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Doty vs Riverview

Next-door neighbors in Oconto County. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (3.2× in Riverview) and age 65+ (+18.1 pts in Doty).

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Doty, WIAn outdoors townOconto County · 298 people
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Riverview, WIAn outdoors townOconto County · 776 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.

DotyAn outdoors town
Outdoors71.9% conserved land90 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Doty →
RiverviewAn outdoors town
Outdoors71.5% conserved land70 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Riverview →
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.

Jobs per worker3.2×
Riverview is more of a job hub
Riverview 0.51Doty 0.16
Age 65++18.1 pts
Doty has more people 65 and up
Doty 57.7%Riverview 39.6%
Kids under 18+12.9 pts
Riverview has more kids
Riverview 14.6%Doty 1.7%
Property tax bill+40%
Tax bills are bigger in Doty
Doty $2,703Riverview $1,932
Size2.6×
Riverview is the bigger place
Riverview 776Doty 298
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $390 more a month in Doty

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.

Doty$1,560/mo
Typical home $254K (Census) · tax rate 1.07% · Housing →
Riverview$1,160/mo
Typical home $191K (Census) · tax rate 1.01% · or rent about $754/mo · Housing →

The difference: $390 a month, about $4,700 a year, between Doty and Riverview.

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.

Where they are

Doty and Riverview share a border

And the people who already live in one and work in the other.

DotyRiverviewDotyRiverview
Doty ↔ Riverview8.6 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
Who commutes between them
3 Doty residents work in Riverview (3.6% of its workers)
Work & commute in Doty →
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
DotyRiverview
Snow a year55″61″
January low—4°F
July high—79°F
Growing season (days)—129d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)22nd22nd
Outdoors & history
DotyRiverview
Trails90 mi70 mi
Conserved land71.9%71.5%
Settled1922—
National Register places—1
Community
DotyRiverview
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.

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.

DotyRiverview
People
Population 298Lowest 776Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census — +13% WI: +3.6%
Median age 66.3±1.6Highest 65% above WI 61.3±3.7Lowest 52% above WI
Doty and Riverview 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% 14.6%±3.7Highest WI: 21.4%
Age 65+ 57.7%±4Highest WI: 18.5% 39.6%±8.6Lowest WI: 18.5%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 25.6%Highest WI: 33.4% 18.6%Lowest WI: 33.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.7%±1.9Lowest WI: 5.8% 1.9%±1.7Highest WI: 5.8%
Riverview 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 $56,875±$16kLowest 27% below WI
Doty and Riverview 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 $191,100±$17kLowest 28% below WI
Doty and Riverview are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly — $754±$263 31% below WI
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,703Highest 29% below WI $1,932Lowest 49% below WI
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100Lowest WI: 43.7% 47.1%±79.2Highest WI: 43.7%
Riverview 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% 14.8%Highest WI: 10.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 97.6%Highest WI: 67.8% 95.4%Lowest WI: 67.8%
Typical home builtmedian year 1985Highest 10 yrs newer than WI 1984Lowest 9 yrs newer than WI
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 37 minHighest 65% above WI 34 minLowest 51% above WI
Work from home 30.3%±35.9Highest WI: 13.1% 9.7%±5.7Lowest WI: 13.1%
Doty and Riverview are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 1.2%Lowest 5.2%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 46.8 miHighest 37.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.16Lowest 0.51Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Lakewood (12%)Townsend (8%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 4% work in RiverviewFew work in Doty
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 71.9%Highest 71.5%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 89.5 miHighest 70.2 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.7 miHighest 1.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 2.1Lowest 2.8Highest
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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