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%

Cady$2,140/mo

Typical home $352K (Census) · tax rate 1.00% · Housing →

Doyle$2,080/mo

Typical home $341K (Census) · tax rate 1.03% · Housing →

The difference: $60 a month, about $700 a year, between Cady and Doyle.

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

CadyDoyle

Snow a year41″53″

January low5°F 2°F

July high82°F 81°F

Growing season (days)143d 145d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)30th 28th

Outdoors & history

CadyDoyle

Trails1 mi 3 mi

Conserved land0%7.7%

Archive photos—1

Community

CadyDoyle

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

51 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

CadySt. Croix County DoyleBarron County

Cady ↔ Doyle51 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

CadyDoyle

People

Population 848Highest 712Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +7.2% WI: +3.6% —

Median age 38.5±7.4Lowest 4% below WI 38.6±5.8Highest 4% below WI

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

Kids under 18 33.4%±6.7Highest WI: 21.4% 28.2%±5.6Lowest WI: 21.4%

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

Age 65+ 15.2%±4.8Highest WI: 18.5% 10.4%±2Lowest WI: 18.5%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 24.9%Lowest WI: 33.4% 26.5%Highest WI: 33.4%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.7%±0.6Highest WI: 5.8% 1.1%±0.9Lowest WI: 5.8%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $105,313±$10kLowest 36% above WI $108,750±$26kHighest 40% above WI

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $351,900±$33kHighest 32% above WI $341,200±$51kLowest 28% above WI

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $3,522Highest 7% below WI $3,500Lowest 8% below WI

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 11.5%±68Lowest WI: 43.7% 100%±100Highest WI: 43.7%

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

Below poverty line 14.2%Highest WI: 10.6% 6.4%Lowest WI: 10.6%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 88.7%Lowest WI: 67.8% 94.6%Highest WI: 67.8%

Typical home builtmedian year 1981Lowest 6 yrs newer than WI 1985Highest 10 yrs newer than WI

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 35 minHighest 57% above WI 16 minLowest 26% below WI

Work from home 16.8%±6.3Highest WI: 13.1% 5.1%±2.7Lowest WI: 13.1%

Work in townworking residents 2.6%Highest 0.9%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 25.3 miHighest 13.3 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.40Highest 0.27Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Baldwin (8%)Rice Lake (34%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in DoyleFew work in Cady

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 7.7%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 0.5 miLowest 2.7 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.1 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Lowest 2Highest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.6Highest 1.0Lowest

Wisconsin average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024

Deciding?

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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.

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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.

Cady vs Doyle

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they differ most

A typical home costs about the same each month

What daily life feels like in each

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