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Belleville vs Exeter

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: street grid (25.7× in Belleville) and jobs per worker (8× in Belleville).

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Belleville, WIHomes around $368KWisconsin · 2,579 people
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Exeter, WIOne of the healthiest townsGreen County · 2,312 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.

BellevilleHomes around $368K
Housing$368K typical home8% above the WI typical home Schools#118 for schools in WIof 262 towns Outdoors#58 most walkable in WI1.1 miles of trails across 5 parks and preserves All about Belleville →
ExeterOne of the healthiest towns
HealthHealthier than 75%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates All about Exeter →
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.

Street grid25.7×
Belleville has the more walkable street grid
Belleville 71.9Exeter 2.8
Jobs per worker8×
Belleville is more of a job hub
Belleville 0.88Exeter 0.11
Trails6.8×
Exeter has more miles of trail
Exeter 7.5 miBelleville 1.1 mi
Median age10.8 yrs
Exeter skews older
Exeter 46.7Belleville 35.9
Home values+31%
Homes cost more in Exeter
Exeter $403,200Belleville $308,500
Household income+30%
Households in Exeter earn more
Exeter $114,688Belleville $88,304
★ What stands out · 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.

Belleville$2,460/mo
Typical home $368K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.73% · or rent about $894/mo · Housing →
Exeter$2,590/mo
Typical home $403K (Census) · tax rate 1.41% · or rent about $1,154/mo · Housing →

The difference: $130 a month, about $1,500 a year, between Exeter and Belleville.

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

Belleville and Exeter share a border

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

BellevilleExeterBellevilleExeter
Belleville ↔ Exeter3.8 miles apart · They share a border
Who commutes between them
42 Exeter residents work in Belleville (3.9% of its workers)
Work & commute in Exeter →
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
B+BellevilleBetter than 68% of districts in the state –ExeterNot graded
Health
A−BellevilleHealthier than 80% of U.S. towns A−ExeterHealthier than 75% of U.S. towns
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
BellevilleExeter
Snow a year39″37″
January low10°F11°F
July high82°F83°F
Growing season (days)169d165d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)12th36th
Outdoors & history
BellevilleExeter
Trails1 mi8 mi
Conserved land0%3.4%
National Register places2—
Archive photos6—
Community
BellevilleExeter
Library hours a week51 hrs—
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.

BellevilleExeter
People
Population 2,579Highest 2,312Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +4.4%Lowest WI: +3.6% +6.6%Highest WI: +3.6%
Median age 35.9±2.1Lowest 11% below WI 46.7±5.8Highest 16% above WI
Kids under 18 25.2%±4.6Highest WI: 21.4% 22.7%±3Lowest WI: 21.4%
Belleville and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 16.4%±2.4Lowest WI: 18.5% 20.1%±4.8Highest WI: 18.5%
Exeter and Belleville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 38.5%Lowest WI: 33.4% 41.6%Highest WI: 33.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.3%±1.3Lowest WI: 5.8% 4.6%±2.2Highest WI: 5.8%
Exeter and Belleville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $88,304±$11kLowest 14% above WI $114,688±$14kHighest 48% above WI
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $308,500±$15kLowest 16% above WI $403,200±$36kHighest 51% above WI
Rentmedian gross, monthly $894±$158Lowest 18% below WI $1,154±$99Highest 6% above WI
Property taxmedian, yearly $5,332Lowest 41% above WI $5,696Highest 50% above WI
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 30.4%±10.9Highest WI: 43.7% 22.6%±50Lowest WI: 43.7%
Belleville and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 4%Highest WI: 10.6% 3.2%Lowest WI: 10.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 82.1%Lowest WI: 67.8% 96.5%Highest WI: 67.8%
Typical home builtmedian year 1990Lowest 15 yrs newer than WI 1998Highest 23 yrs newer than WI
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 25 minLowest 10% above WI 27 minHighest 23% above WI
Work from home 18.6%±6.8Highest WI: 13.1% 17.5%±4.5Lowest WI: 13.1%
Belleville and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 5.1%Highest 0.7%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 15.8 miLowest 17.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.88Highest 0.11Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Madison (35%)Madison (31%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Exeter4% work in Belleville
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 3.4%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 1.1 miLowest 7.5 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.6 miHighest 0.2 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 5Highest 2Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 71.9Highest 2.8Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #118 of 262 in WI—
School district Belleville School District—
High school in town Belleville High—
Students per teacherat that high school 13.7 —
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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