Summerset

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Summerset

Total population

3,022

Median home value

$368,300

38.4%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$119,271

Summerset$119k

National$74k

Air quality index

37Good

Elevation1091 m

Land area2.21 km²

Weather56°F · Partly Cloudy

Coordinates44.19°, -103.34°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Summerset is a city in Meade County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 2,972 at the 2020 census. Located in the western part of the state, it is the first city to incorporate in the state since 1985.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Current forecast

Forecast for Summerset, SD from NOAA NWS API.

Air quality

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Health (adults)

Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Schools

Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Nearby places in South Dakota

• Colonial Pine Hills
  12.5 mi away
• Blucksberg Mountain
  12.7 mi away · pop. 692
• Box Elder
  14.1 mi away · pop. 12,902
• Sturgis
  17 mi away · pop. 7,086
• Crook City
  22.5 mi away · pop. 279
• Deadwood
  23 mi away · pop. 1,209
• Vale
  29.5 mi away · pop. 73
• St. Onge
  30.7 mi away · pop. 40
• Spearfish
  31.3 mi away · pop. 12,930
• Custer
  32.1 mi away · pop. 2,341
• Belle Fourche
  41.3 mi away · pop. 5,804
• Buffalo Gap
  48.5 mi away · pop. 131

Browse all places in South Dakota →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recent natural events nearby

• Wildfire XU Hill, Oglala Lakota, South Dakota
  Wildfires · 2026-08-11 · 60 mi
• Wildfire Rancher fire, Oglala Lakota, South Dakota
  Wildfires · 2026-08-11 · 79 mi
• Wildfire Needles, Oglala Lakota, South Dakota
  Wildfires · 2026-09-04 · 80 mi
• Wildfire Montgomery Draw, Campbell, Wyoming
  Wildfires · 2026-08-06 · 125 mi
• Wildfire Cold Springs, Converse, Wyoming
  Wildfires · 2026-08-10 · 148 mi
• Wildfire Harris, Rosebud, Montana
  Wildfires · 2026-08-09 · 176 mi
• Incident Complex Rattlesnake Complex, Prairie, Montana
  Wildfires · 2026-09-04 · 182 mi
• Wildfire Snow, Custer, Montana
  Wildfires · 2026-09-02 · 182 mi

Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).