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.

Down paymentRate%

Aniwa$1,070/mo

Typical home $173K (Census) · tax rate 1.13% · Housing →

Underhill$1,030/mo

Typical home $166K (Census) · tax rate 1.16% · or rent about $688/mo · Housing →

Within $50 a month of each other.

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.

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

AniwaUnderhill

Snow a year54″57″

January low4°F 5°F

July high78°F 79°F

Growing season (days)139d 139d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)21st 30th

Outdoors & history

AniwaUnderhill

Trails15 mi 6 mi

Conserved land0.5%0.2%

Archive photos6 —

Community

AniwaUnderhill

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined0 0

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

37 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

AniwaShawano County UnderhillOconto County

Aniwa ↔ Underhill37 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.

Only big differences vs Wisconsin average

AniwaUnderhill

People

Population 483Lowest 688Highest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -4.4%Lowest WI: +3.6% -2%Highest WI: +3.6%

Median age 47.5±5Lowest 18% above WI 48.2±7Highest 20% above WI

Underhill and Aniwa are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Kids under 18 20.5%±4.5Lowest WI: 21.4% 21.7%±5.3Highest WI: 21.4%

Underhill and Aniwa are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Age 65+ 22.2%±4.6Lowest WI: 18.5% 24%±2.9Highest WI: 18.5%

Underhill and Aniwa are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 10.3%Lowest WI: 33.4% 12.5%Highest WI: 33.4%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.1%±2.5Highest WI: 5.8% 1.6%±1Lowest WI: 5.8%

Aniwa and Underhill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $70,625±$22kHighest 9% below WI $65,000±$15kLowest 16% below WI

Aniwa and Underhill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $173,200±$42kHighest 35% below WI $165,700±$25kLowest 38% below WI

Aniwa and Underhill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Rentmedian gross, monthly — $688±$115 37% below WI

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,950Highest 49% below WI $1,926Lowest 49% below WI

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100Lowest WI: 43.7% 66.7%±33.4Highest WI: 43.7%

Underhill and Aniwa are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Below poverty line 6.7%Lowest WI: 10.6% 11.2%Highest WI: 10.6%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 89.7%Lowest WI: 67.8% 91.3%Highest WI: 67.8%

Typical home builtmedian year 1975Lowest same as WI 1978Highest 3 yrs newer than WI

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 31 minLowest 38% above WI 34 minHighest 54% above WI

Work from home 4.9%±4Lowest WI: 13.1% 17%±5.7Highest WI: 13.1%

Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 1%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 25.8 miLowest 26.8 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.16Lowest 0.21Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Wausau (10%)Suring (13%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in UnderhillFew work in Aniwa

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0.5%Highest 0.2%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 14.8 miHighest 5.9 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.4 miHighest 0.2 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.1Lowest 1.8Highest

Wisconsin average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024

Deciding?

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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.

Aniwa vs Underhill

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they differ most

A typical home costs about the same each month

What daily life feels like in each

37 miles apart

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