Indian Hills
Older Piedmont Valley acreage across several numbered Indian Hills phases, with utilities varying enough that the parcel matters.
- Typical Lot
- Current examples run from 1.45 acres to 4.3 acres. No subdivision wide figure is published here.
- Build Era
- Current examples include 1976 and 1994 construction.
Facts checked August 2026
Piedmont Valley ground south of town, rising toward the hills, houses set back off gravel with pine on the upper lots. Indian Hills went in as numbered phases rather than all at once, and you can read that from the seat of a truck. An acre and a half with a mid seventies ranch on it. Four acres and a nineties house one road over. A vacant lot still for sale between them.
Phases, and why the phase number matters
The county carries the numbered Indian Hills phases under one parcel family, 0D.66., so the map on this page draws them as one shape. On the ground they were platted at different times to different standards.
Current examples: an Indian Hills 1 property on 1.45 acres built in 1976 on septic, an Indian Hills 2 property on 4.3 acres built in 1994 with a private well and septic, and a 1.99 acre vacant lot in Indian Hills 2 with a well shown.
Water and wastewater
Water and wastewater vary by phase and by address. Private wells and septic systems are what current examples show. Verify the well and any shared water rights, review the septic records, and confirm whether the parcel carries an association or district connection before you rely on one.
There is a 1993 Indian Hills No. 4 water permit for suburban housing that was transferred to the Stagebarn Subdivision Sanitary District in 2000. Old permits are not current service. Nothing about that transfer tells you how the parcel in front of you gets water today.
Where Indian Hills sits
The outlines below are reference geometry from county records, not a survey. The recorded plat and a current survey control the exact lines for any one lot.
Subdivision map
- Indian Hills, recorded as Indian Hills
Outline dissolved from parcels in the public Meade County parcel layer. Reference geometry, not a recorded plat or survey. Verify the legal description, the recorded plat and utility service by address.
Recorded plat names
- Indian Hills: Indian Hills
Where it is
The large pin marks the approximate center of Indian Hills. The smaller pins are the Ellsworth Air Force Base main gate, downtown Rapid City, Monument Health Rapid City Hospital and Rapid City Regional Airport. Approximate locations only, not a boundary or a survey.
What homes cost here
No verified closed sale set for Indian Hills is published here. With build years spread from the 1970s into the 1990s and lot sizes from under two acres to over four, a subdivision average would hide more than it tells you anyway. Comparables matched to the phase and the acreage tell you more than a subdivision average.
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 Indian Hills
- Acreage minutes from the I-90 exits at Piedmont.
- Several build eras, so entry prices are not all in one bracket.
- Vacant lots still turn over in the later phases.
At a glance
- Typical Lot
- Current examples run from 1.45 acres to 4.3 acres. No subdivision wide figure is published here.
- Construction Era
- Current examples include 1976 and 1994 construction.
Last verified August 2026. How these figures are calculated
What to check at this address
- Jurisdiction
- Meade County, south of Piedmont.
- Water
- Varies by phase and address. Current examples show private wells. Verify the well and any shared water agreement on the specific parcel.
- Sewer
- Onsite septic on the current examples. Buyers should review the septic records for the parcel.
- School district
- Meade School District 46-1
- Wells and septic systems, some as old as the house.
- Utilities and covenants differ by phase, so nothing generalizes.
- Meade County services and response times.
- Wildfire exposure on the treed ground, which insurers price.
Open the ones that apply to the address you are looking at.
Private well
Ask for the well completion report, the depth, the recovery rate and a recent water test. On the older phases the well can be as old as the house.
Read the full guideSeptic system
Get the tank pumped and inspected, ask the county for the permit and as-built drawing, and confirm the drainfield location so you know what you cannot build over.
Read the full guideShared water system
A privately owned community water system is a third category, neither city service nor your own well. Ask for the system's most recent water quality testing, ask what the monthly or annual assessment is and when it last changed, and ask whether there is a reserve fund for the wells and the lines. You are buying into a small utility run by a board, so read its rules the same way you would read covenants.
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 guideHail 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.
Wildfire risk and insurance
Get an insurance quote before your inspection deadline, because a pine-heavy lot can change the premium and, in some cases, the carrier's willingness to write it at all.
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 guideWho maintains the road
Find out whether the last stretch to the house is a county road, a road district, a shared easement or your own responsibility, and get the answer in writing. Ask what the district assesses and what that assessment covers.
Covenants and HOA documents
Recorded documents differ between the numbered phases here. Read the covenants recorded against the specific phase rather than a neighbor's copy.
Which 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 Indian Hills
Nothing of mine is listed in Indian Hills today. This search is set for Indian Hills and shows whatever is active there right now.
Common questions about Indian Hills
Is Indian Hills on district water?
Current examples show private wells and septic. A 1993 Indian Hills No. 4 water permit was transferred to the Stagebarn sanitary district in 2000, which is history rather than proof of service. Verify water and wastewater on the exact parcel.
How many phases are there?
Several numbered phases, all carried by Meade County under the 0D.66. parcel family. The recorded plat name on a listing tells you which one you are in.
How big are the lots?
Current examples run from 1.45 acres up to 4.3 acres. No subdivision wide median is published here because the phases were platted to different standards.
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.
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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.
Two properties here can share a name and share almost nothing else. Track down the well record, the septic permit and the covenants recorded against that phase before you get attached to a house here.
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 Indian Hills 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.