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Delta vs Edgewater

53 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (4.2× in Delta) and street grid (3× in Edgewater).

Delta, WIAn outdoors townBayfield County · 265 people

Edgewater, WIAn outdoors townSawyer County · 442 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.

DeltaAn outdoors town

Outdoors57.2% conserved land44 miles of trails across 5 parks and preserves All about Delta →

EdgewaterAn outdoors town

Outdoors29.3% conserved land11 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves All about Edgewater →

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.

Trails4.2×

Delta has more miles of trail

Delta 43.6 miEdgewater 10.5 mi

Street grid3×

Edgewater has the more walkable street grid

Edgewater 3.0Delta 1.0

Conserved land+27.9 pts

Delta has more conserved land

Delta 57.2%Edgewater 29.3%

Average commute7 min

Delta has the shorter commute

Edgewater 35 minDelta 28 min

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $250 more a month in Delta

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%

Delta$1,940/mo

Typical home $330K (Census) · tax rate 0.75% · or rent about $713/mo · Housing →

Edgewater$1,690/mo

Typical home $282K (Census) · tax rate 0.87% · Housing →

The difference: $250 a month, about $3,000 a year, between Delta and Edgewater.

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

DeltaEdgewater

Snow a year74″67″

January low3°F 2°F

July high77°F 79°F

Growing season (days)132d 100d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)4th 42nd

Outdoors & history

DeltaEdgewater

Trails44 mi 11 mi

Conserved land57.2%29.3%

Community

DeltaEdgewater

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

53 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

DeltaBayfield County EdgewaterSawyer County

Delta ↔ Edgewater53 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

DeltaEdgewater

People

Population 265Lowest 442Highest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census — +8.9% WI: +3.6%

Median age 61.3±3.3Highest 52% above WI 61±2.8Lowest 52% above WI

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

Kids under 18 12.8%±8.4Highest WI: 21.4% 8.6%±4.4Lowest WI: 21.4%

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

Age 65+ 37.4%±5.6Highest WI: 18.5% 31.9%±4.6Lowest WI: 18.5%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 37.6%Lowest WI: 33.4% 39%Highest WI: 33.4%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0.8%±3.8Lowest WI: 5.8% 1.8%±1.7Highest WI: 5.8%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $80,469±$11kLowest 4% above WI $91,477±$8kHighest 18% above WI

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $330,000±$32kHighest 24% above WI $282,300±$42kLowest 6% above WI

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $713±$138 34% below WI —

Property taxmedian, yearly $2,480Highest 35% below WI $2,461Lowest 35% below WI

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 71.4%±100Highest WI: 43.7% 0%±100Lowest WI: 43.7%

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

Below poverty line 6.5%Lowest WI: 10.6% 12%Highest WI: 10.6%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 94.2%Lowest WI: 67.8% 95.2%Highest WI: 67.8%

Typical home builtmedian year 1986Lowest 11 yrs newer than WI 1992Highest 17 yrs newer than WI

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 28 minLowest 24% above WI 35 minHighest 56% above WI

Work from home 18.3%±9.7Highest WI: 13.1% 14.8%±7.9Lowest WI: 13.1%

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

Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 2.5%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 22.3 miLowest 22.8 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.25Highest 0.18Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Ashland (22%)Hayward (17%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in EdgewaterFew work in Delta

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 57.2%Highest 29.3%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 43.6 miHighest 10.5 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.6 miHighest 0.2 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 5Highest 2Lowest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.0Lowest 3.0Highest

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

Deciding?

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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.

Delta vs Edgewater

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they differ most

A typical home costs $250 more a month in Delta

What daily life feels like in each

53 miles apart

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