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%

Chicog$1,430/mo

Typical home $233K (Census) · tax rate 1.05% · Housing →

Weirgor$1,330/mo

Typical home $225K (Census) · tax rate 0.81% · Housing →

The difference: $100 a month, about $1,200 a year, between Chicog and Weirgor.

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

ChicogWeirgor

Snow a year56″67″

January low1°F 2°F

July high80°F 79°F

Growing season (days)135d 100d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)39th 70th

Outdoors & history

ChicogWeirgor

Trails0 mi 2 mi

Conserved land40.1%9.2%

Community

ChicogWeirgor

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

43 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

ChicogWashburn County WeirgorSawyer County

Chicog ↔ Weirgor43 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

ChicogWeirgor

People

Population 302Highest 257Lowest

Median age 61.1±3Highest 52% above WI 60.6±4Lowest 51% above WI

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

Kids under 18 7%±6.3Lowest WI: 21.4% 14%±6.8Highest WI: 21.4%

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

Age 65+ 39.4%±4.9Lowest WI: 18.5% 39.7%±6.8Highest WI: 18.5%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 20.7%Highest WI: 33.4% 19.2%Lowest WI: 33.4%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.3%±3.1Highest WI: 5.8% 1.2%±4.2Lowest WI: 5.8%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $56,250±$29kLowest 27% below WI $58,958±$33kHighest 24% below WI

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $233,300±$35kHighest 12% below WI $225,000±$14kLowest 16% below WI

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $2,447Highest 35% below WI $1,813Lowest 52% below WI

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 25%±100Lowest WI: 43.7% 100%±100Highest WI: 43.7%

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

Below poverty line 13.9%Highest WI: 10.6% 10.2%Lowest WI: 10.6%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 93.4%Lowest WI: 67.8% 93.9%Highest WI: 67.8%

Typical home builtmedian year 1988Highest 13 yrs newer than WI 1987Lowest 12 yrs newer than WI

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 29 minHighest 29% above WI 28 minLowest 27% above WI

Work from home 11.7%±7.8Highest WI: 13.1% 11%±5.2Lowest WI: 13.1%

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

Work in townworking residents 4.4%Highest 0%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 23.8 miLowest 32.3 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.43Highest 0.12Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Spooner (15%)Hayward (15%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in WeirgorFew work in Chicog

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 40.1%Highest 9.2%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 2.1 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.1 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 3Highest 1Lowest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 2.1Highest 1.2Lowest

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.

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Minong1,086 people · $241K homes

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Casey365 people · $338K homes

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Monroe418 people · $210K homes

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.

Chicog vs Weirgor

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

43 miles apart

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