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Trent vs Hermosa

325 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (7.6× in Hermosa) and rent (+67% in Hermosa).

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Trent, SDA small town of 341South Dakota · 341 people
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Hermosa, SDHomes around $529KSouth Dakota · 353 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.

TrentA small town of 341
Quiet strengthsTrent doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Trent →
HermosaHomes around $529K
Housing$529K typical home64% above the SD typical home All about Hermosa →
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.

Jobs per worker7.6×
Hermosa is more of a job hub
Hermosa 0.99Trent 0.13
Rent+67%
Rent runs higher in Hermosa
Hermosa $1,264Trent $757
Typical home built34 yrs
Trent’s homes are older
Hermosa 1991Trent 1957
Street grid+56%
Hermosa has the more walkable street grid
Hermosa 39.2Trent 25.1
Average commute5 min
Trent has the shorter commute
Hermosa 29 minTrent 23 min
Conserved land+8.8 pts
Trent has more conserved land
Trent 8.8%Hermosa 0%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $1,260 more a month in Hermosa

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.

Trent$1,920/mo
Typical home $318K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.97% · or rent about $757/mo · Housing →
Hermosa$3,190/mo
Typical home $529K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.94% · or rent about $1,264/mo · Housing →

The difference: $1,260 a month, about $15,100 a year, between Hermosa and Trent.

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
–TrentNot graded BHermosaBetter than 55% 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
TrentHermosa
Snow a year40″33″
January low4°F—
July high81°F—
Growing season (days)148d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)37th89th
Outdoors & history
TrentHermosa
Trails—0 mi
Conserved land—0%
National Register places—1
Archive photos—12
Community
TrentHermosa
Library hours a week—17 hrs
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

325 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

TrentSDHermosaSD
Trent ↔ Hermosa325 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.

TrentHermosa
People
Population 341Lowest 353Highest
Median age 37.4±12Lowest about the SD average 40.1±17.7Highest 6% above SD
Hermosa and Trent are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 23.2%±6.5Lowest SD: 24.2% 23.5%±7.1Highest SD: 24.2%
Hermosa and Trent are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 19.4%±5.9Lowest SD: 18% 23.5%±10.9Highest SD: 18%
Hermosa and Trent are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 10.5%Highest SD: 31.9% 7.5%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±4.1Lowest SD: 5% 2%±4.1Highest SD: 5%
Hermosa and Trent are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $74,063±$25kHighest about the SD average $53,203±$24kLowest 29% below SD
Trent and Hermosa are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $145,100±$15kLowest 44% below SD $148,800±$77kHighest 42% below SD
Hermosa and Trent are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $757±$157Lowest 20% below SD $1,264±$172Highest 34% above SD
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,413Highest 48% below SD $1,397Lowest 49% below SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 41.9%±58.1Highest SD: 39.8% 26%±44.8Lowest SD: 39.8%
Trent and Hermosa are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 6.8%Lowest SD: 11.9% 14.2%Highest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 73.2%Highest SD: 68.6% 69.9%Lowest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1957Lowest 23 yrs older than SD 1991Highest 11 yrs newer than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 23 minLowest 31% above SD 29 minHighest 61% above SD
Work from home 8.2%±8.8Lowest SD: 9.7% 13.5%±10Highest SD: 9.7%
Hermosa and Trent are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 1%Lowest 2.8%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 22.8 miHighest 20.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.13Lowest 0.99Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Sioux Falls (37%)Rapid City (29%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in HermosaFew work in Trent
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 8.8%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 0.3 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.3 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 1Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 25.1Lowest 39.2Highest
Schools
School district —Custer School District 16-1
High school in town —None in town
South Dakota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
Deciding?

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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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