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Trenton Township vs Brookings

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: street grid (55.6× in Brookings) and size (96.2× in Brookings).

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Trenton Township, SDA small town of 249Brookings County · 249 people
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Brookings, SDA history townSouth Dakota · 23,948 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.

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 →
BrookingsA history town
History29 historic places29 places on the National Register HealthHealthier than 84%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates Work15,183 jobsbased in Brookings, a regional job hub All about Brookings →
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.

Street grid55.6×
Brookings has the more walkable street grid
Brookings 55.6Trenton Township 1.0
Size96.2×
Brookings is the bigger place
Brookings 23,948Trenton Township 249
Jobs per worker5.6×
Brookings is more of a job hub
Brookings 1.50Trenton Township 0.27
Work in town+62.9 pts
More of Brookings’s workers stay in town
Brookings 62.9%Trenton Township 0%
Household income+79%
Households in Trenton Township earn more
Trenton Township $113,750Brookings $63,493
Bachelor’s degree++43.4 pts
More adults in Brookings have a degree
Brookings 47.5%Trenton Township 4.1%
★ What stands out · Where they are

Trenton Township and Brookings share a border

And the people who already live in one and work in the other.

Trenton TownshipBrookingsTrenton TownshipBrookings
Trenton Township ↔ Brookings6.7 miles apart · They share a border
Who commutes between them
45 Trenton Township residents work in Brookings (52.3% of its workers)
Work & commute in Trenton Township →
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.

Safety
–Trenton TownshipNot graded BBrookingsSafer than 62% of U.S. towns
Schools
–Trenton TownshipNot graded B−BrookingsBetter than 53% of districts in the state
Health
–Trenton TownshipNot graded A−BrookingsHealthier than 84% of U.S. towns
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
Trenton TownshipBrookings
Snow a year36″36″
January low4°F4°F
July high81°F81°F
Growing season (days)145d145d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)40th35th
Outdoors & history
Trenton TownshipBrookings
Trails2 mi6 mi
Conserved land0.9%5.7%
National Register places—29
Archive photos—6
Famous people born here—22
Community
Trenton TownshipBrookings
Library hours a week—66 hrs
Colleges in town—1
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.

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.

Trenton TownshipBrookings
People
Population 249Lowest 23,948Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census — +6% SD: +8.9%
Median age 42.1±9.5Highest 11% above SD 24.7±0.5Lowest 35% below SD
Kids under 18 24.5%±14.9Highest SD: 24.2% 18.6%±1.8Lowest SD: 24.2%
Trenton Township and Brookings are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 4%±12.2Lowest SD: 18% 12.1%±1.4Highest SD: 18%
Brookings 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+ 4.1%Lowest SD: 31.9% 47.5%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±5.7Lowest SD: 5% 28.8%±1.9Highest SD: 5%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $113,750±$10kHighest 52% above SD $63,493±$6kLowest 15% below SD
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied — $265,500±$16k 3% above SD
Rentmedian gross, monthly — $889±$68 6% below SD
Property taxmedian, yearly $5,515Highest 102% above SD $3,097Lowest 14% above SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100Lowest SD: 39.8% 40.7%±6.9Highest SD: 39.8%
Brookings and Trenton Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 0%Lowest SD: 11.9% 16.9%Highest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 83.8%Highest SD: 68.6% 47.7%Lowest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1964Lowest 16 yrs older than SD 1986Highest 6 yrs newer than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 17 minHighest 4% below SD 13 minLowest 30% below SD
Work from home 24%±26.8Highest SD: 9.7% 10.4%±2.3Lowest SD: 9.7%
Trenton Township and Brookings are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 62.9%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 7.8 miHighest 2.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.27Lowest 1.50Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Brookings (52%)Sioux Falls (13%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 52% work in BrookingsFew work in Trenton Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.9%Lowest 5.7%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 2.2 miLowest 6.2 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miLowest 0.4 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 22Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.0Lowest 55.6Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading —#21 of 34 in SD
School district —Brookings School District 05-1
High school in town —Brookings High School - 01
Students per teacherat that high school — 16.7
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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