Hill City, SD

Hill City is a small town in South Dakota with a population of 699. Residents earn $85,714 per year, which is 14% above the national average.

3.5 /5.0

B+ Good

699 Population 534/sq mi density

$85,714 Median Income $30,809 per capita

$246,700 Home Value $456,307 Zillow

$933 Median Rent 20.0% income on rent

44°F Avg Temperature 291 sunny days/yr

96 Violent Crime/100K 1,007 property/100K

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Overall

3.5 / 5.0

Good overall score based on economy, affordability, safety and education

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Economy

4.7 / 5.0

$85,714 median income, 0.0% unemployment

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Affordability

5.0 / 5.0

$246,700 home value, $933/mo rent

Safety

1.0 / 5.0

96 violent crimes/100K (75% below avg)

Education

3.2 / 5.0

27.1% bachelor's degree or higher

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Historic Markers

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Haunted Places

Locations with documented reports of paranormal activity and sightings

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Mines

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UFO Sightings

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5 reported haunted locations found near Hill City, SD.

Name	Description
1880 Train	This now tourist attraction, still uses authentic engines and cars from the 1800's. Many abandoned train cars still sit on the train yard, and many strange occurrences have been reported of them. The Highliner Eatery, which sits on the train yard, is an authentic dining car, and one employee reported seeing a strange man in a brown suit standing in the back. Seconds later, he had disappeared.
Alpine Inn	Second floor is said to be haunted. Lights have gone out unexpectedly, and voices can be heard as well as footsteps.
Hill City High School	Apparitions appear, Voices heard by janitor. Ghostly teenager seen jumping off high school on anniversary of death.
Mount Rushmore Brewing Company	This building was the first funeral home in Hill City, and the crematory can still be seen in the basement. Employees at this now restaurant highly dislike going up to the third floor to sweep late at night, as many strange noises can be heard. One waitress told the story of cleaning upstairs by herself one night. She heard the pool balls on the pool table being broke, and when she turned around, she could still see the balls moving, but no one was upstairs with her.
O'Brian's Pub	a poltergeist, silver wear thrown around there.