Town Hall · Colome

Colome, SD town hall & government

Colome spent $340,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,223 per resident.

Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Colome's government.

Town budget

Where Colome's money goes

Spent
$340,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,223
typical South Dakota cities: $2,121
Long-term debt
$130,000
$468 per resident
Roads & transportation
$104,00031%
Sewer & trash
$88,00026%
Administration & buildings
$83,00024%
Water & other utilities
$35,00010%
Fire
$16,0005%
Parks & libraries
$2,0001%
Other
$12,0004%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 24%
  • Sales taxes 21%
  • From the state 19%
  • Utility sales 12%
  • Property taxes 12%
  • Interest, fines & other 8%
  • Other taxes & licenses 4%
Town workforce

Who works for Colome

Full-time staff
2
6 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$56,000
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
1 full-time6 part
Roads & transportation
1 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Colome School District 59-3

Colome's K–12 school district, shared with Keyapaha, Lincoln, Pleasant View, Stewart, Colome and Valley. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$17,865
South Dakota: $13,040
Students
156
in the whole district
Long-term debt
None
at year end

Where the district's money comes from South Dakota districts overall: 50% local, 31% state, 19% federal

  • Local 52%
  • State 20%
  • Federal 28%

Of the $17,865 per pupil, $9,808 goes to classroom instruction (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to support services such as buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren't in the per-pupil figure.

Property tax

What homeowners in Colome pay

Typical tax bill
$1,155
a year · South Dakota typical $2,724
Effective rate
1.85%
of home value · South Dakota 1.06%
Typical home value
$62,300
owner-occupied

The median yearly bill homeowners report, covering every local property tax on the home (town, schools, county). The effective rate is that bill divided by the median home value, so it's a rough guide, not the official tax rate. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Colome's government

Town hall & decisions in Colome →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Colome

Colome is represented in Congress by Senators John Thune and Mike Rounds and Representative Dusty Johnson. Larry Rhoden is governor.

All of Colome's representatives, with contacts →

Budget: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Finance (every city and town government's revenue, spending and debt, grouped into plain categories). Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

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