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Boaz vs Elderon

119 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (3.6× in Boaz) and jobs per worker (2.3× in Boaz).

Boaz, WIA small town of 116Wisconsin · 116 people

Elderon, WIA small town of 135Wisconsin · 135 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.

BoazA small town of 116

Quiet strengthsBoaz doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.

All about Boaz →

ElderonA small town of 135

Quiet strengthsElderon doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.

All about Elderon →

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.

Street grid3.6×

Boaz has the more walkable street grid

Boaz 44.7Elderon 12.4

Jobs per worker2.3×

Boaz is more of a job hub

Boaz 0.25Elderon 0.11

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $220 more a month in Elderon

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%

Boaz$710/mo

Typical home $114K (Census) · tax rate 1.23% · or rent about $925/mo · Housing →

Elderon$930/mo

Typical home $153K (Census) · tax rate 1.02% · or rent about $890/mo · Housing →

The difference: $220 a month, about $2,700 a year, between Elderon and Boaz.

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

BoazElderon

Snow a year40″64″

January low8°F 7°F

July high82°F 80°F

Growing season (days)154d 150d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)74th 32nd

Outdoors & history

BoazElderon

Archive photos—1

Famous people born here—1

Community

BoazElderon

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

119 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

BoazWI ElderonWI

Boaz ↔ Elderon119 miles apart

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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

BoazElderon

People

Population 116Lowest 135Highest

Median age 61.5±16.1Highest 53% above WI 60.3±9.7Lowest 50% above WI

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

Kids under 18 19%±15.3Highest WI: 21.4% 7.4%±13.7Lowest WI: 21.4%

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

Age 65+ 42.2%±6.9Highest WI: 18.5% 34.8%±14.3Lowest WI: 18.5%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 10.8%Highest WI: 33.4% 8.8%Lowest WI: 33.4%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0.9%±8.8Lowest WI: 5.8% 7.4%±6.6Highest WI: 5.8%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $63,438±$14kLowest 18% below WI $65,417±$23kHighest 16% below WI

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $113,800±$21kLowest 57% below WI $153,300±$21kHighest 42% below WI

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $925±$79Highest 15% below WI $890±$196Lowest 18% below WI

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,397Lowest 63% below WI $1,571Highest 59% below WI

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 22.2%±100Lowest WI: 43.7% 38.5%±100Highest WI: 43.7%

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

Below poverty line 10.3%Lowest WI: 10.6% 12.6%Highest WI: 10.6%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 83.6%Highest WI: 67.8% 80.6%Lowest WI: 67.8%

Typical home builtmedian year 1938 37 yrs older than WI 1938 37 yrs older than WI

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 24 minLowest 8% above WI 25 minHighest 14% above WI

Work from home 1.9%±3.6Lowest WI: 13.1% 14.3%±18.8Highest WI: 13.1%

Elderon and Boaz 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 10.3 miLowest 22.3 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.25Highest 0.11Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Richland Center (40%)Wausau (16%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in ElderonFew work in Boaz

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%

Trailsmapped miles 0.1 miHighest 0.0 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.3 miHighest 0.0 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 44.7Highest 12.4Lowest

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.

Boaz vs Elderon

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they differ most

A typical home costs $220 more a month in Elderon

What daily life feels like in each

119 miles apart

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