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Median Household Income
Leading Employers Crazy Horse 201 Custer State Park 32 School District 174 Monument 168 Black Hills National Forest 110 Custer Hospitality 98 Custer County 88 Lynn’ s 48

2,148 Custer City

9,330 Custer County

Housing

Average monthly rent for 2 bedroom house: $ 1200

Average monthly rent for 2 bedroom apartment: $ 1050 Average cost of homes: City: $ 473,168 / County: $ 474,818

Government

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Labor

Pupil: Teacher ratio: 12.4:1 Elementary enrollment: 256 Jr./ Sr. High School enrollment: 368 Hermosa enrollment: 214

Median Age Custer City: 54.9 Custer County: 57.2

Median Household Income
Custer City: $ 80,188 Custer County: $ 81,958
Type of local government: Mayor and city council Sheriff’ s office: 18 including reserves Fire department personnel: 30 volunteers Fire insurance rating: Class 5 city / 5Y outside city limits City zoning ordinace: Yes County zoning ordinance: No Percentage of paved streets: 95 % Ambulance service: 21 members

Education

CUSTER AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE & VISITORS BUREAU 615 Washington St. • P. O. Box 5018 Custer, SD 57730 605-673-2244 • Fax: 605-673-3726 Email: info @ custersd. com www. custersd. com OPEN: Memorial Day-Labor Day 9 a. m.-5 p. m. M-Sat.; 9 a. m.-4 p. m. Sun.
Day-Memorial Day: 9 a. m.-5 p. m. M-F

Water

City of Custer: 605-673-4824 Source: Well WASTE WATER City of Custer: 605-673-4824 Type of treatment: Lagoon-primary

Leading Employers Crazy Horse 201 Custer State Park 32 School District 174 Monument 168 Black Hills National Forest 110 Custer Hospitality 98 Custer County 88 Lynn’ s 48

Tax Structure

5.775 per 1,000 City mill levy tax, owner occupied
86.8 % of full value assessed

Taxation

SALES TAX

State: 4.2 % Local: 2 % B & B: 1 % Tourism: 1.5 %