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 →

Sumner$1,860/mo

Typical home $302K (Census) · tax rate 1.11% · or rent about $1,500/mo · Housing →

The difference: $220 a month, about $2,600 a year, between Doyle and Sumner.

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

Doyle and Sumner share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

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Doyle ↔ Sumner6.0 miles apart · They share a border · Same county

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

DoyleSumner

Snow a year53″53″

January low2°F 2°F

July high81°F 81°F

Growing season (days)145d 145d

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

Outdoors & history

DoyleSumner

Trails3 mi 0 mi

Conserved land7.7%2%

Archive photos1 —

Community

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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

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People

Population 712Lowest 729Highest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census — -12.4% WI: +3.6%

Median age 38.6±5.8Lowest 4% below WI 40.2±7.9Highest about the WI average

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

Kids under 18 28.2%±5.6Lowest WI: 21.4% 31.3%±4.8Highest WI: 21.4%

Sumner and Doyle 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% 20.2%±2.1Highest WI: 18.5%

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 26.5%Highest WI: 33.4% 17.1%Lowest WI: 33.4%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.1%±0.9Lowest WI: 5.8% 3%±2.4Highest WI: 5.8%

Sumner 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 $79,286±$6kLowest about the WI average

Doyle and Sumner 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 $302,100±$55kLowest 13% above WI

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly — $1,500±$385 38% above WI

Property taxmedian, yearly $3,500Highest 8% below WI $3,355Lowest 12% below WI

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 100%±100Highest WI: 43.7% 64.3%±98.5Lowest WI: 43.7%

Doyle and Sumner 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% 4%Lowest WI: 10.6%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 94.6%Highest WI: 67.8% 94%Lowest WI: 67.8%

Typical home builtmedian year 1985Lowest 10 yrs newer than WI 1987Highest 12 yrs newer than WI

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 16 minLowest 26% below WI 27 minHighest 21% above WI

Work from home 5.1%±2.7Lowest WI: 13.1% 6%±3.2Highest WI: 13.1%

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

Work in townworking residents 0.9%Highest 0.3%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 13.3 miHighest 11.3 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.27Lowest 0.58Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Rice Lake (34%)Rice Lake (33%)

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

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 7.7%Highest 2%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 2.7 miHighest 0.0 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miHighest 0.0 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2 2

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.0Lowest 1.5Highest

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.

Doyle vs Sumner

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A typical home costs $220 more a month in Doyle

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