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Amnicon vs Lakeside

Next-door neighbors in Douglas County. The biggest differences: trails (7.9× in Amnicon) and work from home (+10.6 pts in Amnicon).

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Amnicon, WIA small town of 1,202Douglas County · 1,202 people
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Lakeside, WIA small town of 720Douglas County · 720 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.

AmniconA small town of 1,202
Quiet strengthsAmnicon doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Amnicon →
LakesideA small town of 720
Quiet strengthsLakeside doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Lakeside →
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.

Trails7.9×
Amnicon has more miles of trail
Amnicon 8.7 miLakeside 1.1 mi
Work from home+10.6 pts
More people work from home in Amnicon
Amnicon 18%Lakeside 7.4%
Home values+24%
Homes cost more in Lakeside
Lakeside $244,000Amnicon $196,700
Growth since 2010+7.7 pts
Amnicon has grown faster since 2010
Amnicon +6%Lakeside -1.7%
Bachelor’s degree++11.9 pts
More adults in Lakeside have a degree
Lakeside 36.9%Amnicon 25%
Street grid+59%
Amnicon has the more walkable street grid
Amnicon 2.7Lakeside 1.7
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $290 more a month in Lakeside

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.

Amnicon$1,230/mo
Typical home $197K (Census) · tax rate 1.21% · Housing →
Lakeside$1,520/mo
Typical home $244K (Census) · tax rate 1.17% · or rent about $939/mo · Housing →

The difference: $290 a month, about $3,400 a year, between Lakeside and Amnicon.

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

Amnicon and Lakeside share a border

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

AmniconLakesideAmniconLakeside
Amnicon ↔ Lakeside6.6 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
Who commutes between them
9 Amnicon residents work in Lakeside (1.7% of its workers)
Work & commute in Amnicon →
Report cards

Grades and rankings, side by side

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every Wisconsin ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Health
BAmniconHealthier than 57% of U.S. towns –LakesideNot graded
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
AmniconLakeside
Snow a year56″56″
January low6°F6°F
July high76°F76°F
Growing season (days)154d154d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)9th9th
Outdoors & history
AmniconLakeside
Trails9 mi1 mi
Conserved land3.4%0.2%
National Register places—1
Community
AmniconLakeside
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.

AmniconLakeside
People
Population 1,202Highest 720Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +6%Highest WI: +3.6% -1.7%Lowest WI: +3.6%
Median age 43.9±7.2Highest 9% above WI 43.5±4.5Lowest 8% above WI
Amnicon and Lakeside are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 25.9%±3.8Lowest WI: 21.4% 27.9%±4.3Highest WI: 21.4%
Lakeside and Amnicon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 22.7%±7.3Highest WI: 18.5% 20.3%±4.9Lowest WI: 18.5%
Amnicon and Lakeside are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 25%Lowest WI: 33.4% 36.9%Highest WI: 33.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.7%±1.5Highest WI: 5.8% 1.7%±1.2Lowest WI: 5.8%
Amnicon and Lakeside are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $62,454±$28kLowest 19% below WI $82,330±$8kHighest 6% above WI
Lakeside and Amnicon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $196,700±$20kLowest 26% below WI $244,000±$27kHighest 8% below WI
Rentmedian gross, monthly — $939±$31 14% below WI
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,376Lowest 37% below WI $2,848Highest 25% below WI
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 75%±100Lowest WI: 43.7% 93.8%±47.1Highest WI: 43.7%
Lakeside and Amnicon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 5.7%Highest WI: 10.6% 4.4%Lowest WI: 10.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 96.1%Highest WI: 67.8% 87.7%Lowest WI: 67.8%
Typical home builtmedian year 1980Highest 5 yrs newer than WI 1978Lowest 3 yrs newer than WI
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 28 minLowest 27% above WI 29 minHighest 30% above WI
Work from home 18%±3.5Highest WI: 13.1% 7.4%±3.4Lowest WI: 13.1%
Work in townworking residents 1.9%Lowest 2%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 17.3 miHighest 15.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.14Lowest 0.20Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Superior (28%)Superior (33%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 2% work in LakesideFew work in Amnicon
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 3.4%Highest 0.2%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 8.7 miHighest 1.1 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 4 4
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 2.7Highest 1.7Lowest
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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