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Clare Township vs Trenton Township

12 miles apart. The biggest differences: property tax bill (2.3× in Trenton Township) and typical home built (57 yrs in Trenton Township).

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Clare Township, SDA small town of 251Moody County · 251 people
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Trenton Township, SDA small town of 249Brookings County · 249 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.

Clare TownshipA small town of 251
Quiet strengthsClare Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
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Trenton TownshipA small town of 249
Quiet strengthsTrenton Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Trenton 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.

Property tax bill2.3×
Tax bills are bigger in Trenton Township
Trenton Township $5,515Clare Township $2,439
Typical home built57 yrs
Trenton Township’s homes are older
Clare Township 2021Trenton Township 1964
Bachelor’s degree++11.5 pts
More adults in Clare Township have a degree
Clare Township 15.6%Trenton Township 4.1%
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
Clare TownshipTrenton Township
Snow a year40″36″
January low4°F4°F
July high81°F81°F
Growing season (days)148d145d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)37th40th
Outdoors & history
Clare TownshipTrenton Township
Trails—2 mi
Conserved land—0.9%
Community
Clare TownshipTrenton 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.

Where they are

12 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Clare TownshipTrenton TownshipClare TownshipTrenton Township
Clare Township ↔ Trenton Township12 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.

Clare TownshipTrenton Township
People
Population 251Highest 249Lowest
Median age 40.1±9.5Lowest 6% above SD 42.1±9.5Highest 11% above SD
Trenton Township and Clare Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 46.2%±43.6Highest SD: 24.2% 24.5%±14.9Lowest SD: 24.2%
Clare Township and Trenton Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 5.6%±12.3Highest SD: 18% 4%±12.2Lowest SD: 18%
Clare Township and Trenton Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 15.6%Highest SD: 31.9% 4.1%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±5.6 SD: 5% 0%±5.7 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $110,737±$15kLowest 47% above SD $113,750±$10kHighest 52% above SD
Trenton Township and Clare Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $573,700±$205k 123% above SD —
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,439Lowest 10% below SD $5,515Highest 102% above SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100 SD: 39.8% 0%±100 SD: 39.8%
Below poverty line 0% SD: 11.9% 0% SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 82.1%Lowest SD: 68.6% 83.8%Highest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 2021Highest 41 yrs newer than SD 1964Lowest 16 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way — 17 min 4% below SD
Work from home 0%±9Lowest SD: 9.7% 24%±26.8Highest SD: 9.7%
Trenton Township and Clare Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 32.3 miHighest 7.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.32Highest 0.27Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Sioux Falls (35%)Brookings (52%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Trenton TownshipFew work in Clare Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 1.1%Highest 0.9%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 2.2 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.1 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.1Highest 1.0Lowest
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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