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Clearfield vs Spruce

120 miles apart. The biggest differences: growth since 2010 (+13.5 pts in Spruce) and jobs per worker (2.3× in Clearfield).

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Clearfield, WIA small town of 741Juneau County · 741 people
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Spruce, WIA small town of 834Oconto County · 834 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.

ClearfieldA small town of 741
Quiet strengthsClearfield doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Clearfield →
SpruceA small town of 834
Quiet strengthsSpruce doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Spruce →
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.

Growth since 2010+13.5 pts
Spruce has grown faster since 2010
Spruce +9.9%Clearfield -3.6%
Jobs per worker2.3×
Clearfield is more of a job hub
Clearfield 0.32Spruce 0.14
Work from home+8.7 pts
More people work from home in Spruce
Spruce 11.6%Clearfield 2.9%
Typical home built23 yrs
Spruce’s homes are older
Clearfield 1992Spruce 1969
Average commute7 min
Clearfield has the shorter commute
Spruce 32 minClearfield 24 min
Conserved land+10.3 pts
Clearfield has more conserved land
Clearfield 10.4%Spruce 0.1%
★ 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.

Clearfield$1,330/mo
Typical home $212K (Census) · tax rate 1.22% · or rent about $805/mo · Housing →
Spruce$1,390/mo
Typical home $222K (Census) · tax rate 1.20% · or rent about $850/mo · Housing →

The difference: $60 a month, about $700 a year, between Spruce and Clearfield.

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
ClearfieldSpruce
Snow a year47″52″
January low8°F9°F
July high82°F81°F
Growing season (days)158d150d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)74th19th
Outdoors & history
ClearfieldSpruce
Trails1 mi—
Conserved land10.4%—
Settled—1870
Community
ClearfieldSpruce
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.

Where they are

120 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

ClearfieldJuneau CountySpruceOconto County
Clearfield ↔ Spruce120 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.

ClearfieldSpruce
People
Population 741Lowest 834Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -3.6%Lowest WI: +3.6% +9.9%Highest WI: +3.6%
Median age 47.6±9.8Highest 18% above WI 46.8±1.6Lowest 16% above WI
Clearfield and Spruce are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 16.6%±7.6Lowest WI: 21.4% 24.3%±5.1Highest WI: 21.4%
Spruce and Clearfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 27.9%±6.1Highest WI: 18.5% 23.9%±3.9Lowest WI: 18.5%
Clearfield and Spruce are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 20.4%Highest WI: 33.4% 18.3%Lowest WI: 33.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.6%±3.1Highest WI: 5.8% 1%±1.3Lowest WI: 5.8%
Clearfield and Spruce are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $75,952±$8kHighest about the WI average $75,417±$14kLowest about the WI average
Clearfield and Spruce are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $211,900±$24kLowest 20% below WI $222,300±$42kHighest 17% below WI
Spruce and Clearfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $805±$116Lowest 26% below WI $850±$286Highest 22% below WI
Spruce and Clearfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,589Lowest 32% below WI $2,672Highest 30% below WI
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±44.4Lowest WI: 43.7% 62.2%±56Highest WI: 43.7%
Spruce and Clearfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 10.8%Lowest WI: 10.6% 12.1%Highest WI: 10.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 82.2%Highest WI: 67.8% 81.5%Lowest WI: 67.8%
Typical home builtmedian year 1992Highest 17 yrs newer than WI 1969Lowest 6 yrs older than WI
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 24 minLowest 10% above WI 32 minHighest 42% above WI
Work from home 2.9%±1.9Lowest WI: 13.1% 11.6%±6.4Highest WI: 13.1%
Work in townworking residents 0.3%Lowest 1.3%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 19.8 miLowest 31.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.32Highest 0.14Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Mauston (17%)Green Bay (12%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in SpruceFew work in Clearfield
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 10.4%Highest 0.1%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 0.9 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.5Lowest 1.7Highest
Wisconsin average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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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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