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A town of 2,296, settled in 1883. Public schools that outperform most of Florida.
The best of Trenton’s subject grades is a B+ for schools; the weakest is a D for incomes. Gilchrist County Jail is on the National Register of Historic Places. Trenton's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 84% of U.S. towns. The biggest park or preserve is Nature Coast State Trail, at 30 acres. Trenton has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Trenton beats most towns.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Florida), ordered by how far Trenton is from typical.
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Census counts: 304 in 1910, 2,015 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 2004 and 2 maps from 1968 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Trenton, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 17, 2025.
Ordered by what stands out in Trenton.
In Trenton, 77% of adults had a checkup this year. Trenton: 18% of adults smoke cigarettes, against 13% in Florida’s towns and 14% across U.S. towns.
| Trenton | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 16% | 17% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 13% | 14% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 14% | 8.1% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 15% | 14% |
| What stands out | Trenton | FL |
|---|---|---|
| More smokers | 18.1% | 12.4% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 17.7% | 12.7% |
| More adults with COPD | 10% | 7.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The Gilchrist school district runs its public schools. The largest public high school is Trenton High School, with 701 students. Of its 4 schools, two are listed below, each with the reason.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trenton Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 779 | A− |
| Trenton High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 6–12 | Grades 6–12 | 701 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within FL on state tests and graduation
Trenton: 56% of households are owner-occupiers, below both the Florida town median (72%) and the median of U.S. towns (73%). For Trenton, the going rate for rent is $927 a month. Values rose 1.7% in the 12 months to September 2026.
| Trenton | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 56% | 72% | 73% |
| Median rent | $927 a month | $1,647 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
19% of residents live below the poverty line in Trenton. Most working residents leave Trenton for work: only 14% work in town. For Trenton, the median household income is $49,000. The town had 1,210 jobs in 2023, down 283 from 2013.
| Trenton | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 19% | 11% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $49,000 | $73,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 14% | 5% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 29 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
4 violent crimes were reported in 2022. Most reported incidents are property crimes, mainly thefts. Trenton's reported crime rate is close to Florida's.
| Trenton | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2022) | 1.9 per 1,000 residents | 2.9 | 1.9 |
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2022) | 13.7 per 1,000 residents | 18 | 14.1 |
FBI crime data, 2022 · crimes reported to police
On expected storm and flood damage, Trenton sits above 58% of U.S. communities. Households locally have drawn federal disaster aid in 10 declared disasters, most recently in 2024. Of the losses FEMA expects in the town, 48% come from hurricanes and 29% from inland flooding.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Nature Coast State Trail | — | 30 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
None within 15 miles of Trenton; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 Trenton residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Florida.
City in Florida, United States
Trenton is a city in and the county seat of Gilchrist County, Florida, United States. The population was 2,015 as of the 2020 census, up from 1,999 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Gainesville, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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Public schools that outperform most of Florida.
That is 4.7 years of the area's median household income ($61,468 across the Gainesville, FL metro area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.