Horizon Estates
New acreage lots near Elk Vale and Elk Creek roads, with active lot sales and new homes beginning to go up.
- Typical Lot
- First phase lots generally around 1.45 to 1.65 acres, with larger parcels offered
- New Construction
- Active
Facts checked August 2026
Open grass and low ridges about seven miles north of Exit 61, where Elk Vale Road runs out toward Elk Creek Road. Horizon Road, Penny Lane, Braylee Jo Road and Keion Road are the new names on the ground, and the first houses are going up between the survey stakes. You can bring your own builder here, and that is what puts most of my buyers in the truck out to it. The first phase is marketed as 24 lots, generally 1.45 to 1.65 acres, with 4 to 9 acre parcels and larger ground offered as well. Listings carry it as Horizon Estates 320.
Where it is
The Elk Creek area of Meade County, roughly seven miles north of Interstate 90 Exit 61 on Elk Vale Road near Elk Creek Road. Horizon Road, Penny Lane, Braylee Jo Road and Keion Road are the internal streets.
Water, power and wastewater, lot by lot
Association water is being marketed to the lot lines. Confirm the actual service, connection status, fee and whether any well is involved for the specific parcel.
Electric is marketed to the lot lines as well, and internal roads are planned to be paved rather than already finished. Ask what is built today and what is a plan on paper.
No sewer system is established in the records available for this page, and at least one current lot shows no sewer. Wastewater has to be confirmed by lot before purchase, in writing, including what Meade County will permit on that ground.
Jurisdiction and schools
Treat this as unincorporated Meade County unless the county record says otherwise for the exact lot. Do not assume Piedmont city services because the mailing address says Piedmont.
Meade School District 46-1. Verify current boundaries with the district for any specific address.
What homes cost here
These are asking prices on bare ground, not sales. About $85,000 buys a 1.48 acre lot, and roughly $124,900 to $135,000 covers the 4 to 4.93 acre examples. Larger acreage asks more.
A finished house here is a separate market from the dirt. Current inventory includes both bare lots and at least two 2026 new houses, and a completed home carries the builder's price rather than any multiple of the lot.
Current Black Hills MLS asking prices. August 2026. residential land.
How these figures are calculated
How far to things
- Nearest hospital
- Monument Health Rapid City Hospital
Typical driving time with clear roads.
Why buyers choose Horizon Estates
- Acreage lots with a bring your own builder arrangement, which is rare this close to Exit 61.
- New ground rather than a 1990s house on a 1990s septic system.
- Room for a shop and outbuildings at the lot sizes offered.
At a glance
- Asking prices, land only
- $85,000 to $135,000
Current Black Hills MLS asking prices, August 2026
- Typical Lot
- About 1.45 to 1.65 acres in the first phase, with 4 to 9 acre parcels also offered
- New Construction
- Active
Last verified August 2026. How these figures are calculated
What to check at this address
- Jurisdiction
- Unincorporated Meade County, verified by parcel
- Water
- Association water marketed to the lot lines. Confirm service, connection status, fee and whether any well is involved for the parcel.
- Sewer
- No subdivision wide arrangement appears in the public record. Confirm wastewater by lot before purchase.
- School district
- Meade School District 46-1
- Water service, road paving and wastewater are all marketed as planned rather than finished. Every one of them is a written question.
- There is no resale history here to price a finished house against.
- This is unincorporated county ground, so plowing, fire response and utilities are not city services.
Open the ones that apply to the address you are looking at.
New construction terms
On a build, read the builder contract for the allowance schedule, change order pricing, completion timeline and warranty, because the purchase agreement is the builder's, not the standard state form.
Shared water system
Association water is marketed to the lot lines. Get the provider, the tap status, the connection cost and the monthly charge in writing for that lot, and ask whether a well is involved at all.
Septic system
No sewer is established here. Ask Meade County what wastewater system that specific lot will support and what the permit requires before you buy it.
Read the full guideWho maintains the road
Internal roads are planned to be paved. Confirm what is built today, who maintains it in winter and who pays for the paving.
Covenants and HOA documents
Read the covenants before you write, especially on outbuildings, RV and trailer parking, fencing, rentals and exterior materials.
What is still to be built nearby
Phases beyond the first 24 lots are still to come. Ask what is platted next to the lot you like before you buy the view.
Hail and roof age
Hail season here runs from late May through August, so ask for the roof age, the last claim history and any impact-resistant rating before you write.
Radon
The Black Hills sit on granite and radon levels here run high, so test during the inspection period and price mitigation into your offer if the number comes back elevated.
Read the full guideProperty taxes
Look up the actual assessed value and the current levy for the parcel instead of trusting the listing figure, which is often a year or more behind.
Read the full guideWhich school this address feeds
A district line can run through a single subdivision, so confirm the assignment for the specific address with the district office rather than the plat or the listing. Boundaries also change between years.
Homes for sale in Horizon Estates
Nothing of mine is listed in Horizon Estates today. This search is set for Horizon Estates and shows whatever is active there right now. The recorded sales further down the page are the honest read on a price point here.
What to check before you write an offer
On any address you are serious about, buyer due diligence should include the school assignment from the district, the water quality report from the utility that serves it, and the assessed value and levy from the county. Here are the sources for each one.
The sources, by category
Schools
Confirm the assigned school for a specific address with the district, because boundaries change and they change more often than people expect. Meade School District 46-1 · School and district profiles on GreatSchools · Preschools and private schools in the Black Hills
Crime data
Drinking water
Every public water system publishes an annual water quality report. Read the one for the system that serves the address you are considering, not the one for the town next door. Rapid City water quality reports · City of Box Elder Water Division · City of Spearfish water · EPA drinking water lookup
Property taxes and assessed value
Meade County Equalization · Pennington County Equalization · Lawrence County Equalization
The county record, the plat and the recorded covenants are the three documents to read on any address here. I do not rate schools and I do not characterize neighborhoods as safe or unsafe. Those readings are yours to make from the sources above.
Also compare
Keep reading on Piedmont
A small foothills city on I-90 where much of my current listing inventory sits, about 26 minutes north of downtown Rapid City.
Newer one-to-two-acre building sites near Elk Creek Road with centralized water, an HOA and utilities ready for a custom build.
A fourteen parcel plat off Creekside Place and 141st Place, platted in 2011 and still only half built.
Wooded acreage near Piedmont with an HOA and association water, where the specific lot and access matter more than a subdivision average.
Fifty two parcels on Eastridge Road between Piedmont and Black Hawk, mostly around an acre, with a few that run to seven.
My free buyer's guide, written for wells, septic, hail history and PCS timelines in this region.
Price, down payment, rate, taxes, insurance and HOA in one number.
New to the Black Hills? Start with the questions people ask.
Before you pick a lot here, let me get the water agreement, the wastewater answer and the road maintenance terms in writing on that exact parcel.
Considering a home here?
Send the address and we can talk it through. The details that change from one property to the next are jurisdiction, water and sewer, the school the district assigns, covenants, road maintenance and the rest of what never shows up on a listing.
Talk to Henry
Call or text 605-490-2040 and we can talk through what is realistic in Horizon Estates right now, including what has closed nearby.
Last updated August 2026
This guide is general information, not legal, tax, lending or financial advice. Facts and figures are cited from public sources as of August 2026 and change over time. Henry Roy is a licensed real estate professional with Ascend Realty in South Dakota. Equal Housing Opportunity.