Rapid City

#1748

Global Rank

0.6

Power Score

Local Metro
Share

United States North America

Population
185K
GDP
$9B
GDP per capita
$50,939
Land area
5,586 km²
Density
33/km²

Primary city Rapid City

State / province South Dakota

Language English

Rapid City metro area

44.08, -103.23
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Sport

Dimension Breakdown

Value and global rank across all 16 dimensions
World #1Top 5Outside top 5

Most similar metros

Closest profiles across all 16 dimensions

Sports

1 teams

Other Teams

Other Men’s Teams1 team

HockeyMinor/Jr/Int'l Hockey

Rapid City Rush

Rapid City

Top Companies

1 companies
1Black Hills
$5B
Public

Total Market Cap: $5B across 1 companies

Source data as of September 12, 2026 (companiesmarketcap.com)

House Prices

FHFA to 2026 Q2

FHFA all-transactions index for Rapid City, SD, since 1991. Real terms in 2024 dollars. Full history and the year-by-year table.

real, 2024 dollarsnominalindex, first quarter = 100 · shaded: 2007 to 2012
0100200300400500200020102020
One year
One year +1.8%
nominal
Ten years
Ten years +54.5%
real, 2024 $
Since 2000
Since 2000 +102.1%
real, 2024 $
2007 to 2012
2007 to 2012 −8.8%
2007Q4 to 2012Q1

Screen of Rapid City

#733 by film pedigree · score 1 · 1 person in a century of top-grossing films and Oscar nominations · Full screen profile →

Leading figures: Dorothy Provine

Education & Research

Top 2000 Universities1 entry
#1883

South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

Rapid City, United States

Notable Infrastructure

Airport1 entry

Rapid City Regional

Rapid City • 4 - Regional