Home › South Dakota › Summerset

Summerset, South Dakota

city · Meade County

At a glance

3,022
Population
$368,300
Median home value (all homes)
21% above U.S. median
$433,401
Typical market value
Zillow, 2026-07
$1,288/mo
Median rent
4% below U.S. median
$119,271
Median household income
52% above U.S. median
19.7 min
Average commute
94.7%
Homes with broadband
28.78%
Locations with fiber available
2.2%
Unemployment

Cost of living (Clay Affordability Index)

CAI 101 — 1% above the national average. how it's computed

Housing39% above
Goods & services6% below
Utilities4% below
Taxes68% below
Insurance12% below
Commute cost29% below
For business: South Dakota is CBII band 2/5 · time to build band 1/5. See state page for the breakdown.

Living here

Nearest 4-year college10 mi
Nearest community college11 mi
Nearest technical college10 mi
High school graduates98.3%
College graduates38.4%

Doing business here

Economic development contacts, most local first:

state South Dakota Prairie Gateway
state South Dakota Rural Enterprise
Dakota Resources is an intermediary serving rural economic development organizations (EDOs), providing flexible financing, leadership coaching, collaborative networks, and real-time resources to strengthen EDOs and rural communities.
state South Dakota's Governor's Office of Eco Dev
GOED provides financing, research, networking, and other resources to help new and existing businesses flourish in South Dakota.
State sales taxYes
State income taxNone
Right-to-work stateYes

Similar towns nearby

Piedmont, SD 4 mi · pop 981 · $324k
Rapid City, SD 9 mi · pop 77,946 · $299k
Box Elder, SD 15 mi · pop 12,902 · $302k
Buffalo Chip, SD 16 mi · pop 0
Sturgis, SD 17 mi · pop 7,086 · $271k