- 13 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 119 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 33 mi to the nearest vet
- 44 mi to the nearest dog park
- 2 congregations per 10k people
- 39 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Oglala Lakota County: D+71 in 2024
- South Dakota: R+29 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- High 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
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.