Housing data for Summit Lake Township, MN

Summit Lake Township, MN has an estimated 293 residents and 137 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).

It is a township in Nobles County.

17.5% of households rent.

Figures last updated on .

Residents
293 (±83)
Housing units
137 (±39)
Households that rent
17.5%
Residents since 2015–2019
−21.2%

Housing in Summit Lake Township at a glance

  • Rent burden: 100.0% of renters pay 30% or more of income (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Renters and owners: 17.5% of households rent (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Income and affordability: $80,000 median household income (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Home values: $171,300 median home value (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Homeowner costs: $1,232 median monthly cost with a mortgage (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Property taxes: $1,938 median real estate taxes a year (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Types of homes: 0.0% of homes are in buildings of 5 or more units (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Bedrooms: 59.0% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Age of homes: 85.4% of homes were built before 1980 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Vacancy rate: 0.0% rental vacancy rate (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Heating fuel: 71.7% heat with propane (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Commute and cars: 16.2 minutes average trip to work (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Growth: −21.2% residents since 2015–2019 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • How long people stay: 15.8% moved in since 2020 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Crowding and facilities: 0.0% of homes have more than 1 person per room (Small sample: wide margin of error)

Summit Lake Township against Nobles County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
Summit Lake TownshipNobles CountyMinnesotaUnited States
Residents293 (±83)22,041 (exact)5,739,445 (exact)334,922,499
Housing units137 (±39)8,396 (±41)2,545,030 (±1,535)143,775,355
Households that rent17.5% (±19.3 points)25.8% (±3.0 points)27.8% (±0.2 points)34.8%
Median gross rent—$896 (±$82)$1,280 (±$7)$1,413
Median household income$80,000 (±$41,182)$66,101 (±$4,139)$89,062 (±$409)$80,734
Median home value$171,300 (±$55,839)$197,200 (±$11,134)$329,300 (±$903)$332,700
Median real estate taxes (a year)$1,938 (±$870)$1,956 (±$153)$3,357 (±$10)$3,119
Built before 198085.4% (±23.0 points)71.5% (±5.1 points)52.1% (±0.3 points)49.7%
Average commute16.2 minutes (±4.1)19.6 minutes (±2.5)22.7 minutes (±0.1)26.4 minutes
Households with broadband86.7% (±9.5 points)88.0% (±2.1 points)91.6% (±0.1 points)91.0%
Median age of residents43.3 years (±18.4)35.7 years (±0.6)38.8 years (±0.1)38.9 years

Summit Lake Township covers 36.1 square miles of land, about 8 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).

How Summit Lake Township has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
2015–20192020–2024Amount of changeVerdict
Residents372 (±60)293 (±83)−21.2%Not a measurable change
Housing units147 (±21)137 (±39)−6.8%Not a measurable change
Median home value$159,200 (±$30,017)$171,300 (±$55,839)+7.6%No measurable change after inflation
Median household income$68,281 (±$8,232)$80,000 (±$41,182)+17.2%No measurable change after inflation
Median owner cost with a mortgage$1,148 (±$110)$1,232 (±$708)+7.3%No measurable change after inflation
Median real estate taxes$1,136 (±$269)$1,938 (±$870)+70.6%No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent14.4% (±9.0 points)17.5% (±19.3 points)+3.1 percentage pointsNot a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate0.0% (±48.7 points)0.0% (±53.8 points)0.0 percentage pointsNot a measurable change

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Crime reported to police in Nobles County

Summit Lake Township has no police department of its own in the FBI’s figures, so this is the figure for Nobles County as a whole.

In 2025, the police departments that report for Nobles County recorded 191 violent and 564 property crimes per 100,000 residents.

A county-wide figure describes the whole county, not this place; crime varies from one community to the next.

ZIP codes in Summit Lake Township

ZIP Code Tabulation Areas that cover this place (2020–2024 estimates)
ZIP codeShare of the ZIP’s land in this placeResidentsMedian gross rentMedian home valueMedian household income
5616556%333—$212,500$106,250
5618514%500$814$165,900$62,083

A ZIP code is a mail route rather than a boundary, so the Census Bureau publishes figures for ZIP Code Tabulation Areas built from census blocks; the share column says how much of each one’s land lies in this place.

Places near Summit Lake Township

Nearest places with Census figures, by straight-line distance
PlaceDistanceMedian gross rentMedian home valueHouseholds that rent
Wilmont5.0 mi$843$157,50018.7%
Elk Township5.3 mi—$291,2004.1%
Bloom Township5.4 mi$763$187,50017.9%
Dewald Township6.4 mi—$260,0009.7%
Larkin Township6.6 mi$725$180,4008.7%
Rushmore7.5 mi$905$114,70015.4%
Seward Township7.9 mi—$328,6006.7%
Worthington Township7.9 mi$1,417$405,40010.5%

HUD Fair Market Rent for Summit Lake Township, fiscal year 2027

Nobles County, MN, dollars a month
Studio1 bedroom2 bedrooms3 bedrooms4 bedrooms
$749$823$1,076$1,426$1,508

HUD income limits for Summit Lake Township, fiscal year 2026

Nobles County, MN, annual household income
Household sizeExtremely low (30%)Very low (50%)Low (80%)
1 person$20,600$34,300$54,900
2 people$23,550$39,200$62,750
3 people$27,320$44,100$70,600
4 people$33,000$49,000$78,400
5 people$38,680$52,950$84,700
6 people$44,360$56,850$90,950
7 people$50,040$60,800$97,250
8 people$55,720$64,700$103,500

These are the limits HUD sets for its housing programs in the Nobles County, MN, where HUD’s median family income for fiscal year 2026 is $83,300.

A program can use its own limits; tax-credit and local programs often do.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Summit Lake Township

Is Summit Lake Township growing?

In Summit Lake Township, the number of residents went from 372 in 2015–2019 to 293 in 2020–2024 (−21.2%), not a measurable change.

What ZIP codes are in Summit Lake Township?

The ZIP codes that cover Summit Lake Township are 56165, 56185.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Summit Lake township, Nobles County, Minnesota (county subdivision:63400, in state:27 county:105).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are B01003_001E, B01003_001M, B25064_001E, B25064_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP05_0001E, DP05_0001M, DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, DP04_0089E, DP04_0089M

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.

Figures last updated on .

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