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Ackley vs Peck

Next-door neighbors in Langlade County. The biggest differences: rent (3.7× in Peck) and jobs per worker (6.5× in Ackley).

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Ackley, WIAn outdoors townLanglade County · 459 people
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Peck, WIA small town of 333Langlade County · 333 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.

AckleyAn outdoors town
Outdoors51.8% conserved land54 miles of trails across 3 parks and preserves All about Ackley →
PeckA small town of 333
Quiet strengthsPeck doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Peck →
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.

Rent3.7×
Rent runs higher in Peck
Peck $3,501Ackley $938
Jobs per worker6.5×
Ackley is more of a job hub
Ackley 0.26Peck 0.04
Trails5.1×
Ackley has more miles of trail
Ackley 53.5 miPeck 10.4 mi
Conserved land+51.5 pts
Ackley has more conserved land
Ackley 51.8%Peck 0.3%
Average commute13 min
Ackley has the shorter commute
Peck 30 minAckley 17 min
Street grid2×
Peck has the more walkable street grid
Peck 1.0Ackley 0.5
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $260 more a month in Peck

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.

Ackley$1,090/mo
Typical home $177K (Census) · tax rate 1.12% · or rent about $938/mo · Housing →
Peck$1,350/mo
Typical home $224K (Census) · tax rate 0.94% · or rent about $3,501/mo · Housing →

The difference: $260 a month, about $3,100 a year, between Peck and Ackley.

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.

Where they are

Ackley and Peck share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

AckleyPeckAckleyPeck
Ackley ↔ Peck6.5 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
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
AckleyPeck
Snow a year54″65″
January low4°F—
July high78°F—
Growing season (days)139d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)25th25th
Outdoors & history
AckleyPeck
Trails54 mi10 mi
Conserved land51.8%0.3%
Settled1879—
Archive photos1—
Community
AckleyPeck
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.

AckleyPeck
People
Population 459Highest 333Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -10.9% WI: +3.6% —
Median age 41.1±9.8Lowest about the WI average 44.8±8.5Highest 11% above WI
Peck and Ackley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 22.9%±6.7Highest WI: 21.4% 22.2%±7.2Lowest WI: 21.4%
Ackley and Peck are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 17.4%±6.4Lowest WI: 18.5% 22.5%±3.6Highest WI: 18.5%
Peck and Ackley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 20.6%Highest WI: 33.4% 7.8%Lowest WI: 33.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.1%±1Lowest WI: 5.8% 3.9%±2.5Highest WI: 5.8%
Peck and Ackley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $80,000±$13kHighest 3% above WI $65,625±$12kLowest 15% below WI
Ackley and Peck are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $176,800±$17kLowest 34% below WI $223,600±$32kHighest 16% below WI
Peck and Ackley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $938±$66Lowest 14% below WI $3,501Highest 222% above WI
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,983Lowest 48% below WI $2,106Highest 44% below WI
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 12%±57.6Lowest WI: 43.7% 88.9%±93.1Highest WI: 43.7%
Peck and Ackley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 0.7%Lowest WI: 10.6% 5.4%Highest WI: 10.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 79.2%Lowest WI: 67.8% 90.3%Highest WI: 67.8%
Typical home builtmedian year 1963Lowest 12 yrs older than WI 1968Highest 7 yrs older than WI
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 17 minLowest 25% below WI 30 minHighest 34% above WI
Work from home 6.1%±3.6Lowest WI: 13.1% 15.2%±8.6Highest WI: 13.1%
Peck and Ackley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 1.4%Highest 0%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 20.3 miHighest 11.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.26Highest 0.04Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Antigo (35%)Antigo (40%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in PeckFew work in Ackley
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 51.8%Highest 0.3%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 53.5 miHighest 10.4 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.8 miHighest 0.3 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 3Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.5Lowest 1.0Highest
Wisconsin 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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