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Cross Plains Township vs Thorp Township 108 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (8.3× in Thorp Township) and trails (6.4× in Thorp Township).
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.
Cross Plains Township A small town of 80
Quiet strengths Cross Plains Township doesn’t stand out on the data we have Neighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Cross Plains Township →
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.
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
Outdoors & history
National Register places — 1 Community
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 108 miles apart Straight-line miles between town centers.
Cross Plains Township ↔ Thorp Township 108 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.
Raising kids Affordability Owning a home Short commute Working from home Younger crowd Settled, older crowd Growing town Outdoorsy Walkable streets
Population
80 80
Median age
25.7 ±2 Lowest 32% below SD 30.1 ±33.9 Highest 21% below SD
Kids under 18
21.3% ±31.2 Lowest SD: 24.2% 47.5% ±36.9 Highest SD: 24.2%
Age 65+
2.5% ±41.1 Lowest SD: 18% 5% ±41.7 Highest SD: 18%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
96.8% Highest SD: 31.9% 66.7% Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
0% ±17.7 SD: 5% 0% ±17.7 SD: 5%
Household incomemedian
$151,513 ±$16k Highest 102% above SD $94,643 ±$42k Lowest 26% above SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
5% ±91.4 Highest SD: 39.8% 0% ±100 Lowest SD: 39.8%
Below poverty line
1.3% Highest SD: 11.9% 0% Lowest SD: 11.9%
Homeownersof occupied homes
25.9% Lowest SD: 68.6% 43.8% Highest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year
1957 Highest 23 yrs older than SD 1952 Lowest 28 yrs older than SD
Average commuteone way
— 44 min 144% above SD
Work from home
0% ±16.4 Lowest SD: 9.7% 20% ±19.1 Highest SD: 9.7%
Work in townworking residents
0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line
27.3 mi Lowest 28.8 mi Highest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub
0.09 Lowest 0.75 Highest
Top workplaceoutside town
Parkston (30%) Willow Lake (17%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others
Few work in Thorp Township Few work in Cross Plains Township
Conserved landshare of the town
2.4% Lowest 45.9% Highest
Trailsmapped miles
1.1 mi Lowest 7.0 mi Highest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi
0.0 mi Lowest 0.2 mi Highest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map
0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure
1.5 Highest 0.5 Lowest
“±” Census margin of error ACS 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.
Cross Plains Township or Thorp Township: which would you pick? → What’s it really like to live in Cross Plains Township? → Moving to Cross Plains Township: what should I know? →
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Thorp Township or Cross Plains Township: which would you pick? → What’s it really like to live in Thorp Township? → Moving to Thorp Township: what should I know? →
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Bordering Cross Plains Township Towns like Cross Plains Township 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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