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Casey vs Trego Next-door neighbors in Washburn County. The biggest differences: trails (9.6× in Trego) and age 65+ (+26.3 pts in Casey).
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Casey, WI An outdoors town Washburn County · 365 people
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Trego, WI An outdoors town Washburn County · 814 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.
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.
★ What stands out · Monthly cost A typical home costs $210 more a month in Casey 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 payment3.5% 10% 20% Rate
Casey $2,050 /mo
Typical home $338K (Census) · tax rate 0.98% · Housing →
Trego $1,840 /mo
Typical home $306K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.92% · or rent about $757/mo · Housing →
The difference: $210 a month , about $2,500 a year , between Casey and Trego.
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 Casey and Trego share a border And the people who already live in one and work in the other.
Casey ↔ Trego 6.4 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
Who commutes between them 12 Trego residents work in Casey (3% of its workers)
5 Casey residents work in Trego (2.7% of its workers)
Work & commute in Trego → 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.
Outdoors & history
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.
Raising kids Affordability Owning a home Short commute Working from home Younger crowd Settled, older crowd Growing town Outdoorsy Walkable streets
Population
365 Lowest 814 Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
— -2.6% WI: +3.6%
Median age
65.8 ±0.8 Highest 64% above WI 57.8 ±2.9 Lowest 44% above WI
Kids under 18
2.2% ±5.9 Lowest WI: 21.4% 13.8% ±3.6 Highest WI: 21.4%
Age 65+
58.1% ±14.8 Highest WI: 18.5% 31.8% ±4.9 Lowest WI: 18.5%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
31.7% Highest WI: 33.4% 22.1% Lowest WI: 33.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
2.2% ±3.5 Highest WI: 5.8% 1.6% ±1.7 Lowest WI: 5.8%
Household incomemedian
$73,375 ±$5k Highest 5% below WI $61,587 ±$4k Lowest 21% below WI
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$338,300 ±$45k Highest 27% above WI $239,000 ±$22k Lowest 10% below WI
Rentmedian gross, monthly
— $757 ±$335 30% below WI
Property taxmedian, yearly
$3,308 Highest 13% below WI $2,208 Lowest 42% below WI
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
0% ±100 Lowest WI: 43.7% 53.8% ±43.9 Highest WI: 43.7%
Below poverty line
2.2% Lowest WI: 10.6% 10% Highest WI: 10.6%
Homeownersof occupied homes
97.8% Highest WI: 67.8% 86.1% Lowest WI: 67.8%
Typical home builtmedian year
1980 Lowest 5 yrs newer than WI 1993 Highest 18 yrs newer than WI
Average commuteone way
28 min Lowest 28% above WI 29 min Highest 29% above WI
Work from home
15.7% ±6.3 Lowest WI: 13.1% 17% ±5.3 Highest WI: 13.1%
Work in townworking residents
4.4% Lowest 4.8% Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line
24.8 mi Highest 19.3 mi Lowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub
0.54 Highest 0.39 Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town
Spooner (18%) Spooner (17%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others
3% work in Trego 3% work in Casey
Conserved landshare of the town
40.6% Highest 12.6% Lowest
Trailsmapped miles
1.4 mi Lowest 13.4 mi Highest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi
0.0 mi Lowest 0.4 mi Highest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map
1 Lowest 3 Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure
3.8 Highest 3.3 Lowest
“±” Census margin of error ACS 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.
Casey or Trego: which would you pick? → What’s it really like to live in Casey? → Moving to Casey: what should I know? →
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Bordering Casey Towns like Casey 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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