PiedmontSD
A town of 1,245, settled in 1890.
Is Piedmont a good place to live?
The best of Piedmont’s subject grades is an A− for health; the weakest is a C− for cost of living. Only 3 of South Dakota’s 84 towns score lower on cost of living. Covered Wagon Resort and Patterson Homestead is on the National Register of Historic Places. Piedmont has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
1,245 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How Piedmont grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within South Dakota), ordered by how far Piedmont is from typical.
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Moving to Piedmont: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Piedmont, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Piedmont.
Piedmont is healthier than 81% of U.S. towns
Piedmont beats the South Dakota average on 4 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 27% of Piedmont adults sleep under 7 hours, below both South Dakota’s towns (30%) and U.S. towns (36%). 31% of adults have obesity in Piedmont.
| Piedmont | South Dakota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 30% | 36% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 35% | 35% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 15% | 17% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 19% | 16% |
| What stands out | Piedmont | SD |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 9.5% | 12.7% |
| Fewer adults with obesity | 30.9% | 35.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
On state tests, Piedmont’s schools beat 63% of South Dakota districts
Its public schools are run by the Meade School District 46-1. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Piedmont Valley Elementary - 05Largest public elementary schoolGrades K–4 | Grades K–4 | 514 | B+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within SD on state tests and graduation
High risk in Piedmont, with wildfire at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 79% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Piedmont stands out in South Dakota and nationally, with fewer of its working residents who work locally
0.7% of Piedmont working residents work locally, below both the South Dakota town median (29%) and the median of U.S. towns (8%). Jobs based in Piedmont grew to 104 in 2023, 41 more than in 2013. Piedmont’s average trip to work is 16 minutes.
| Piedmont | South Dakota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 0.7% | 29% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 16 minutes | 17 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $54,000 | $72,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 7.3% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Four seasons and pleasant summers in Piedmont
Piedmont has cold, snowy winters and warm summers, with very little rain. July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 13° and about 36 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
A home in Piedmont sells for about $284K at the median
87% of Piedmont households own their home.
| Piedmont | South Dakota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 87% | 68% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,170 a month | $962 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Mount Rushmore National Memorial and 16 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Piedmont. Close and well known come first.
Big draw23 mi National MemorialMount Rushmore National Memorial1.9M visitors a year
Big draw29 mi LandmarkCrazy Horse Memorial
25 mi MountainBlack Elk Peak
33 mi State parkCuster State Park40 mi National MonumentJewel Cave National Monument111K visitors a year
12 mi MuseumDinosaur ParkPhoto credits
Mount Rushmore National Memorial: Thomas Wolf, www.foto-tw.de, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Crazy Horse Memorial: Jeffreylcooke, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Black Elk Peak: BHrock at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Custer State Park: Guimir, Public domain · Dinosaur Park: Minnesota Jones at en.wikipedia, Public domain
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Everything we know about Piedmont
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Piedmont
About 2 of every 100 Piedmont residents are enrolled in college, against 5 across South Dakota.
99% of working residents leave Piedmont for work
Where Piedmont’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Piedmont
City in South Dakota, United States
Piedmont is a city in Meade County, South Dakota, United States. According to the 2020 census, its population was 971. Piedmont lies along Interstate 90 between Rapid City and Sturgis. Piedmont has been assigned the ZIP Code of 57769.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 0.3 sq mi
- Elevation
- 3,494 ft
- ZIP code
- 57769
- Area code
- 605
Questions about Piedmont
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Piedmont, SD expensive?
Yes. The typical home is worth about $324,000, 2% above the South Dakota typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C−.