Rainy Creek/Cheyenne TownshipSD
18 people live in this town in South Dakota.
Is Rainy Creek/Cheyenne Township a good place to live?
100% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Rainy Creek/Cheyenne Township, against 33% in South Dakota’s towns and 29% across U.S. towns. No town among the 36 in South Dakota we compare has a lower median age than Rainy Creek/Cheyenne Township. Rainy Creek/Cheyenne Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
18 people, and everyone knows the way
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Moving to Rainy Creek/Cheyenne Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Rainy Creek/Cheyenne Township, 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
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Natural hazards: high risk in Rainy Creek/Cheyenne Township, mostly inland flooding
FEMA puts 52% of Rainy Creek/Cheyenne Township’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 15% to wildfires. Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in nearly three quarters of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Four seasons and hot summers: that is Rainy Creek/Cheyenne Township’s year
Its midsummer high comes in at 88°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Rainy Creek/Cheyenne Township is
In Rainy Creek/Cheyenne Township, nearly a fifth of adults binge drink. The town does better than the South Dakota average on 2 of 26 CDC measures and worse on 5. Among adults in the town, 13% have diabetes and 14% report frequent mental distress.
| Rainy Creek/Cheyenne Township | South Dakota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 31% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 10% | 12% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 15% | 17% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 30% | 36% |
| What stands out | Rainy Creek/Cheyenne Township | SD |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 79.4% | 75.9% |
| More adults getting cholesterol checked | 87.4% | 84.8% |
| More adults with heart disease | 8.1% | 6.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Conservation land takes up 7.3% of Rainy Creek/Cheyenne Township
31 miles of trail. Rainy Creek/Cheyenne Township’s trail network density stands at 0.3 miles per square mile.
| Rainy Creek/Cheyenne Township | South Dakota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 7.3% | 3.3% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.3 miles per square mile | 0.6 | 0.4 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Rainy Creek/Cheyenne Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Rainy Creek/Cheyenne Township; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Rainy Creek/Cheyenne Township residents are enrolled in college, against 5 across South Dakota.
Questions about Rainy Creek/Cheyenne Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Rainy Creek/Cheyenne Township, SD a good place to live?
Rainy Creek/Cheyenne Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real. 18 people live in this town in South Dakota.