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Burke vs Windsor

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: growth since 2010 (+145.6 pts in Windsor) and jobs per worker (3.3× in Burke).

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Burke, WIAn outdoors townDane County · 3,181 people

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Windsor, WIHomes around $524KWisconsin · 9,452 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.

BurkeAn outdoors town

Outdoors#29 most conserved land in WI10 miles of trails across 9 parks and preserves HealthHealthier than 88%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates Work2,556 jobsbased in Burke, a regional job hub All about Burke →

WindsorHomes around $524K

Housing$524K typical home54% above the WI typical home HealthHealthier than 84%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates Schools#129 for schools in WIof 262 towns All about Windsor →

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.

Growth since 2010+145.6 pts

Windsor has grown faster since 2010

Windsor +145%Burke -0.6%

Jobs per worker3.3×

Burke is more of a job hub

Burke 1.54Windsor 0.46

Property tax bill+35%

Tax bills are bigger in Windsor

Windsor $6,250Burke $4,624

Homeowners+17.1 pts renters

Windsor has more renters

Burke 92.9%Windsor 75.8%

Windsor is the bigger place

Windsor 9,452Burke 3,181

Home values+15%

Homes cost more in Windsor

Windsor $425,600Burke $368,500

★ What stands out · Where they are

Burke and Windsor share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

BurkeWindsor

Burke ↔ Windsor5.9 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.

Down paymentRate%

Burke$3,420/mo

Typical home $544K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.25% · or rent about $1,633/mo · Housing →

Windsor$3,390/mo

Typical home $524K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.47% · or rent about $1,375/mo · Housing →

Within $50 a month of each other.

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

Burke places higher on 12 of 18 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

–BurkeNot graded B−WindsorBetter than 52% of districts in the state

Health

ABurkeHealthier than 88% of U.S. towns A−WindsorHealthier than 84% of U.S. towns

12Burke

4Windsor

Lists won, of 18 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Fastest growingGrowth · 358 towns #289#1 Most conserved landOutdoors · 356 towns #29#220 Most trailsOutdoors · 301 towns #81#192 Closest to a top hospitalHealth · 371 towns #197#299 Most remote workersWork · 363 towns #136#55 Lowest property taxCost of living · 371 towns #282#350 Shortest commuteGetting around · 371 towns #84#151 Highest incomeIncome · 371 towns #101#43

Left end = #1 in Wisconsin. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Burke’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

BurkeWindsor

Snow a year52″43″

January low12°F 9°F

July high82°F 82°F

Growing season (days)160d 154d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)8th 27th

Outdoors & history

BurkeWindsor

Trails10 mi 8 mi

Conserved land13.4%3.1%

Archive photos18 6

Famous people born here1 1

Community

BurkeWindsor

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined0 1

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.

Only big differences vs Wisconsin average

BurkeWindsor

People

Population 3,181Lowest 9,452Highest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -0.6%Lowest WI: +3.6% +145%Highest WI: +3.6%

Median age 43.8±8.4Highest 9% above WI 38.3±1.6Lowest 5% below WI

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

Kids under 18 22.2%±8.1Lowest WI: 21.4% 26.8%±3.7Highest WI: 21.4%

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

Age 65+ 17%±7.4Highest WI: 18.5% 13.6%±3.3Lowest WI: 18.5%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 51.9%Highest WI: 33.4% 43.5%Lowest WI: 33.4%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 5.2%±4Highest WI: 5.8% 2.3%±1Lowest WI: 5.8%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $104,025±$22kLowest 34% above WI $120,048±$14kHighest 55% above WI

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $368,500±$18kLowest 38% above WI $425,600±$29kHighest 60% above WI

Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,633±$611Highest 50% above WI $1,375±$220Lowest 26% above WI

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $4,624Lowest 22% above WI $6,250Highest 65% above WI

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 48.8%±32.8Highest WI: 43.7% 32.3%±18.3Lowest WI: 43.7%

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

Below poverty line 1%Lowest WI: 10.6% 4.5%Highest WI: 10.6%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 92.9%Highest WI: 67.8% 75.8%Lowest WI: 67.8%

Typical home builtmedian year 1986Lowest 11 yrs newer than WI 1994Highest 19 yrs newer than WI

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 19 minLowest 15% below WI 21 minHighest 4% below WI

Work from home 13.9%±8.5Lowest WI: 13.1% 18.8%±4.2Highest WI: 13.1%

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

Work in townworking residents 1.6%Lowest 3.5%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 9.3 miLowest 10.8 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.54Highest 0.46Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Madison (51%)Madison (46%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in WindsorFew work in Burke

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 13.4%Highest 3.1%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 10.1 miHighest 8.4 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.7 miHighest 0.3 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 9Lowest 19Highest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 15.7Highest 13.7Lowest

Schools

Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading —#129 of 262 in WI

School district —De Forest Area School District

High school in town —None in town

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.

Burke neighborsTown Square →

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Bordering Burke

Madison278,001 people · $373K homes

DeForest11,501 people · $360K homes

Sun Prairie37,570 people · $366K homes

Sun Prairie2,007 people · $374K homes

Towns like Burke

Clayton4,466 people · $410K homes

Neenah3,660 people · $331K homes

Clifton2,531 people · $460K homes

River Falls2,631 people · $391K 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.