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Bayside vs Fox Point

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: trails (9.3× in Bayside) and jobs per worker (+67% in Bayside).

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Bayside, WIAn outdoors townWisconsin · 4,329 people
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Fox Point, WIKnown for its schoolsWisconsin · 6,683 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.

BaysideAn outdoors town
Outdoors#4 most trails in WI5.6 miles of trails across 3 parks and preserves Schools#15 for schools in WIof 262 towns HealthHealthier than 95%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates All about Bayside →
Fox PointKnown for its schools
Schools#22 for schools in WIof 262 towns Outdoors#32 most walkable in WI0.6 miles of trails across 5 parks and preserves HealthHealthier than 97%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates All about Fox Point →
The biggest differences

Where they differ most

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Trails9.3×
Bayside has more miles of trail
Bayside 5.6 miFox Point 0.6 mi
Jobs per worker+67%
Bayside is more of a job hub
Bayside 0.65Fox Point 0.39
★ What stands out · Where they are

Bayside and Fox Point share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

BaysideFox PointBaysideFox Point
Bayside ↔ Fox Point1.7 miles apart · They share a border
Monthly cost

A typical home costs about the same each month

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.

Bayside$3,970/mo
Typical home $569K (Zillow) · tax rate 2.07% · or rent about $1,647/mo · Housing →
Fox Point$3,840/mo
Typical home $553K (Zillow) · tax rate 2.03% · or rent about $1,726/mo · Housing →

The difference: $130 a month, about $1,600 a year, between Bayside and Fox Point.

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.

Report cards

Bayside places higher on 12 of 21 WI lists

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.

Safety
ABaysideSafer than 93% of U.S. towns A−Fox PointSafer than 84% of U.S. towns
Schools
ABaysideBetter than 92% of districts in the state AFox PointBetter than 92% of districts in the state
Health
ABaysideHealthier than 95% of U.S. towns A+Fox PointHealthier than 97% of U.S. towns
12Bayside
6Fox Point

Lists won, of 21 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Most new homesHousing · 294 towns #64#282 Shortest commuteGetting around · 371 towns #204#298 SafestSafety · 161 towns #7#34 Fastest growingGrowth · 358 towns #231#192 Closest to a top hospitalHealth · 371 towns #206#168 Lowest depressionHealth · 366 towns #10#29 Best schoolsSchools · 262 towns #15#22 Highest incomeIncome · 371 towns #4#13

Left end = #1 in Wisconsin. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Bayside’s rankings →

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
BaysideFox Point
Snow a year40″40″
January low14°F14°F
July high83°F83°F
Growing season (days)173d173d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)14th25th
Outdoors & history
BaysideFox Point
Trails6 mi1 mi
Conserved land2.4%2.3%
National Register places—3
Archive photos—6
Famous people born here—1
Community
BaysideFox Point
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.

BaysideFox Point
People
Population 4,329Lowest 6,683Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +2.1%Lowest WI: +3.6% +3.5%Highest WI: +3.6%
Median age 44.1±3.6 10% above WI 44.1±3.2 10% above WI
Kids under 18 26%±5.2Highest WI: 21.4% 24.6%±4Lowest WI: 21.4%
Bayside and Fox Point are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 23.7%±5.2Highest WI: 18.5% 23.1%±5.2Lowest WI: 18.5%
Bayside and Fox Point are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 71.1%Lowest WI: 33.4% 72.1%Highest WI: 33.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4%±1.9Lowest WI: 5.8% 5%±1.3Highest WI: 5.8%
Fox Point and Bayside are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $160,096±$20kHighest 107% above WI $141,467±$22kLowest 83% above WI
Bayside and Fox Point are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $431,900±$33kLowest 62% above WI $444,700±$23kHighest 67% above WI
Fox Point and Bayside are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,647±$145Lowest 52% above WI $1,726±$102Highest 59% above WI
Fox Point and Bayside are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $8,944Lowest 136% above WI $9,031Highest 138% above WI
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 76.7%±31.3Highest WI: 43.7% 24.7%±5Lowest WI: 43.7%
Below poverty line 5.1%Highest WI: 10.6% 2.5%Lowest WI: 10.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 85%Highest WI: 67.8% 77.2%Lowest WI: 67.8%
Typical home builtmedian year 1968Highest 7 yrs older than WI 1957Lowest 18 yrs older than WI
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 23 minLowest 3% above WI 26 minHighest 18% above WI
Work from home 34.4%±9.1Highest WI: 13.1% 33.3%±6Lowest WI: 13.1%
Bayside and Fox Point are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 3.5%Highest 2.8%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 10.3 miHighest 9.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.65Highest 0.39Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Milwaukee (36%)Milwaukee (38%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Fox PointFew work in Bayside
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 2.4%Highest 2.3%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 5.6 miHighest 0.6 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 2.3 miHighest 0.2 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 3Lowest 5Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 84.8Lowest 89.0Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #15 of 262 in WI#22 of 262 in WI
School district Fox Point J2 School DistrictMaple Dale-Indian Hill School District · Fox Point J2 School District
High school in town None in townNone in town
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.

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