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Belleville vs Wrightstown

122 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (3.7× in Belleville) and street grid (2× in Belleville).

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Belleville, WIHomes around $368KWisconsin · 2,579 people

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Wrightstown, WIHomes around $383KWisconsin · 3,322 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.

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 →

WrightstownHomes around $383K

Housing$383K typical home13% above the WI typical home Schools#41 for schools in WIof 262 towns HealthHealthier than 80%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates All about Wrightstown →

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.

Belleville has more miles of trail

Belleville 1.1 miWrightstown 0.3 mi

Belleville has the more walkable street grid

Belleville 71.9Wrightstown 35.1

Growth since 2010+8.1 pts

Wrightstown has grown faster since 2010

Wrightstown +12.5%Belleville +4.4%

Property tax bill+18%

Tax bills are bigger in Belleville

Belleville $5,332Wrightstown $4,532

★ What stands out · Report cards

Wrightstown places higher on 12 of 19 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.

Schools

B+BellevilleBetter than 68% of districts in the state AWrightstownBetter than 86% of districts in the state

Health

A−BellevilleHealthier than 80% of U.S. towns A−WrightstownHealthier than 80% of U.S. towns

6Belleville

12Wrightstown

Lists won, of 19 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Highest graduation rateSchools · 301 towns #25#200 Cheapest rentCost of living · 348 towns #85#255 Lowest depressionHealth · 366 towns #345#178 Most walkableOutdoors · 371 towns #58#197 Fastest growingGrowth · 358 towns #168#56 Lowest obesityHealth · 366 towns #102#213 Best schoolsSchools · 262 towns #118#41 Shortest commuteGetting around · 371 towns #250#148

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

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.

Down paymentRate%

Belleville$2,460/mo

Typical home $368K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.73% · or rent about $894/mo · Housing →

Wrightstown$2,520/mo

Typical home $383K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.59% · or rent about $1,266/mo · Housing →

The difference: $60 a month, about $700 a year, between Wrightstown 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.

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

BellevilleWrightstown

Snow a year39″56″

January low10°F 11°F

July high82°F 81°F

Growing season (days)169d 161d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)12th 38th

Outdoors & history

BellevilleWrightstown

Trails1 mi 0 mi

Conserved land0%0.8%

National Register places2 1

Archive photos6 18

Community

BellevilleWrightstown

Library hours a week51 hrs 23 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

122 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

BellevilleWI WrightstownWI

Belleville ↔ Wrightstown122 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

BellevilleWrightstown

People

Population 2,579Lowest 3,322Highest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +4.4%Lowest WI: +3.6% +12.5%Highest WI: +3.6%

Median age 35.9±2.1Lowest 11% below WI 37.5±4.9Highest 7% below WI

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

Kids under 18 25.2%±4.6Lowest WI: 21.4% 31.2%±6.7Highest WI: 21.4%

Wrightstown and Belleville 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% 17.8%±8.5Highest WI: 18.5%

Wrightstown 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% 45.9%Highest WI: 33.4%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.3%±1.3Lowest WI: 5.8% 4%±2.4Highest WI: 5.8%

Wrightstown 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 $93,125±$43kHighest 20% above WI

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $308,500±$15kHighest 16% above WI $285,400±$16kLowest 7% above WI

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $894±$158Lowest 18% below WI $1,266±$298Highest 16% above WI

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $5,332Highest 41% above WI $4,532Lowest 20% above WI

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 30.4%±10.9Highest WI: 43.7% 16.9%±13Lowest WI: 43.7%

Belleville and Wrightstown 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% 2.1%Lowest WI: 10.6%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 82.1%Highest WI: 67.8% 80.1%Lowest WI: 67.8%

Typical home builtmedian year 1990Lowest 15 yrs newer than WI 1995Highest 20 yrs newer than WI

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 25 minHighest 10% above WI 21 minLowest 4% below WI

Work from home 18.6%±6.8Highest WI: 13.1% 13.5%±4.5Lowest WI: 13.1%

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

Work in townworking residents 5.1%Lowest 5.2%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 15.8 miHighest 13.3 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.88Highest 0.77Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Madison (35%)Green Bay (15%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in WrightstownFew work in Belleville

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 0.8%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 1.1 miHighest 0.3 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.6 miHighest 0.1 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 5Highest 2Lowest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 71.9Highest 35.1Lowest

Schools

Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #118 of 262 in WI #41 of 262 in WI

School district Belleville School DistrictWrightstown Community School District

High school in town Belleville HighWrightstown High

Students per teacherat that high school 13.7Highest 13.5Lowest

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.

Belleville neighborsTown Square →

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Bordering Belleville

Montrose1,046 people · $434K homes

Exeter2,312 people · $403K homes

Towns like Belleville

Deerfield2,541 people · $316K homes

Johnson Creek3,362 people · $314K homes

Tainter2,648 people · $298K homes

Luxemburg2,737 people · $262K homes

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.