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Peever vs Colome

208 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (4.3× in Colome) and homeowners (+11.7 pts renters in Colome).

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Peever, SDA small town of 145South Dakota · 145 people

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Colome, SDKnown for its schoolsSouth Dakota · 338 people

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.

PeeverA small town of 145

Quiet strengthsPeever doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.

All about Peever →

ColomeKnown for its schools

SchoolsBetter than 18%of SD districts All about Colome →

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.

Jobs per worker4.3×

Colome is more of a job hub

Colome 0.91Peever 0.21

Homeowners+11.7 pts renters

Colome has more renters

Peever 54.7%Colome 43%

Colome is the bigger place

Colome 338Peever 145

Average commute5 min

Colome has the shorter commute

Peever 24 minColome 18 min

Bachelor’s degree++9.2 pts

More adults in Colome have a degree

Colome 15.5%Peever 6.3%

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs about the same each month

A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Down paymentRate%

Peever$310/mo

Typical home $39K (Census) · tax rate 3.24% · or rent about $579/mo · Housing →

Colome$420/mo

Typical home $62K (Census) · tax rate 1.85% · or rent about $637/mo · Housing →

The difference: $120 a month, about $1,400 a year, between Colome and Peever.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

Report cards

Grades and rankings, side by side

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every South Dakota ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Schools

–PeeverNot graded C−ColomeBetter than 18% of districts in the state

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

PeeverColome

Snow a year48″49″

January low5°F 13°F

July high82°F 90°F

Growing season (days)151d 159d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)51st 69th

Outdoors & history

PeeverColome

Settled1898 —

Archive photos2 —

Community

PeeverColome

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined0 0

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.

Where they are

208 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

PeeverSD ColomeSD

Peever ↔ Colome208 miles apart

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.

Only big differences vs South Dakota average

PeeverColome

People

Population 145Lowest 338Highest

Median age 31.2±8.2Lowest 18% below SD 33.5±16Highest 12% below SD

Colome and Peever are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Kids under 18 44.1%±27.9Highest SD: 24.2% 23.1%±10.8Lowest SD: 24.2%

Peever and Colome are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Age 65+ 5.5%±14.3Lowest SD: 18% 17.5%±6.6Highest SD: 18%

Colome and Peever are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 6.3%Lowest SD: 31.9% 15.5%Highest SD: 31.9%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 8.3%±8.5Highest SD: 5% 0%±4.2Lowest SD: 5%

Peever and Colome are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $41,750±$40kLowest 44% below SD $51,000±$19kHighest 32% below SD

Colome and Peever are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $38,600±$18kLowest 85% below SD $62,300±$12kHighest 76% below SD

Colome and Peever are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Rentmedian gross, monthly $579±$61Lowest 39% below SD $637±$172Highest 33% below SD

Colome and Peever are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,250Highest 54% below SD $1,155Lowest 58% below SD

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 62.5%±70.5Highest SD: 39.8% 50.7%±33.4Lowest SD: 39.8%

Peever and Colome are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Below poverty line 42.1%Highest SD: 11.9% 28.9%Lowest SD: 11.9%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 54.7%Highest SD: 68.6% 43%Lowest SD: 68.6%

Typical home builtmedian year 1971Lowest 9 yrs older than SD 1978Highest 2 yrs older than SD

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 24 minHighest 32% above SD 18 minLowest about the SD average

Work from home 5.8%±6.9Highest SD: 9.7% 2%±3.3Lowest SD: 9.7%

Peever and Colome are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Work in townworking residents 1.9%Lowest 5%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 11.8 miLowest 17.8 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.21Lowest 0.91Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Sisseton (29%)Winner (31%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in ColomeFew work in Peever

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%

Trailsmapped miles 0.0 mi 0.0 mi

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 179Highest 164Lowest

Schools

School district —Colome School District 59-3

High school in town —Colome High School - 01

Students per teacherat that high school — 5.4

South Dakota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024

Deciding?

Ask the people who live there

The numbers stop at the town line. Neighbors can tell you about the commute at 7am, the schools, the winters and the feel of the place.

Peever neighborsTown Square →

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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.