De Smet is waiting for its first neighbor
Every town starts quiet. Join De Smet, say hello, and every post, reply and fact you add earns karma and warms the town up.
Every post, reply and helpful vote fills the heart. It always reflects the last 30 days.
What kind of neighbors does De Smet have?
Read from the town’s members and the Census. The page puts what stands out first.
If De Smet were 100 people
About 1,032 people live in De Smet (2025 Census estimate).
Median age 47.3 (SD 38).
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±3.1 points.
Counted by household.
Adults 25 and older.
The commute averages 12 minutes each way.
Ways to pitch in
Karma is how De Smet says thanks. The ladder’s higher rungs unlock editing the handbook.
Start the first group in De Smet
A group gives neighbors a reason to come back. It takes 30 seconds.
What De Smet’s neighbors have built
Nothing yet. Every post, reply and fact adds a patch to the quilt.
Neighbors are members whose home town is De Smet or who have posted here. Karma counts contributions across TownRatings: a post +5, a reply +2, a confirmed guide fact +10, an old photo +10, a confirmed place +10. “This month” counts only what was added in De Smet in the last 30 days. Town Love is a rolling 30-day score of posts, replies and helpful votes, weighted toward many voices. Who lives here: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020-2024; rounded to 100 people.