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Brentford vs La Bolt

81 miles apart. The biggest differences: work from home (+35.3 pts in Brentford) and property tax bill (+66% in La Bolt).

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Brentford, SDA small town of 83South Dakota · 83 people
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La Bolt, SDA small town of 80South Dakota · 80 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.

BrentfordA small town of 83
Quiet strengthsBrentford doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
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La BoltA small town of 80
Quiet strengthsLa Bolt 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 part ways

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

Work from home+35.3 pts
More people work from home in Brentford
Brentford 37.5%La Bolt 2.2%
Property tax bill+66%
Tax bills are bigger in La Bolt
La Bolt $950Brentford $573
Jobs per worker2.4×
La Bolt is more of a job hub
La Bolt 0.57Brentford 0.24
Typical home built31 yrs
La Bolt’s homes are older
Brentford 1977La Bolt 1946
Street grid+92%
Brentford has the more walkable street grid
Brentford 129La Bolt 67.4
Average commute6 min
Brentford has the shorter commute
La Bolt 23 minBrentford 17 min
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
BrentfordLa Bolt
Snow a year34″61″
January low—2°F
July high—80°F
Growing season (days)—146d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)29th53rd
Outdoors & history
BrentfordLa Bolt
Archive photos11
Community
BrentfordLa Bolt
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.

Where they are

81 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

BrentfordSDLa BoltSD
Brentford ↔ La Bolt81 miles apart
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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.

BrentfordLa Bolt
People
Population 83Highest 80Lowest
Median age 37.8±25.5Lowest about the SD average 40.3±8.3Highest 6% above SD
La Bolt and Brentford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 27.7%±25.3Highest SD: 24.2% 18.8%±20.4Lowest SD: 24.2%
Brentford and La Bolt are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 24.1%±26.2Highest SD: 18% 17.5%±31.7Lowest SD: 18%
Brentford and La Bolt are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 22.4%Lowest SD: 31.9% 27.1%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±17 SD: 5% 0%±17.7 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian — $71,667±$26k 5% below SD
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied — $65,000±$23k 75% below SD
Property taxmedian, yearly $573Lowest 79% below SD $950Highest 65% below SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100 SD: 39.8% 0%±100 SD: 39.8%
Below poverty line 32.5%Highest SD: 11.9% 7.5%Lowest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 90.5%Highest SD: 68.6% 86.1%Lowest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1977Highest 3 yrs older than SD 1946Lowest 34 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 17 minLowest 4% below SD 23 minHighest 30% above SD
Work from home 37.5%±21.8Highest SD: 9.7% 2.2%±4.3Lowest SD: 9.7%
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 22.8 mi 22.8 mi
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.24Lowest 0.57Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Doland (18%)Milbank (31%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in La BoltFew work in Brentford
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 129Highest 67.4Lowest
South Dakota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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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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