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Colome is a tiny town of 338 people in Tripp County, South Dakota. It's about 151 miles from Sioux Falls, SD and 341 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 48 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $62k and rent runs about $637 a month.
338people
$62kTypical home
$637/moRent
88° / 34°Summer / winter
48"Snow
249Sunny days
79Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 338
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,199 people per sq mi
- 341 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 151 mi to Sioux Falls, SD
- 83 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $62k (≈$393/mo)
- Median rent $637/mo
- Median household income $51k
- Property tax about 1.9% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 34°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 56°F)
- 249 sunny days a year (81 totally clear)
- 116 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 79 days a year with rain or snow
- 48" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 6 days a year over 100°F
- 38 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (160 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (356 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 34
- 35% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 17 min
- 8% walk or take transit to work
- 83 mi to PIR airport
- 238 mi to OMA (major hub)
- 196 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 2,287 ft
- 968 mi to the ocean
- 25 mi to a big lake
- 91 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 106 mi to the nearest ski area
- 26 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 7 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- No museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 83 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 49% of South Dakota districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 150 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 22 mi to the nearest vet
- 50 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 46 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Tripp County: R+63 in 2024
- South Dakota: R+29 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk