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$1,660/mo

Typical home $256K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.50% · or rent about $481/mo · Housing →

Aniwa$1,070/mo

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

The difference: $590 a month, about $7,100 a year, between Aniwa and Aniwa.

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

Aniwa and Aniwa share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

AniwaAniwa

Aniwa ↔ Aniwa2.8 miles apart · They share a border

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

AniwaAniwa

Snow a year54″54″

January low4°F 4°F

July high78°F 78°F

Growing season (days)139d 139d

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

Outdoors & history

AniwaAniwa

Trails1 mi 15 mi

Conserved land0%0.5%

Archive photos6 6

Community

AniwaAniwa

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.

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Only big differences vs Wisconsin average

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People

Population 245Lowest 483Highest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census — -4.4% WI: +3.6%

Median age 46.9±10.5Lowest 17% above WI 47.5±5Highest 18% above WI

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

Kids under 18 19.2%±8.8Lowest WI: 21.4% 20.5%±4.5Highest WI: 21.4%

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

Age 65+ 21.2%±7Lowest WI: 18.5% 22.2%±4.6Highest WI: 18.5%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 9.8%Lowest WI: 33.4% 10.3%Highest WI: 33.4%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.6%±4.4Lowest WI: 5.8% 4.1%±2.5Highest WI: 5.8%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $50,417±$21kLowest 35% below WI $70,625±$22kHighest 9% below WI

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $80,000±$35kLowest 70% below WI $173,200±$42kHighest 35% below WI

Rentmedian gross, monthly $481±$238 56% below WI —

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,197Lowest 68% below WI $1,950Highest 49% below WI

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 16.7%±97.4Highest WI: 43.7% 0%±100Lowest WI: 43.7%

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

Below poverty line 14.3%Highest WI: 10.6% 6.7%Lowest WI: 10.6%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 79%Lowest WI: 67.8% 89.7%Highest WI: 67.8%

Typical home builtmedian year 1977Highest 2 yrs newer than WI 1975Lowest same as WI

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 22 minLowest about the WI average 31 minHighest 38% above WI

Work from home 6.3%±6Highest WI: 13.1% 4.9%±4Lowest WI: 13.1%

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

Work in townworking residents 0% 0%

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 21.8 miLowest 25.8 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.05Lowest 0.16Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Wausau (12%)Wausau (10%)

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

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 0.5%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 1.0 miLowest 14.8 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.5 miHighest 0.4 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 14.4Highest 1.1Lowest

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.

Aniwa vs Aniwa

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