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Amnicon vs Poplar

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (6.7× in Poplar) and work from home (+9 pts in Amnicon).

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Amnicon, WIA small town of 1,202Douglas County · 1,202 people
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Poplar, WIKnown for its schoolsWisconsin · 626 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 →
PoplarKnown for its schools
SchoolsBetter than 76%of WI districts All about Poplar →
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.

Jobs per worker6.7×
Poplar is more of a job hub
Poplar 0.94Amnicon 0.14
Work from home+9 pts
More people work from home in Amnicon
Amnicon 18%Poplar 9%
Street grid+81%
Poplar has the more walkable street grid
Poplar 4.9Amnicon 2.7
Trails+93%
Amnicon has more miles of trail
Amnicon 8.7 miPoplar 4.5 mi
Property tax bill+17%
Tax bills are bigger in Poplar
Poplar $2,770Amnicon $2,376
Average commute4 min
Amnicon has the shorter commute
Poplar 33 minAmnicon 28 min
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $700 more a month in Poplar

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 →
Poplar$1,930/mo
Typical home $314K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.08% · or rent about $979/mo · Housing →

The difference: $700 a month, about $8,400 a year, between Poplar 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 Poplar share a border

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

AmniconPoplarAmniconPoplar
Amnicon ↔ Poplar4.1 miles apart · They share a border
Who commutes between them
31 Amnicon residents work in Poplar (6% 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.

Schools
–AmniconNot graded A−PoplarBetter than 76% of districts in the state
Health
BAmniconHealthier than 57% of U.S. towns –PoplarNot 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
AmniconPoplar
Snow a year56″56″
January low6°F6°F
July high76°F76°F
Growing season (days)154d154d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)9th9th
Outdoors & history
AmniconPoplar
Trails9 mi5 mi
Conserved land3.4%1.1%
Community
AmniconPoplar
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.

AmniconPoplar
People
Population 1,202Highest 626Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +6%Highest WI: +3.6% +4.3%Lowest WI: +3.6%
Median age 43.9±7.2Highest 9% above WI 41.9±9.1Lowest 4% above WI
Amnicon and Poplar 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% 28%±7.1Highest WI: 21.4%
Poplar 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% 16.6%±5.6Lowest WI: 18.5%
Amnicon and Poplar 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% 30.4%Highest WI: 33.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.7%±1.5Lowest WI: 5.8% 3.8%±1.7Highest WI: 5.8%
Poplar and Amnicon 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 $113,125±$28kHighest 46% above WI
Poplar 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 $255,600±$65kHighest 4% below WI
Poplar and Amnicon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly — $979±$305 10% below WI
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,376Lowest 37% below WI $2,770Highest 27% below WI
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 75%±100Highest WI: 43.7% 30.8%±100Lowest WI: 43.7%
Amnicon and Poplar 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% 5.2%Lowest WI: 10.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 96.1%Highest WI: 67.8% 91.5%Lowest WI: 67.8%
Typical home builtmedian year 1980Highest 5 yrs newer than WI 1977Lowest 2 yrs newer than WI
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 28 minLowest 27% above WI 33 minHighest 46% above WI
Work from home 18%±3.5Highest WI: 13.1% 9%±4.2Lowest WI: 13.1%
Work in townworking residents 1.9%Lowest 4.9%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 17.3 miLowest 20.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.14Lowest 0.94Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Superior (28%)Duluth (28%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 6% work in PoplarFew work in Amnicon
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 3.4%Highest 1.1%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 8.7 miHighest 4.5 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 miLowest 0.4 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 4Highest 1Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 2.7Lowest 4.9Highest
Schools
School district —Maple School District
High school in town —None in town
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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