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Homes in Rapid City
Rapid City's 35,577 homes are a mix: 58% detached houses, 31% apartments or units in buildings of two or more homes and 7% townhouses and other attached houses.
The biggest building period was 1950 to 1979, which accounts for 42% of homes standing today; 29% are from 2000 or later. The median home dates from 1979. 63% of homes are lived in by their owners.
Nationally, Rapid City's homes are older than those in 55% of the 881 US cities we have census figures for.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024. Estimates carry margins of error.
Replacement windows
42% of homes went up between 1950 and 1979, and most of them have had their original windows replaced since. A replacement window often sits further into or out of the wall than the old one, so the depth you have for an inside mount may differ from window to window in the same house. Measure every opening rather than copying one.
Out-of-square openings
With 53% of homes built before 1980, many openings have had decades to settle. Measure each one's width at the top, middle and bottom, and both diagonals. If the diagonals differ by more than about ¼ inch, add a mounting frame in the designer, or choose an outside mount so the shutter covers the uneven edges.
Rapid City weather and your shutters
At Rapid City Wfo, SD (1 mi away), July averages a high of 84.4°F and January a low of 16.2°F. Average lows sit at or below freezing from November to March.
About 24 days a year reach 90°F, 144 nights fall to freezing and 20 inches of precipitation falls, most of it around May and least in January.
That's more freezing nights than in 90% of the 881 US cities we have climate normals for.
Daylight runs from 15 h 30 min on the longest day to 8 h 53 min on the shortest, and the midday sun stands 69° above the horizon in June and 22° in December.
Source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, Rapid City Wfo, SD (temperature) and Rapid City Wfo, SD (precipitation, 1 mi away). Daylight and sun height: calculated from the city’s latitude.
Monthly figures
| Month | Average high | Average low | Precipitation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 36.5°F | 16.2°F | 0.3 in |
| Feb | 38.3°F | 17.5°F | 0.5 in |
| Mar | 47.4°F | 25.6°F | 0.9 in |
| Apr | 55°F | 34°F | 2.3 in |
| May | 65.3°F | 44.6°F | 4.1 in |
| Jun | 76.2°F | 54.6°F | 3.3 in |
| Jul | 84.4°F | 61.6°F | 2.6 in |
| Aug | 83.4°F | 59.9°F | 2.2 in |
| Sep | 74°F | 50.8°F | 1.4 in |
| Oct | 58.8°F | 37.9°F | 1.5 in |
| Nov | 47°F | 26.6°F | 0.5 in |
| Dec | 37.6°F | 18.6°F | 0.4 in |
Cold winters
With 144 freezing nights a year, warm room air meets cold glass for months. Shutters closed tight overnight hold that air against the window, so condensation can collect on the sill: tilt the louvers open in the morning, and wipe the sill on windows that often run wet.
Fitting them in Rapid City
Shutter Boys shutters are made for you to fit yourself: an inside or outside mount takes a drill, a level and our step-by-step guide. If you'd rather hire someone, a finish carpenter or blinds installer can fit them; ask on your quote and we'll tell you if we know one near you. You arrange and pay the installer directly.
More about shutters in Rapid City
Each page takes one question further (fitting your windows, room by room, sizes and colours, louvers, or how shutters compare with other choices), using Rapid City’s own figures.
Price your windows
Pick your look once, add every window, and see each one drawn and priced. Send it to us and we reply with your quote.