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Bartelme vs Vesper

59 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (39.4× in Bartelme) and street grid (30.5× in Vesper).

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Bartelme, WIA regional job hubShawano County · 808 people

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Vesper, WIHomes around $246KWisconsin · 496 people

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.

BartelmeA regional job hub

Work647 jobsbased in Bartelme, a regional job hub All about Bartelme →

VesperHomes around $246K

Housing$246K typical home28% below the WI typical home All about Vesper →

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.

Bartelme has more miles of trail

Bartelme 19.7 miVesper 0.5 mi

Street grid30.5×

Vesper has the more walkable street grid

Vesper 36.6Bartelme 1.2

Jobs per worker3.9×

Bartelme is more of a job hub

Bartelme 2.40Vesper 0.61

Work in town+26.6 pts

More of Bartelme’s workers stay in town

Bartelme 28.5%Vesper 1.9%

Growth since 2010+11.1 pts

Bartelme has grown faster since 2010

Bartelme -1.1%Vesper -12.2%

Typical home built29 yrs

Vesper’s homes are older

Bartelme 1987Vesper 1958

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $830 more a month in Vesper

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%

Bartelme$770/mo

Typical home $112K (Census) · tax rate 2.03% · or rent about $438/mo · Housing →

Vesper$1,600/mo

Typical home $246K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.52% · or rent about $621/mo · Housing →

The difference: $830 a month, about $9,900 a year, between Vesper and Bartelme.

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

BartelmeVesper

Snow a year48″48″

January low6°F —

July high81°F —

Growing season (days)144d —

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)22nd 51st

Outdoors & history

BartelmeVesper

Trails20 mi 1 mi

Conserved land0.5%0%

Community

BartelmeVesper

Library hours a week—30 hrs

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

59 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

BartelmeShawano County VesperWI

Bartelme ↔ Vesper59 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

BartelmeVesper

People

Population 808Highest 496Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -1.1%Highest WI: +3.6% -12.2%Lowest WI: +3.6%

Median age 49.2±5.3Lowest 22% above WI 50±15Highest 24% above WI

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

Kids under 18 20.9%±3.9Highest WI: 21.4% 18.3%±2.8Lowest WI: 21.4%

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

Age 65+ 30.4%±4.5Lowest WI: 18.5% 31.5%±18.1Highest WI: 18.5%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 13.6%Highest WI: 33.4% 10.6%Lowest WI: 33.4%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.6%±2.3Highest WI: 5.8% 2.2%±1.4Lowest WI: 5.8%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $54,821±$10kLowest 29% below WI $61,149±$3kHighest 21% below WI

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $111,500±$21kLowest 58% below WI $120,700±$22kHighest 55% below WI

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $438±$282Lowest 60% below WI $621±$39Highest 43% below WI

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $2,267Highest 40% below WI $1,839Lowest 52% below WI

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 36.8%±21.4Highest WI: 43.7% 31.1%±26.7Lowest WI: 43.7%

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

Below poverty line 13%Highest WI: 10.6% 8%Lowest WI: 10.6%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 80.3%Lowest WI: 67.8% 82.8%Highest WI: 67.8%

Typical home builtmedian year 1987Highest 12 yrs newer than WI 1958Lowest 17 yrs older than WI

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 19 minLowest 14% below WI 24 minHighest 9% above WI

Work from home 11.6%±5.1Highest WI: 13.1% 4.9%±4.3Lowest WI: 13.1%

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

Work in townworking residents 28.5%Highest 1.9%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 13.8 miLowest 17.8 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 2.40Highest 0.61Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Shawano (9%)Wisconsin Rapids (23%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in VesperFew work in Bartelme

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0.5%Highest 0%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 19.7 miHighest 0.5 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.6 miHighest 0.5 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 1Highest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.2Lowest 36.6Highest

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

Deciding?

Ask the people who live there

The numbers stop at the town line. Neighbors can tell you about the commute at 7am, the schools, the winters and the feel of the place.

Bartelme neighborsTown Square →

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Vesper neighborsTown Square →

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Bordering Bartelme

Menominee4,252 people · $110K homes

Red Springs881 people · $170K homes

Almon590 people · $177K homes

Seneca561 people · $140K homes

Towns like Bartelme

Pembine869 people · $113K homes

Footville908 people · $161K homes

Biron822 people · $154K homes

Grant735 people · $142K homes

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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.