Countryside
Big lots, big houses and trees all the way around, off Sheridan Lake Road.
- Typical Lot
- 0.49 acres at the median, about 21,300 sq ft. Unusually consistent, with the middle half between 0.47 and 0.56 acres.
Facts checked August 2026
Ponderosa on every side, left standing or planted when the streets went in during the eighties, and grown up now into cover a new subdivision will not have for another thirty years. Tanager, Meadowlark, Crossbill, Waxwing. The streets are named after birds and the trees make that read as accurate rather than cute. Sheridan Lake Road takes you into the Hills from the entrance, and the lake is close enough that a Tuesday evening on the water is an ordinary thing instead of a trip you plan. There is a common park and a walking path inside the subdivision, and the streets curve enough under the pines that you lose sight of town. Half acre lots, unusually consistent for a neighborhood this size, with split levels and multi levels from the eighties and nineties running 1,500 to 3,500 square feet.
Living under the pines here
Covenants are recorded here, which is a large part of why the streets still look the way they did in 1995.
The trees are also the reason to walk the lot with a critical eye. Limbs over the roof, needles in the gutters every fall, and a wildfire conversation your insurance carrier will want to have. Ask what clearing work has been done.
Three boundary lines, none of them matching
Countryside is cut three different ways and none of the lines sit on top of each other. Roughly half the parcels are inside Rapid City limits and half are unincorporated Pennington County. Countryside South is served by the Colonial Pine Hills Sanitary District, which acquired that system in 1993, and parcels outside the district are on a private septic system or another arrangement that has to be confirmed address by address. A chunk sits in the Countryside South Road District, which maintains those roads instead of the city.
So an address here can be inside the city and outside the sanitary district, or outside the city and inside it. Do not infer any one of them from another. Being in the district means a monthly bill and a share of the district's next capital project. Being outside it means a system on your own lot that you inspect and eventually replace. Which one serves a parcel comes off the address rather than off the subdivision name.
Where Countryside 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
- Countryside, recorded as COUNTRYSIDE SUBD
- Countryside South, recorded as COUNTRYSIDE SOUTH SUBD
Recorded subdivision boundaries from Rapid City and Pennington County GIS. Individual parcel and service details should still be verified by address.
Recorded plat names
- Countryside: COUNTRYSIDE SUBD
- Countryside South: COUNTRYSIDE SOUTH SUBD
How far to things
- Downtown Rapid City
- 18 min, 8.4 mi
- Nearest hospital
- 15 min, 8.2 mi
- Rapid City Regional Airport
- 29 min, 17.3 mi
Monument Health Rapid City Hospital
Typical driving time with clear roads.
Why buyers choose Countryside
- Half acre lots that are unusually consistent, with the middle half between 0.47 and 0.56 acres.
- Big houses and trees all the way around, off Sheridan Lake Road.
At a glance
- Median Sold Price
- $549,900
Pennington County recorded sales, 41 closed sales
- Typical Lot
- 0.49 acres at the median, about 21,300 sq ft. Unusually consistent, with the middle half between 0.47 and 0.56 acres.
- Housing Styles
- Split levels and multi levels mostly, 1,500 to 3,500 square feet
- New Construction
- Limited
Last verified August 2026. How these figures are calculated
What to check at this address
- Jurisdiction
- Split. 211 of the 404 parcels are inside Rapid City limits and 193 are unincorporated Pennington County. Which side an address falls on changes its taxes, its services and who answers a call.
- Sewer
- Split. Countryside South is in the Colonial Pine Hills Sanitary District, which is a district utility with its own monthly bill. Other parcels in the subdivision are not in the district. Ask which side a specific address falls on before you write an offer.
- Streets and snow
- 188 parcels are in the Countryside South Road District, which maintains those roads instead of the city.
- School district
- Rapid City Area Schools 51-4
- Fire district
- Whispering Pines Fire District for the 193 unincorporated parcels, Rapid City Fire Department for the rest.
- Jurisdiction is split: 211 of 404 parcels are inside Rapid City and 193 are unincorporated county, which changes taxes, services and who answers a call.
- Sewer is split too. Countryside South is served by the Colonial Pine Hills Sanitary District, a district utility with its own bill, and other parcels in the subdivision are not, so ask which side an address falls on before you write.
- 188 parcels sit in the Countryside South Road District, which maintains those roads instead of the city.
- Ponderosa on every side is the reason to be here and it is also a wildfire and insurance conversation.
Open the ones that apply to the address you are looking at.
Association or district water and sewer
Where the water or sewer is run by a homeowners association, a water user district or a sanitary district rather than a city, ask for the current rate, the last two years of board minutes, any pending capital assessment and the system's compliance history before you remove your inspection contingency. A shared system is a monthly bill and a share of the cost of the next repair, which is a different thing to underwrite than a well and a tank you own outright.
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.
Property 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.
Special assessments
Ask the county and the city whether the parcel carries an assessment for paving, water, sewer or a sanitary district, how many years are left on it and whether it transfers to you at closing.
Septic 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 guideSchools
The assigned schools here are Corral Drive Elementary, Southwest Middle School and Stevens High School.
Verify current boundaries with the district for any specific address.
I provide objective school information consistently and do not personally rate or recommend schools. Attendance boundaries can cross city and county lines, and the district's current assignment for the exact address controls. Verify directly with the district before making a school-driven decision.
Homes for sale in Countryside
Nothing of mine is listed in Countryside today. This search is set for Countryside and shows whatever is active there right now. The recorded sales further down the page are the honest read on a price point here.
EvidenceThe county record, in detailParcel counts, recorded prices and what each figure comes from for Countryside.
What has sold here
The county recorded 41 home sales in Countryside over the two years to October 2025, at a median of $549,900.
- Recorded Sales
- 41
- Median Sale Price
- $549,900
- Range
- $400,000 to $1,065,000
- Middle Half Of Sales
- $475,000 to $585,000
Forty one sales in two years makes this a liquid market at the price point. Half traded between $475,000 and $585,000, so a budget under $450,000 will be looking at the older or smaller end of it.
Pennington County recorded sales, November 2023 to October 2025. Ask me for anything more current.
385 of the 404 platted parcels in Countryside carry a house. Fifteen are bare lots and four are slivers and common ground. Effectively finished. Plan on buying a resale rather than picking a lot, and expect competition when a well kept one lists.
Pennington County parcel records via Rapid City and Pennington County RapidMap GIS, August 2026.
How these figures are calculated
Countryside is split three different ways and the lines do not lie on top of each other. 211 parcels are inside Rapid City limits and 193 are unincorporated county. Countryside South is served by the Colonial Pine Hills Sanitary District, which means other parcels, including parcels inside the city, are not. 188 parcels are in the Countryside South Road District. Those three counts are drawn on three different maps, so an address can be inside the city and outside the sanitary district, or outside the city and inside it. Do not infer any one of them from another. All three are worth confirming for the specific address before you write.
Common questions about Countryside
Is Countryside inside Rapid City limits?
Only partly, and this is the most important thing to know here. 211 of the 404 parcels are inside the city limits and 193 are unincorporated Pennington County. Which side an address falls on changes its taxes, its services, its fire district and who answers a call. Ask before you write an offer.
Does Countryside have city sewer?
No. There are almost no city sewer mains in the subdivision. Countryside South is served by the Colonial Pine Hills Sanitary District, a separate utility with its own bill, and other parcels are not. Confirm which side a specific address falls on, and ask the district what service runs there and what it costs each month.
Who maintains the roads in Countryside?
188 parcels are in the Countryside South Road District, which maintains those roads instead of the city. That is a separate assessment, so find out which side of the line your street is on.
How big are the lots in Countryside?
0.49 acres at the median, about 21,300 square feet, and unusually consistent: the middle half runs 0.47 to 0.56 acres.
What fire district covers Countryside?
Whispering Pines Fire District for the 193 unincorporated parcels, Rapid City Fire Department for the rest. Name the right one when you get an insurance quote.
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. Rapid City Area Schools boundary maps · School and district profiles on GreatSchools · Preschools and private schools in the Black Hills
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
Pennington County Equalization · Meade 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
Similar era inside city limits, about $150,000 lower at the recorded median, with every parcel inside one sanitary district rather than split.
Red RockSame corridor off Sheridan Lake Road, newer and about $40,000 higher assessed.
The Bluffs and Carriage HillsBigger lots and bigger houses a few minutes north, at a real step up in price.
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Keep reading on Rapid City
The region's hub for jobs, medicine, dining and flights, within an easy commute of Ellsworth Air Force Base.
An actively building Rapid Valley subdivision where the school district line runs through the middle.
A newer established subdivision on the north side, finished building, ten minutes from downtown.
An established west Rapid City neighborhood around Summerset Drive and Winterset Drive, with grown in yards and rolling streets.
Older homes on the west side with the Hills standing up in every direction.
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.
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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 Countryside 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.