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%

Corning$1,330/mo

Typical home $211K (Census) · tax rate 1.27% · or rent about $800/mo · Housing →

Neva$1,130/mo

Typical home $183K (Census) · tax rate 1.09% · Housing →

The difference: $210 a month, about $2,500 a year, between Corning and Neva.

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

CorningNeva

Snow a year51″54″

January low—4°F

July high—78°F

Growing season (days)—139d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)58th 25th

Outdoors & history

CorningNeva

Trails14 mi 21 mi

Conserved land24%6.1%

National Register places—1

Community

CorningNeva

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

40 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

CorningLincoln County NevaLanglade County

Corning ↔ Neva40 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

CorningNeva

People

Population 976Highest 834Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -6.6%Lowest WI: +3.6% -6.2%Highest WI: +3.6%

Median age 47.4±4.3Highest 18% above WI 45.4±6.6Lowest 13% above WI

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

Kids under 18 20.2%±5.4Lowest WI: 21.4% 22.4%±5.4Highest WI: 21.4%

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

Age 65+ 19.6%±2.3Highest WI: 18.5% 16.5%±1.4Lowest WI: 18.5%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 16.7%Highest WI: 33.4% 12.8%Lowest WI: 33.4%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0.9%±1.3Lowest WI: 5.8% 2.6%±1.1Highest WI: 5.8%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $80,139±$19kLowest 3% above WI $81,731±$11kHighest 5% above WI

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $211,200±$34kHighest 21% below WI $183,000±$21kLowest 31% below WI

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $800±$150 26% below WI —

Property taxmedian, yearly $2,685Highest 29% below WI $1,990Lowest 48% below WI

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 6.3%±100Lowest WI: 43.7% 20%±100Highest WI: 43.7%

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

Below poverty line 7.5%Lowest WI: 10.6% 8.1%Highest WI: 10.6%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 96.2%Highest WI: 67.8% 95.7%Lowest WI: 67.8%

Typical home builtmedian year 1970Lowest 5 yrs older than WI 1972Highest 3 yrs older than WI

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 28 minHighest 24% above WI 21 minLowest 7% below WI

Work from home 5.1%±2.2Lowest WI: 13.1% 7.9%±3.2Highest WI: 13.1%

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

Work in townworking residents 1.2%Lowest 2.4%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 22.8 miHighest 16.8 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.04Lowest 0.30Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Merrill (21%)Antigo (33%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in NevaFew work in Corning

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 24%Highest 6.1%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 14.4 miLowest 20.8 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miLowest 0.6 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 5Highest 2Lowest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.7Lowest 1.9Highest

Wisconsin average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024

Deciding?

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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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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.

Corning vs Neva

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they differ most

A typical home costs $210 more a month in Corning

What daily life feels like in each

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