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Trent vs Hoven

179 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (6.2× in Hoven) and jobs per worker (6.6× in Hoven).

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Trent, SDA small town of 341South Dakota · 341 people
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Hoven, SDKnown for its schoolsSouth Dakota · 329 people
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 →
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.

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $1,340 more a month in Trent

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 →
Hoven$580/mo
Typical home $88K (Census) · tax rate 1.59% · Housing →

The difference: $1,340 a month, about $16,100 a year, between Trent and Hoven.

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.

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
TrentHoven
Snow a year40″33″
January low4°F4°F
July high81°F84°F
Growing season (days)148d145d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)37th55th
Outdoors & history
TrentHoven
Settled—1883
National Register places—1
Archive photos—4
Famous people born here—2
Community
TrentHoven
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

179 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Trent ↔ Hoven179 miles apart
Everything, side by side

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.

TrentHoven
People
Population 341Highest 329Lowest
Median age 37.4±12Highest about the SD average 35.9±11.6Lowest 6% below SD
Trent and Hoven 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% 26.4%±6.2Highest SD: 24.2%
Hoven 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% 25.8%±9.2Highest SD: 18%
Hoven 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%Lowest SD: 31.9% 14.6%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±4.1 SD: 5% 0%±4.3 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $74,063±$25kHighest about the SD average $60,625±$22kLowest 19% below SD
Trent and Hoven are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $145,100±$15kHighest 44% below SD $88,300±$15kLowest 66% below SD
Rentmedian gross, monthly $757±$157 20% below SD —
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,413Highest 48% below SD $1,406Lowest 48% below SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 41.9%±58.1Highest SD: 39.8% 30.4%±65.5Lowest SD: 39.8%
Trent and Hoven 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% 6.9%Highest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 73.2%Lowest SD: 68.6% 79.3%Highest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1957Lowest 23 yrs older than SD 1971Highest 9 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 23 minHighest 31% above SD 18 minLowest about the SD average
Work from home 8.2%±8.8Highest SD: 9.7% 4.1%±3.8Lowest SD: 9.7%
Trent and Hoven are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 1%Lowest 5%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 22.8 miHighest 18.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.13Lowest 0.86Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Sioux Falls (37%)Gettysburg (40%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in HovenFew 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 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 25.1Lowest 155Highest
Schools
School district —Hoven School District 53-2
High school in town —Hoven High School - 01
Students per teacherat that high school — 5.6
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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