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Cady vs Spring Valley

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: street grid (12.9× in Spring Valley) and trails (6.2× in Spring Valley).

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Cady, WIA small town of 848St. Croix County · 848 people
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Spring Valley, WIKnown for its schoolsWisconsin · 1,290 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.

CadyA small town of 848
Quiet strengthsCady doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Cady →
Spring ValleyKnown for its schools
SchoolsBetter than 78%of WI districts HealthHealthier than 70%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates Outdoors16.5% conserved land3.1 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves All about Spring Valley →
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.

Street grid12.9×
Spring Valley has the more walkable street grid
Spring Valley 20.7Cady 1.6
Trails6.2×
Spring Valley has more miles of trail
Spring Valley 3.1 miCady 0.5 mi
Home values+77%
Homes cost more in Cady
Cady $351,900Spring Valley $198,900
Kids under 18+12.4 pts
Cady has more kids
Cady 33.4%Spring Valley 21%
Property tax bill+37%
Tax bills are bigger in Cady
Cady $3,522Spring Valley $2,564
Conserved land+16.5 pts
Spring Valley has more conserved land
Spring Valley 16.5%Cady 0%
★ What stands out · 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.

Cady$2,140/mo
Typical home $352K (Census) · tax rate 1.00% · Housing →
Spring Valley$2,020/mo
Typical home $319K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.29% · or rent about $955/mo · Housing →

The difference: $120 a month, about $1,400 a year, between Cady and Spring Valley.

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.

Where they are

Cady and Spring Valley share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

CadySpring ValleyCadySpring Valley
Cady ↔ Spring Valley4.5 miles apart · They share a border
Report cards

Grades and rankings, side by side

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
–CadyNot graded A−Spring ValleyBetter than 78% of districts in the state
Health
–CadyNot graded B+Spring ValleyHealthier than 70% of U.S. towns
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
CadySpring Valley
Snow a year41″41″
January low5°F5°F
July high82°F82°F
Growing season (days)143d143d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)30th73rd
Outdoors & history
CadySpring Valley
Trails1 mi3 mi
Conserved land0%16.5%
Archive photos—3
Community
CadySpring Valley
Library hours a week—44 hrs
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined00

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.

CadySpring Valley
People
Population 848Lowest 1,290Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +7.2%Highest WI: +3.6% +3.6%Lowest WI: +3.6%
Median age 38.5±7.4Lowest 4% below WI 40.4±6.4Highest about the WI average
Spring Valley 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% 21%±3Lowest WI: 21.4%
Age 65+ 15.2%±4.8Lowest WI: 18.5% 17.7%±3.4Highest WI: 18.5%
Spring Valley and Cady 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% 29.6%Highest WI: 33.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.7%±0.6Lowest WI: 5.8% 1.9%±1.8Highest WI: 5.8%
Spring Valley and Cady are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $105,313±$10kHighest 36% above WI $69,750±$28kLowest 10% below WI
Cady and Spring Valley 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 $198,900±$23kLowest 25% below WI
Rentmedian gross, monthly — $955±$127 12% below WI
Property taxmedian, yearly $3,522Highest 7% below WI $2,564Lowest 32% below WI
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 11.5%±68Lowest WI: 43.7% 48%±13.4Highest WI: 43.7%
Spring Valley 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% 6.6%Lowest WI: 10.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 88.7%Highest WI: 67.8% 74.8%Lowest WI: 67.8%
Typical home builtmedian year 1981Highest 6 yrs newer than WI 1972Lowest 3 yrs older than WI
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 35 minHighest 57% above WI 27 minLowest 22% above WI
Work from home 16.8%±6.3Highest WI: 13.1% 9%±4.7Lowest WI: 13.1%
Cady and Spring Valley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 2.6%Lowest 6.7%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 25.3 miHighest 20.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.40Lowest 0.58Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Baldwin (8%)Elmwood (9%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Spring ValleyFew work in Cady
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 16.5%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.5 miLowest 3.1 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.7 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Lowest 2Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.6Lowest 20.7Highest
Schools
School district —Spring Valley School District
High school in town —Spring Valley High
Students per teacherat that high school — 14.1
Wisconsin average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
Deciding?

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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.

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