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Cable has the most walkable street grid (2.1 intersections per sq mi).

Drummond has the most conserved land (80.9% of the town).

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Measure	Cable	Drummond
People
Population	859Highest	560Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census	+3.4% WI: +3.6%	—
Median age	59.2±2.5Highest 47% above WI	54.7±6.4Lowest 36% above WI
	Cable and Drummond are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	17.1%±4.1Highest WI: 21.4%	14.8%±5.2Lowest WI: 21.4%
	Cable and Drummond are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	37.7%±5.2Highest WI: 18.5%	28.6%±3Lowest WI: 18.5%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	29.3%Lowest WI: 33.4%	39.1%Highest WI: 33.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	2%±1.6Lowest WI: 5.8%	2.1%±2.1Highest WI: 5.8%
	Drummond and Cable are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$54,016±$2kLowest 30% below WI	$80,446±$11kHighest 4% above WI
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$179,200±$69kLowest 33% below WI	$300,000±$84kHighest 13% above WI
	Drummond and Cable are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$869±$61Lowest 20% below WI	$1,063±$445Highest about the WI average
	Drummond and Cable are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$1,702Lowest 55% below WI	$1,889Highest 50% below WI
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	31.7%±23.3Highest WI: 43.7%	21.6%±47.3Lowest WI: 43.7%
	Cable and Drummond are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	15%Highest WI: 10.6%	11.6%Lowest WI: 10.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	85%Highest WI: 67.8%	78.8%Lowest WI: 67.8%
Typical home builtmedian year	1973Lowest 2 yrs older than WI	1978Highest 3 yrs newer than WI
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	33 minHighest 47% above WI	24 minLowest 9% above WI
Work from home	18%±10.6 WI: 13.1%	18%±6.8 WI: 13.1%
Work in townworking residents	13.4%Highest	1%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line	17.8 miLowest	26.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub	0.79Highest	0.43Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town	Hayward (12%)	Ashland (18%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others	3% work in Drummond	6% work in Cable
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town	20.9%Lowest	80.9%Highest
Trailsmapped miles	72.4 miLowest	94.7 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi	1.0 miHighest	0.7 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map	6Highest	5Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure	2.1Highest	1.0Lowest
Schools
School district	—	Drummond Area School District
High school in town	—	Drummond High
Students per teacherat that high school	—	9.6
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WI average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data; commute flows: Census LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.