Belle Fourche, SD — Momentum Score, Home Values & Best-For

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Butte County · population 5,855

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56
Stable
Momentum score · 0–100

Where Belle Fourche stands

Steady, no major recent move.

Median home $340,414
1-year +1.6%
5-yr CAGR +3.5%
vs 5-yr peak -9.5%
Population +1.0%/yr

Home value trajectory · last 10 years

Zillow ZHVI · monthly
peak 2022-12$340k$208k$269k$330k$391k201620182020202220242026

Lifestyle scores

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Walkability
25/100
Very car-dependent
Estimated from population density. Higher = denser, more amenities within walking distance.
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Public transit
10/100
Transit limited
Curated list of major US transit systems + population-based estimate. Higher = real subway/rail/bus options.
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Remote work fit
73/100
Strong remote-work fit
Composite of city size, housing cost, state tax structure, and region's remote-work track record.

Scores are heuristic estimates from population density, state, and known transit/walkable cities. Not based on a paid Walk Score / Transit Score API — see methodology for the formula.

How the momentum score breaks down

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Home YoY
58 · w22%
Home 5-yr CAGR
56 · w22%
Distance from peak
46 · w18%
Population growth
66 · w16%
Home 10-yr CAGR
55 · w10%
Long thesis

Belle Fourche has held up across the cycle: home values at $340,414 with +3.5% 5-year CAGR. The bull case is structural — population, location, employer base — and holds even if next year's print is soft.

Short thesis

Belle Fourche's bear case is the boring one: the cycle is real and any market that's run hard can stall. Watch for slowing population growth, rising days-on-market, or builder discounts as the early warning signals.

About Belle Fourche

Belle Fourche is a city in Butte County, South Dakota, with an estimated population of 5,855. The population grew 1.0% annually from 2020 to 2024, a moderate gain. The median home value in Belle Fourche is $340,414 as of 2026-04, up 1.6% over the last 12 months. Over the last five years, home values have averaged +3.5% annual growth (-9.5% from the 5-year peak). The composite momentum score is 56 of 100 (Stable). Conditions are neither hot nor cold, so the local fit matters more than market timing.

▲ Bull case

●Net positive migration: population up 1.0% per year — demand fundamentals are intact.
○The data is the data: Belle Fourche has at least 5 years of Zillow tracking, full Census identification, and is included in the 2-criteria momentum score on this page.

▼ Bear case

○Local nuance: city-level data smooths over neighborhood differences. School zones, HOA rules, and street-level character matter — visit before deciding.

Playbook

Buyer

Lifestyle fit matters more than market timing in a Stable market. Take your time on the home and neighborhood; the macro trend isn't urgent. Negotiate normally.

Seller

Price competitively from day one or risk a 60+ day listing. Staging, photography, and presentation matter more in Stable markets than in Hot ones.

Investor

Stable cap rates, no big appreciation story to lean on. Underwrite this as a pure cash-flow play — the math has to work on rent alone.

Local safety & alerts

No active National Weather Service alerts for Butte County right now.

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Run the numbers for Belle Fourche

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Sources: Zillow ZHVI (home values), Zillow ZORI (rents), US Census ACS + place population. Updated when source agencies publish revisions.

Climate & natural-disaster risk

Winter (Jan)
27° / 8°
avg high / low
Summer (Jul)
86° / 60°
avg high / low
Sunny days/yr
218
~60% of year
Annual precip
23″ rain
38″ snow
Disaster risk (1=very low, 5=very high)
Hurricane
Very low
Tornado
High
Wildfire
Very low
Earthquake
Very low
Flood
Low

State-level averages from NOAA Climate Normals (1991-2020) and FEMA National Risk Index. City-level conditions can vary significantly within a state.

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Local sports teams

Major professional teams the Minneapolis area cheers for. Detailed stats, schedules, and player pages on intherafters.com.

Local economy & environment

Humidity
67%
Moderate climate
Median household income
$69,500
South Dakota state median
Top industries (state-level)
HealthcareAgricultureFinance

Humidity is annual average relative humidity (NOAA). Income is Census ACS 5-year estimate. Industries are largest employment sectors statewide (BLS); the local mix in a given city may vary.

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