Wonderland HomesSD
This town in South Dakota has a population of 745.
Is Wonderland Homes a good place to live?
Of the 36 South Dakota towns we compare, none has a lower share of adults with a bachelor’s degree than Wonderland Homes. Wonderland Homes has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
745 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Wonderland Homes: who provides what
Wonderland Homes is unincorporated, so Meade County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Wonderland Homes.
Natural hazards: very high risk in Wonderland Homes, mostly wildfire
The FEMA hazard score for Wonderland Homes comes to 84 of 100. Expected losses in Wonderland Homes break down as 44% from wildfires and 40% from inland flooding.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
More than half of Wonderland Homes’ working residents commute to Rapid City
Wonderland Homes’ typical journey to work is 17 minutes. The top destinations are Rapid City (54%), Sturgis (7%) and Spearfish (3%). Half of commuters travel less than 12 miles.
| Wonderland Homes | South Dakota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 17 minutes | 17 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $87,000 | $72,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expect four seasons and pleasant summers in Wonderland Homes
July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 14° and about 36 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Wonderland Homes is
The share of adults in Wonderland Homes who have obesity is 33%, where South Dakota’s towns sit at 35% and U.S. towns at 35%. Against the South Dakota average, Wonderland Homes comes out ahead on 2 CDC measures out of 26, and behind on 1. Also worth knowing: in Wonderland Homes, 28% of adults sleep under 7 hours.
| Wonderland Homes | South Dakota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 30% | 36% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 19% | 16% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 35% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 14% | 14% |
| What stands out | Wonderland Homes | SD |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 6.9% | 8.8% |
| More adults getting cholesterol checked | 88.1% | 84.8% |
| More adults with arthritis | 29.1% | 25.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Homes in Wonderland Homes sell for about $306K
The share of households in Wonderland Homes who live in a home they own is 73%, above the South Dakota town median (68%) and near the median of U.S. towns (73%).
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Mount Rushmore National Memorial and 17 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Wonderland Homes. Close and well known come first.
Big draw22 mi National MemorialMount Rushmore National Memorial1.9M visitors a year
Big draw29 mi LandmarkCrazy Horse Memorial
25 mi MountainBlack Elk Peak
32 mi State parkCuster State Park
39 mi National ParkWind Cave National Park606K visitors a year40 mi National MonumentJewel Cave National Monument111K visitors a yearPhoto credits
Mount Rushmore National Memorial: Thomas Wolf, www.foto-tw.de, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Crazy Horse Memorial: Jeffreylcooke, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Black Elk Peak: BHrock at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Custer State Park: Guimir, Public domain · Wind Cave National Park: USGS/USGov, Public domain
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Everything we know about Wonderland Homes
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Wonderland Homes
About 1 of every 100 Wonderland Homes residents are enrolled in college, against 5 across South Dakota.
100% of working residents leave Wonderland Homes for work
Where Wonderland Homes’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Wonderland Homes
Census-designated place in South Dakota, United States
Wonderland Homes is an unincorporated, developed "neighborhood" community in Meade County, South Dakota, United States, consisting of numerous homes in subdivisional layout and several small businesses. Its origins are unknown, as is its relationship to other places or real estate development businesses called "Wonderland Homes". It is in the southwest part of Meade county, on the eastern edge of the Black Hills. It is bordered to the southwest by the town of Summerset and to the north by the town of Piedmont, to which towns it is sometimes connected as might be a subdivision. Exit 48 on Interstate 90 is 0.5 miles (1 km) to the west; I-90 leads northwest 17 miles (27 km) to Sturgis, the cou…
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- Elevation
- 3,606 ft
Questions about Wonderland Homes
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Wonderland Homes, SD a good place to live?
Wonderland Homes has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.