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%

Eileen$1,700/mo

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

Doyle$2,080/mo

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

EileenDoyle

Snow a year74″53″

January low7°F 2°F

July high77°F 81°F

Growing season (days)140d 145d

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

Outdoors & history

EileenDoyle

Trails9 mi 3 mi

Conserved land6%7.7%

Settled1904 —

Archive photos—1

Community

EileenDoyle

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.

EileenBayfield County DoyleBarron County

Eileen ↔ Doyle77 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

EileenDoyle

People

Population 811Highest 712Lowest

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

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

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

Kids under 18 25.3%±2.9Lowest WI: 21.4% 28.2%±5.6Highest 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+ 15.7%±2.8Highest WI: 18.5% 10.4%±2Lowest WI: 18.5%

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

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.5%±1.7Highest WI: 5.8% 1.1%±0.9Lowest 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 $93,438±$24kLowest 21% above WI $108,750±$26kHighest 40% 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 $280,000±$31kLowest 5% above WI $341,200±$51kHighest 28% 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 $2,727Lowest 28% below WI $3,500Highest 8% below WI

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 33.3%±100Lowest WI: 43.7% 100%±100Highest 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 5.4%Lowest WI: 10.6% 6.4%Highest WI: 10.6%

Housing

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

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

Getting to work

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

Work from home 4.6%±1.7Lowest WI: 13.1% 5.1%±2.7Highest 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 4.7%Highest 0.9%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 11.3 miLowest 13.3 miHighest

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

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

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in DoyleFew work in Eileen

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 6%Lowest 7.7%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 8.6 miHighest 2.7 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 miHighest 0.1 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 3Highest 2Lowest

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

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.

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Bordering Eileen

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Barksdale881 people · $270K homes

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Ashland7,902 people · $176K homes

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Pilsen235 people · $211K homes

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Kelly584 people · $174K homes

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Hewitt775 people · $260K homes

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Maple678 people · $201K homes

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Poplar626 people · $256K 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.

Eileen vs Doyle

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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