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Cold Spring has the most people working from home (9.6%).

Koshkonong has the most walkable street grid (3.9 intersections per sq mi).

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Measure	Cold Spring	Koshkonong
People
Population	1,019Lowest	3,748Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census	+1.4%Lowest WI: +3.6%	+1.9%Highest WI: +3.6%
Median age	35.5±5.9Lowest 12% below WI	45.2±7.9Highest 12% above WI
	Koshkonong and Cold Spring are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	26.4%±4.2Highest WI: 21.4%	25.5%±5.6Lowest WI: 21.4%
	Cold Spring and Koshkonong are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	15%±0.7Lowest WI: 18.5%	19.9%±3.5Highest WI: 18.5%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	31.6%Highest WI: 33.4%	27.5%Lowest WI: 33.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	4.1%±3.1Lowest WI: 5.8%	5.8%±2.9Highest WI: 5.8%
	Koshkonong and Cold Spring are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$125,000±$22kHighest 61% above WI	$102,831±$9kLowest 33% above WI
	Cold Spring and Koshkonong are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$359,400±$27kLowest 35% above WI	$391,700±$37kHighest 47% above WI
	Koshkonong and Cold Spring are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,632±$545Highest 50% above WI	$722±$354Lowest 34% below WI
Property taxmedian, yearly	$4,292Lowest 13% above WI	$4,627Highest 22% above WI
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	21.4%±65.6Lowest WI: 43.7%	41.5%±23.6Highest WI: 43.7%
	Koshkonong and Cold Spring are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	4.6%Highest WI: 10.6%	4.4%Lowest WI: 10.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	91.9%Highest WI: 67.8%	80.9%Lowest WI: 67.8%
Typical home builtmedian year	1981Highest 6 yrs newer than WI	1979Lowest 4 yrs newer than WI
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	25 minHighest 11% above WI	19 minLowest 15% below WI
Work from home	9.6%±4.4Highest WI: 13.1%	5.3%±2.2Lowest WI: 13.1%
	Cold Spring and Koshkonong are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town	8.7%Highest	5.3%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles	5.1 miLowest	6.7 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi	0.2 mi	0.2 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map	2Lowest	6Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure	1.9Lowest	3.9Highest
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WI average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.