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Trent vs Toronto

46 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (8.6× in Toronto) and street grid (2.9× in Toronto).

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Trent, SDA small town of 341South Dakota · 341 people
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Toronto, SDA small town of 238South Dakota · 238 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 →
TorontoA small town of 238
Quiet strengthsToronto doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Toronto →
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 worker8.6×
Toronto is more of a job hub
Toronto 1.12Trent 0.13
Street grid2.9×
Toronto has the more walkable street grid
Toronto 71.7Trent 25.1
Property tax bill+52%
Tax bills are bigger in Trent
Trent $1,413Toronto $927
Homeowners+9.4 pts renters
Toronto has more renters
Trent 73.2%Toronto 63.8%
Conserved land+8.8 pts
Trent has more conserved land
Trent 8.8%Toronto 0%
Typical home built13 yrs
Trent’s homes are older
Toronto 1970Trent 1957
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $1,330 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 →
Toronto$600/mo
Typical home $99K (Census) · tax rate 0.94% · or rent about $470/mo · Housing →

The difference: $1,330 a month, about $15,900 a year, between Trent and Toronto.

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 B−TorontoBetter than 52% 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
TrentToronto
Snow a year40″61″
January low4°F2°F
July high81°F80°F
Growing season (days)148d146d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)37th36th
Outdoors & history
TrentToronto
Settled—1884
Community
TrentToronto
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

46 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

TrentSDTorontoSD
Trent ↔ Toronto46 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.

TrentToronto
People
Population 341Highest 238Lowest
Median age 37.4±12Lowest about the SD average 39.6±3.2Highest 4% above SD
Toronto 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% 28.6%±5.7Highest SD: 24.2%
Toronto 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% 24.4%±10.9Highest SD: 18%
Toronto 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% 6.1%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±4.1Lowest SD: 5% 2.1%±4.9Highest SD: 5%
Toronto 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 $53,125±$9kLowest 29% below SD
Trent and Toronto 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 $99,000±$41kLowest 62% below SD
Trent and Toronto are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $757±$157Highest 20% below SD $470±$265Lowest 50% below SD
Trent and Toronto are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,413Highest 48% below SD $927Lowest 66% below SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 41.9%±58.1Highest SD: 39.8% 6.5%±31.5Lowest SD: 39.8%
Trent and Toronto are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 6.8%Highest SD: 11.9% 2.9%Lowest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 73.2%Highest SD: 68.6% 63.8%Lowest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1957Lowest 23 yrs older than SD 1970Highest 10 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 23 minHighest 31% above SD 21 minLowest 19% above SD
Work from home 8.2%±8.8Highest SD: 9.7% 2.7%±4.4Lowest SD: 9.7%
Trent and Toronto are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 1%Lowest 4.5%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 22.8 miLowest 30.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.13Lowest 1.12Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Sioux Falls (37%)Clear Lake (20%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in TorontoFew 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 71.7Highest
Schools
School district —Deubrook Area School District 05-6
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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