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Cloverland vs Maple

Next-door neighbors in Douglas County. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (11× in Maple) and street grid (2.8× in Maple).

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Cloverland, WIAn outdoors townDouglas County · 199 people
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Maple, WIKnown for its schoolsDouglas County · 678 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.

CloverlandAn outdoors town
Outdoors48.3% conserved land8.6 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves All about Cloverland →
MapleKnown for its schools
SchoolsBetter than 76%of WI districts Housing$258K typical home24% below the WI typical home Outdoors17% conserved land6.7 miles of trails across 3 parks and preserves All about Maple →
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.

Jobs per worker11×
Maple is more of a job hub
Maple 0.44Cloverland 0.04
Street grid2.8×
Maple has the more walkable street grid
Maple 2.5Cloverland 0.9
Conserved land+31.3 pts
Cloverland has more conserved land
Cloverland 48.3%Maple 17%
Size3.4×
Maple is the bigger place
Maple 678Cloverland 199
Bachelor’s degree++18.7 pts
More adults in Maple have a degree
Maple 33.5%Cloverland 14.8%
Homeowners+9.9 pts renters
Cloverland has more renters
Maple 91.4%Cloverland 81.5%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $320 more a month in Maple

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.

Cloverland$1,270/mo
Typical home $213K (Census) · tax rate 0.88% · or rent about $820/mo · Housing →
Maple$1,590/mo
Typical home $258K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.08% · or rent about $900/mo · Housing →

The difference: $320 a month, about $3,800 a year, between Maple and Cloverland.

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

Cloverland and Maple share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

CloverlandMapleCloverlandMaple
Cloverland ↔ Maple7.8 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
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
–CloverlandNot graded A−MapleBetter than 76% of districts in the state
Health
B−CloverlandHealthier than 51% of U.S. towns –MapleNot graded
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
CloverlandMaple
Snow a year56″56″
January low6°F6°F
July high76°F76°F
Growing season (days)154d154d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)9th15th
Outdoors & history
CloverlandMaple
Trails9 mi7 mi
Conserved land48.3%17%
Community
CloverlandMaple
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.

CloverlandMaple
People
Population 199Lowest 678Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census — -5.9% WI: +3.6%
Median age 42.9±11.2Highest 7% above WI 37.4±5.9Lowest 7% below WI
Cloverland and Maple are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 28.1%±11.1Highest WI: 21.4% 21.2%±3.3Lowest WI: 21.4%
Cloverland and Maple are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 23.6%±7.4Highest WI: 18.5% 15.8%±2.4Lowest WI: 18.5%
Cloverland and Maple are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 14.8%Lowest WI: 33.4% 33.5%Highest WI: 33.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2%±2.9Lowest WI: 5.8% 3.7%±2.2Highest WI: 5.8%
Maple and Cloverland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $87,083±$12kLowest 12% above WI $90,500±$39kHighest 17% above WI
Maple and Cloverland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $212,500±$87kHighest 20% below WI $201,300±$38kLowest 24% below WI
Cloverland and Maple are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $820±$559Lowest 25% below WI $900±$264Highest 17% below WI
Maple and Cloverland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,875Lowest 51% below WI $2,172Highest 43% below WI
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100Lowest WI: 43.7% 83.3%±33Highest WI: 43.7%
Maple and Cloverland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 7.5%Highest WI: 10.6% 7.4%Lowest WI: 10.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 81.5%Lowest WI: 67.8% 91.4%Highest WI: 67.8%
Typical home builtmedian year 1968Lowest 7 yrs older than WI 1975Highest same as WI
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 31 minLowest 40% above WI 34 minHighest 55% above WI
Work from home 8.2%±5.3Highest WI: 13.1% 7.1%±2.8Lowest WI: 13.1%
Cloverland and Maple are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 3.7%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 24.8 miHighest 21.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.04Lowest 0.44Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Superior (30%)Superior (27%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in MapleFew work in Cloverland
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 48.3%Highest 17%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 8.6 miHighest 6.7 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 mi 0.2 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Lowest 3Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.9Lowest 2.5Highest
Schools
School district —Maple School District
High school in town —Northwestern High
Students per teacherat that high school — 15.1
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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