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

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 →
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.
All about Clare 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.

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 TownshipClare Township
Snow a year36″40″
January low4°F4°F
July high81°F81°F
Growing season (days)145d148d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)40th37th
Outdoors & history
Trenton TownshipClare Township
Trails2 mi—
Conserved land0.9%—
Community
Trenton TownshipClare 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.

Trenton TownshipClare TownshipTrenton TownshipClare Township
Trenton Township ↔ Clare Township12 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.

Trenton TownshipClare Township
People
Population 249Lowest 251Highest
Median age 42.1±9.5Highest 11% above SD 40.1±9.5Lowest 6% 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 24.5%±14.9Lowest SD: 24.2% 46.2%±43.6Highest 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+ 4%±12.2Lowest SD: 18% 5.6%±12.3Highest 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+ 4.1%Lowest SD: 31.9% 15.6%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±5.7 SD: 5% 0%±5.6 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $113,750±$10kHighest 52% above SD $110,737±$15kLowest 47% 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 $5,515Highest 102% above SD $2,439Lowest 10% below 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 83.8%Highest SD: 68.6% 82.1%Lowest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1964Lowest 16 yrs older than SD 2021Highest 41 yrs newer than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 17 min 4% below SD —
Work from home 24%±26.8Highest SD: 9.7% 0%±9Lowest 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 7.8 miLowest 32.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.27Lowest 0.32Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Brookings (52%)Sioux Falls (35%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Clare TownshipFew work in Trenton Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.9%Lowest 1.1%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 2.2 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.0Lowest 1.1Highest
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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