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Deerfield vs Wrightstown

99 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (2× in Deerfield) and street grid (+59% in Deerfield).

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Deerfield, WIHomes around $425KWisconsin · 2,541 people
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Wrightstown, WIHomes around $383KWisconsin · 3,322 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.

DeerfieldHomes around $425K
Housing$425K typical home25% above the WI typical home Outdoors#109 most walkable in WI0.6 miles of trails across 4 parks and preserves HealthHealthier than 78%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates All about Deerfield →
WrightstownHomes around $383K
Housing$383K typical home13% above the WI typical home Schools#41 for schools in WIof 262 towns HealthHealthier than 80%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates All about Wrightstown →
The biggest differences

Where they differ most

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Trails2×
Deerfield has more miles of trail
Deerfield 0.6 miWrightstown 0.3 mi
Street grid+59%
Deerfield has the more walkable street grid
Deerfield 55.8Wrightstown 35.1
Growth since 2010+4.4 pts
Wrightstown has grown faster since 2010
Wrightstown +12.5%Deerfield +8.1%
★ What stands out · Report cards

Wrightstown places higher on 11 of 19 WI lists

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
CDeerfieldBetter than 26% of districts in the state AWrightstownBetter than 86% of districts in the state
Health
A−DeerfieldHealthier than 78% of U.S. towns A−WrightstownHealthier than 80% of U.S. towns
6Deerfield
11Wrightstown

Lists won, of 19 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Best schoolsSchools · 262 towns #191#41 Lowest depressionHealth · 366 towns #345#178 Lowest obesityHealth · 366 towns #102#213 Most new homesHousing · 294 towns #78#2 Shortest commuteGetting around · 371 towns #240#148 Most walkableOutdoors · 371 towns #109#197 Fewest smokersHealth · 366 towns #118#66 Closest to a top hospitalHealth · 371 towns #312#263

Left end = #1 in Wisconsin. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Deerfield’s rankings →

Monthly cost

A typical home costs $180 more a month in Deerfield

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.

Deerfield$2,700/mo
Typical home $425K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.33% · or rent about $1,156/mo · Housing →
Wrightstown$2,520/mo
Typical home $383K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.59% · or rent about $1,266/mo · Housing →

The difference: $180 a month, about $2,200 a year, between Deerfield and Wrightstown.

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
DeerfieldWrightstown
Snow a year42″56″
January low11°F11°F
July high84°F81°F
Growing season (days)167d161d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)14th38th
Outdoors & history
DeerfieldWrightstown
Trails1 mi0 mi
Conserved land0.9%0.8%
National Register places—1
Archive photos1218
Famous people born here3—
Community
DeerfieldWrightstown
Library hours a week44 hrs23 hrs
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

99 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

DeerfieldWIWrightstownWI
Deerfield ↔ Wrightstown99 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.

DeerfieldWrightstown
People
Population 2,541Lowest 3,322Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +8.1%Lowest WI: +3.6% +12.5%Highest WI: +3.6%
Median age 33.6±4Lowest 16% below WI 37.5±4.9Highest 7% below WI
Wrightstown and Deerfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 30.7%±6.6Lowest WI: 21.4% 31.2%±6.7Highest WI: 21.4%
Wrightstown and Deerfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 11.5%±2.9Lowest WI: 18.5% 17.8%±8.5Highest WI: 18.5%
Wrightstown and Deerfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 42.2%Lowest WI: 33.4% 45.9%Highest WI: 33.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0.7%±0.7Lowest WI: 5.8% 4%±2.4Highest WI: 5.8%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $91,029±$22kLowest 17% above WI $93,125±$43kHighest 20% above WI
Wrightstown and Deerfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $315,900±$22kHighest 19% above WI $285,400±$16kLowest 7% above WI
Deerfield and Wrightstown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,156±$198Lowest 6% above WI $1,266±$298Highest 16% above WI
Wrightstown and Deerfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $4,194Lowest 11% above WI $4,532Highest 20% above WI
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 33.8%±27.3Highest WI: 43.7% 16.9%±13Lowest WI: 43.7%
Deerfield and Wrightstown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 3.9%Highest WI: 10.6% 2.1%Lowest WI: 10.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 79.7%Lowest WI: 67.8% 80.1%Highest WI: 67.8%
Typical home builtmedian year 1984Lowest 9 yrs newer than WI 1995Highest 20 yrs newer than WI
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 24 minHighest 9% above WI 21 minLowest 4% below WI
Work from home 14.2%±5.4Highest WI: 13.1% 13.5%±4.5Lowest WI: 13.1%
Deerfield and Wrightstown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 7%Highest 5.2%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 15.3 miHighest 13.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.98Highest 0.77Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Madison (39%)Green Bay (15%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in WrightstownFew work in Deerfield
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.9%Highest 0.8%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 0.6 miHighest 0.3 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.3 miHighest 0.1 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 4Highest 2Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 55.8Highest 35.1Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #191 of 262 in WI#41 of 262 in WI
School district Deerfield Community School DistrictWrightstown Community School District
High school in town Deerfield HighWrightstown High
Students per teacherat that high school 11.6Lowest 13.5Highest
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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