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 →

Mountain$1,620/mo

Typical home $268K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.96% · or rent about $1,566/mo · Housing →

The difference: $70 a month, about $800 a year, between Mountain 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

DotyMountain

Snow a year55″57″

January low—5°F

July high—79°F

Growing season (days)—139d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)22nd 25th

Outdoors & history

DotyMountain

Trails90 mi 87 mi

Conserved land71.9%76.8%

Settled1922 —

National Register places—3

Archive photos—6

Community

DotyMountain

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.

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

DotyMountain

People

Population 298Lowest 923Highest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census — +1.2% WI: +3.6%

Median age 66.3±1.6Highest 65% above WI 60.5±3.7Lowest 50% above WI

Kids under 18 1.7%±7.7Lowest WI: 21.4% 11.8%±6.4Highest WI: 21.4%

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

Age 65+ 57.7%±4Highest WI: 18.5% 33.9%±9.9Lowest WI: 18.5%

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 25.6%Highest WI: 33.4% 18.4%Lowest WI: 33.4%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.7%±1.9Lowest WI: 5.8% 2.4%±1.8Highest WI: 5.8%

Mountain 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±$18kHighest 17% below WI $50,104±$9kLowest 35% below WI

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $253,800±$53kHighest 5% below WI $205,400±$39kLowest 23% below WI

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly — $1,566±$1k 44% above WI

Property taxmedian, yearly $2,703Highest 29% below WI $1,968Lowest 48% below WI

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100Lowest WI: 43.7% 63.6%±64.1Highest WI: 43.7%

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

Below poverty line 9.1%Lowest WI: 10.6% 14.6%Highest WI: 10.6%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 97.6%Highest WI: 67.8% 92%Lowest WI: 67.8%

Typical home builtmedian year 1985Highest 10 yrs newer than WI 1979Lowest 4 yrs newer than WI

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 37 minHighest 65% above WI 27 minLowest 23% above WI

Work from home 30.3%±35.9Highest WI: 13.1% 18%±9.7Lowest WI: 13.1%

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

Work in townworking residents 1.2%Lowest 2.2%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 46.8 miHighest 40.3 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.16Lowest 0.30Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Lakewood (12%)Green Bay (7%)

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

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 71.9%Lowest 76.8%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 89.5 miHighest 86.7 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.7 miHighest 1.2 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 1Highest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 2.1Lowest 2.4Highest

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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Bordering Doty

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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.

Doty vs Mountain

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