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Irwin Township vs Colome Township

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

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Irwin Township, SDA small town of 0Tripp County
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Colome Township, SDA small town of 100Tripp County · 100 people
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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.

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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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.
All about Colome Township →
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

Irwin Township and Colome Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Irwin TownshipColome TownshipIrwin TownshipColome Township
Irwin Township ↔ Colome 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
Irwin TownshipColome Township
Snow a year45″49″
January low10°F13°F
July high87°F90°F
Growing season (days)149d159d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)69th69th
Outdoors & history
Irwin TownshipColome Township
Trails27 mi35 mi
Conserved land1.8%1.3%
Community
Irwin TownshipColome 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.

Irwin TownshipColome Township
People
Population 0Lowest 100Highest
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 27.3 miHighest 11.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.00Lowest 0.29Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Colome (12%)Winner (45%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Colome TownshipFew work in Irwin Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 1.8%Highest 1.3%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 26.8 miLowest 34.5 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.8 miLowest 1.0 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.2Lowest 0.8Highest
South Dakota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Bordering Irwin Township

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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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