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Doty vs Casey

170 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (63.9× in Doty) and jobs per worker (3.4× in Casey).

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Doty, WIAn outdoors townOconto County · 298 people

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Casey, WIAn outdoors townWashburn County · 365 people

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.

DotyAn outdoors town

Outdoors71.9% conserved land90 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Doty →

CaseyAn outdoors town

Outdoors40.6% conserved land1.4 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves All about Casey →

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.

Doty has more miles of trail

Doty 89.5 miCasey 1.4 mi

Jobs per worker3.4×

Casey is more of a job hub

Casey 0.54Doty 0.16

Conserved land+31.3 pts

Doty has more conserved land

Doty 71.9%Casey 40.6%

Average commute8 min

Casey has the shorter commute

Doty 37 minCasey 28 min

Street grid+81%

Casey has the more walkable street grid

Casey 3.8Doty 2.1

Property tax bill+22%

Tax bills are bigger in Casey

Casey $3,308Doty $2,703

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $490 more a month in Casey

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%

Doty$1,560/mo

Typical home $254K (Census) · tax rate 1.07% · Housing →

Casey$2,050/mo

Typical home $338K (Census) · tax rate 0.98% · Housing →

The difference: $490 a month, about $5,900 a year, between Casey and Doty.

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

DotyCasey

Snow a year55″56″

January low—1°F

July high—80°F

Growing season (days)—135d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)22nd 39th

Outdoors & history

DotyCasey

Trails90 mi 1 mi

Conserved land71.9%40.6%

Settled1922 —

Community

DotyCasey

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

170 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

DotyOconto County CaseyWashburn County

Doty ↔ Casey170 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

DotyCasey

People

Population 298Lowest 365Highest

Median age 66.3±1.6Highest 65% above WI 65.8±0.8Lowest 64% above WI

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

Kids under 18 1.7%±7.7Lowest WI: 21.4% 2.2%±5.9Highest WI: 21.4%

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

Age 65+ 57.7%±4Lowest WI: 18.5% 58.1%±14.8Highest WI: 18.5%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 25.6%Lowest WI: 33.4% 31.7%Highest WI: 33.4%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.7%±1.9Lowest WI: 5.8% 2.2%±3.5Highest WI: 5.8%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $64,688±$18kLowest 17% below WI $73,375±$5kHighest 5% below WI

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $253,800±$53kLowest 5% below WI $338,300±$45kHighest 27% above WI

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $2,703Lowest 29% below WI $3,308Highest 13% below WI

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

Below poverty line 9.1%Highest WI: 10.6% 2.2%Lowest WI: 10.6%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 97.6%Lowest WI: 67.8% 97.8%Highest WI: 67.8%

Typical home builtmedian year 1985Highest 10 yrs newer than WI 1980Lowest 5 yrs newer than WI

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 37 minHighest 65% above WI 28 minLowest 28% above WI

Work from home 30.3%±35.9Highest WI: 13.1% 15.7%±6.3Lowest WI: 13.1%

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

Work in townworking residents 1.2%Lowest 4.4%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 46.8 miHighest 24.8 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.16Lowest 0.54Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Lakewood (12%)Spooner (18%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in CaseyFew work in Doty

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 71.9%Highest 40.6%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 89.5 miHighest 1.4 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.7 miHighest 0.0 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 1Highest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 2.1Lowest 3.8Highest

Wisconsin average“±” Census margin of errorACS 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.

Doty neighborsTown Square →

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Casey neighborsTown Square →

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Bordering Doty

Wolf River738 people · $193K homes

Townsend1,020 people · $253K homes

Mountain923 people · $205K homes

Riverview776 people · $191K homes

Towns like Doty

Schoepke353 people · $280K homes

Draper230 people · $188K homes

Fern212 people · $302K homes

St. Marie303 people · $249K homes

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.