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%

Doyle$2,080/mo

Typical home $341K (Census) · tax rate 1.03% · Housing →

Eileen$1,700/mo

Typical home $280K (Census) · tax rate 0.97% · Housing →

The difference: $390 a month, about $4,600 a year, between Doyle and Eileen.

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

DoyleEileen

Snow a year53″74″

January low2°F 7°F

July high81°F 77°F

Growing season (days)145d 140d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)28th 8th

Outdoors & history

DoyleEileen

Trails3 mi 9 mi

Conserved land7.7%6%

Settled—1904

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Community

DoyleEileen

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

77 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

DoyleBarron County EileenBayfield County

Doyle ↔ Eileen77 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

DoyleEileen

People

Population 712Lowest 811Highest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census — +6% WI: +3.6%

Median age 38.6±5.8Lowest 4% below WI 39.2±4.5Highest about the WI average

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

Kids under 18 28.2%±5.6Highest WI: 21.4% 25.3%±2.9Lowest WI: 21.4%

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

Age 65+ 10.4%±2Lowest WI: 18.5% 15.7%±2.8Highest WI: 18.5%

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 26.5%Lowest WI: 33.4% 31%Highest WI: 33.4%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.1%±0.9Lowest WI: 5.8% 1.5%±1.7Highest WI: 5.8%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $108,750±$26kHighest 40% above WI $93,438±$24kLowest 21% above WI

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $341,200±$51kHighest 28% above WI $280,000±$31kLowest 5% above WI

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $3,500Highest 8% below WI $2,727Lowest 28% below WI

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 100%±100Highest WI: 43.7% 33.3%±100Lowest WI: 43.7%

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

Below poverty line 6.4%Highest WI: 10.6% 5.4%Lowest WI: 10.6%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 94.6%Lowest WI: 67.8% 96.9%Highest WI: 67.8%

Typical home builtmedian year 1985Highest 10 yrs newer than WI 1970Lowest 5 yrs older than WI

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 16 minLowest 26% below WI 18 minHighest 19% below WI

Work from home 5.1%±2.7Highest WI: 13.1% 4.6%±1.7Lowest WI: 13.1%

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

Work in townworking residents 0.9%Lowest 4.7%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 13.3 miHighest 11.3 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.27Lowest 0.76Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Rice Lake (34%)Ashland (34%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in EileenFew work in Doyle

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 7.7%Highest 6%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 2.7 miLowest 8.6 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miLowest 0.2 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2Lowest 3Highest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.0Lowest 2.1Highest

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 Doyle

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Wilkinson20 people · $185K homes

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Rice Lake2,823 people · $237K homes

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Sumner729 people · $302K homes

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Cedar Lake904 people · $267K homes

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Unity472 people · $333K 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.

Doyle vs Eileen

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they part ways

A typical home costs $390 more a month in Doyle

What daily life feels like in each

77 miles apart

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