A town of 3,006, settled in 1876. More miles of trail than almost any town in South Dakota.
The 3 things Lead does most differently from other towns.
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Ordered by what stands out in Lead. Another town gets a different order.
3.7 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Manuel Brothers Park | 0.2 mi | 4 |
The typical Lead home is worth about $388,000, down 1.7% in a year, 20% above the South Dakota typical home.
Lead beats the South Dakota average on 0 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 1.
| What stands out | Lead | SD |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with arthritis | 28.9% | 25.8% |
Most working residents leave Lead for work: only 18% work in town. The top destinations are Deadwood (38%), Rapid City (8%) and Spearfish (7%). Half commute less than 3 miles.
Lead reports less crime per resident than 73% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.
Lead has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 81°, a January night drops to 14°, and about 184 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
The public schools Lead’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 61% of South Dakota’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
| School | Grades | Students | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lead-Deadwood Middle School - 02 | 6–8 | 139 | C |
| Lead-Deadwood High School - 01 | 9–12 | 211 | C |
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 54% of U.S. communities.
6 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 2 places on the National Register.
2 places in Lead on the National Register of Historic Places.
9 notable people were born in Lead.
City in South Dakota, United States
Lead ( LEED) is a city in Lawrence County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 2,982 at the 2020 census. Lead is located in western South Dakota, in the Black Hills near the Wyoming state line.
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One town shares a border with Lead.
