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Colome Township vs Irwin Township

Next-door neighbors in Tripp County. The biggest differences: street grid (4× in Colome Township).

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Colome Township, SDA small town of 100Tripp County · 100 people
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Irwin Township, SDA small town of 0Tripp County
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Where each one shines

Two towns, two different strengths

What each town does better than most of its state (not better than each other). Tap one to see the page behind it.

Colome TownshipA small town of 100
Quiet strengthsColome Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
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Irwin TownshipA small town of 0
Quiet strengthsIrwin Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
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The biggest differences

Where they differ most

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Street grid4×
Colome Township has the more walkable street grid
Colome Township 0.8Irwin Township 0.2
★ What stands out · Where they are

Colome Township and Irwin Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Colome TownshipIrwin TownshipColome TownshipIrwin Township
Colome Township ↔ Irwin Township7.1 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
Life in each

What daily life feels like in each

The weather, the land, the history and the people, row by row. None of it is a grade: more snow is a plus to a skier.

Seasons
Colome TownshipIrwin Township
Snow a year49″45″
January low13°F10°F
July high90°F87°F
Growing season (days)159d149d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)69th69th
Outdoors & history
Colome TownshipIrwin Township
Trails35 mi27 mi
Conserved land1.3%1.8%
Community
Colome TownshipIrwin Township
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined00

A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.

Everything, side by side

What matters to you?

Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

Colome TownshipIrwin Township
People
Population 100Highest 0Lowest
Median age 63.1±40.3 66% above SD —
Kids under 18 27%±25.3 SD: 24.2% —
Age 65+ 31%±25.7 SD: 18% —
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 24.7% SD: 31.9% —
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±14.1 SD: 5% —
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $67,917±$44k 10% below SD —
Below poverty line 33% SD: 11.9% —
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100% SD: 68.6% —
Typical home builtmedian year 1994 14 yrs newer than SD —
Getting to work
Work from home 35.2%±45.8 SD: 9.7% —
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 11.3 miLowest 27.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.29Highest 0.00Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Winner (45%)Colome (12%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Irwin TownshipFew work in Colome Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 1.3%Lowest 1.8%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 34.5 miHighest 26.8 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.0 miHighest 0.8 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.8Highest 0.2Lowest
South Dakota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Bordering Colome Township

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Colome338 people · $62K homes
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Wilson Township140 people
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Plainview Township11 people
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Pleasant View Township126 people · $38K homes

Towns like Colome Township

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Conde128 people · $51K homes
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Darlington Township86 people
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Buffalo Gap131 people · $100K homes
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Eden Township187 people · $259K homes

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.

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