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Rapid City, SD
South Dakota · Lawrence County
Rapid City is a mid-size city in South Dakota with a population of 76,836. Residents earn $65,712 per year, which is 13% below the national average.
3.4
/5.0
B
Good
76,836
Population
1,373/sq mi density
$65,712
Median Income
$40,447 per capita
$270,000
Home Value
$356,038 Zillow
$1,053
Median Rent
29.0% income on rent
48°F
Avg Temperature
276 sunny days/yr
707
Violent Crime/100K
3,214 property/100K
B
Overall
3.4 / 5.0
Good overall score based on economy, affordability, safety and education
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Economy
4.2 / 5.0
$65,712 median income, 2.0% unemployment
A
Affordability
4.4 / 5.0
$270,000 home value, $1,053/mo rent
F
Safety
1.0 / 5.0
707 violent crimes/100K (86% above avg)
B+
Education
3.9 / 5.0
36.4% bachelor's degree or higher
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Historic Markers
7
Officially designated historical markers from the Historical Marker Database
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Haunted Places
7
Locations with documented reports of paranormal activity and sightings
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Mines
2
Active and inactive mining sites tracked by the Mine Safety and Health Administration
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Haunted Places Near Rapid City, SD
7 reported haunted locations found near Rapid City, SD.
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Alex Johnson Hotel | Built in the 1920's, the Hotel is said to be haunted by many ghosts including the original owner. Employees tell of noises, items moving, and a woman seen on the eighth floor. Guests have told of strange happenings especially on the eighth floor, pianos playing themselves, crying in a room that a woman supposedly jumped out of the window on her wedding night. |
| Old Rapid City High School | now Dakota Junior High - The heater room said to be haunted by football coach and team that had died years ago in a plane crash. - Update: The story is in 1968 or 69, on St. Patrick’s Day, the cheerleading squad and their coaches were killed in a plane crash at Rapid City Regional Airport while returning from the state AA's boys basketball tournament in Sioux Falls. It was a private plane owned by one of the cheerleader’s father. Now there is an award given out at the state basketball to... |
| Rushmore 9 movie theater | Many employees have had strange interactions with paranormal activities in both the projection room and the main halls. Shadows of human like figures and balls of floating light have been seen by friends and workes alike. Reason for haunting unknown. |
| Sioux San Hospital | Sioux San was a boarding school, many many years ago for Native American children and a sanitarium for TB patients many years later. It is now an out patient hospital. It is said the voices and crying and apparitions of children haunt the third floor. These sightings have been seen by numerous night guards, who have quit because of the ghosts. There is numerous little graves on the grounds, of children, who still need to go home to their families. |
| Stevens High School | the storage room is haunted by a ghost called "Sparky".- March 2007 Correction: "Sparky" is a well-known figure who reportedly plays jokes in the theater. He snaps lights on and off and opens and shuts doors, rattling staff and students. Former students now in their thirties has reported He was named Sparky when they went there. A freshmen at Steven's reports Sparky played tricks on them every time they are practicing for a concert. He messes with the sound system, the lights, the doors, ever... |
| The Green At Dover | A Judge’s angry spirit walks among the nearby tombstones and on the Green. RI |
| The Hotel Alex Johnson | This hotel is supposedly haunted by the ghost of a former hotel manager who leapt to her death from the roof in the 1930's. A ghost who stands at the foot of the room’s bed at night haunts one of the rooms. Several hotel workers have reported poltergeist activity on the hotel's top floor. This floor is currently used for storage, and workers have heard furniture moving around and lights flickering on and off. One employee reported having a chair thrown down the stairwell at him from the top... |