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Summerset is a small town of 3,022 people in Meade County, South Dakota. It's about 10 miles from Rapid City, SD and 316 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 44 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $368k and rent runs about $1k a month.
3,022people
$368kTypical home
$1,288/moRent
84° / 37°Summer / winter
44"Snow
251Sunny days
89Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,022
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,110 people per sq mi
- 316 mi to Denver, CO
- 10 mi to Rapid City, SD
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $368k (≈$2,322/mo)
- Median rent $1,288/mo
- Median household income $119k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 37°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 51°F)
- 251 sunny days a year (74 totally clear)
- 114 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 89 days a year with rain or snow
- 44" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 39 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (108 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (789 per 100k)
People
- Median age 35
- 46% of households have kids
- 9% are 65 or older
- 37% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 17 mi to RAP airport
- 307 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 274 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2007
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 3,619 ft
- 938 mi to the ocean
- 110 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 22 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 11 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 110 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 26 bars within 25 mi
- 46 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 21 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 49% of South Dakota districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 34 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 11 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Meade County: R+51 in 2024
- South Dakota: R+29 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk