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%

Enterprise$1,450/mo

Typical home $247K (Census) · tax rate 0.77% · or rent about $800/mo · Housing →

Parrish$1,340/mo

Typical home $225K (Census) · tax rate 0.86% · Housing →

The difference: $110 a month, about $1,300 a year, between Enterprise and Parrish.

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

Enterprise and Parrish share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

EnterpriseParrish

Enterprise ↔ Parrish5.7 miles apart · They share a border

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

EnterpriseParrish

Snow a year82″65″

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)29th 13th

Outdoors & history

EnterpriseParrish

Trails11 mi 77 mi

Conserved land54.8%78.8%

Community

EnterpriseParrish

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 404Highest 80Lowest

Median age 57.6±6.9Highest 43% above WI 54.5±14.3Lowest 36% above WI

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

Kids under 18 13.9%±3.7Highest WI: 21.4% 13.8%±26.2Lowest WI: 21.4%

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

Age 65+ 37.9%±16.8Highest WI: 18.5% 31.3%±21.9Lowest WI: 18.5%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 19.7%Highest WI: 33.4% 5.9%Lowest WI: 33.4%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.5%±2.2Highest WI: 5.8% 0%±17.7Lowest WI: 5.8%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $48,250±$36kLowest 38% below WI $73,750±$37kHighest 5% below WI

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $246,900±$72kHighest 7% below WI $225,000±$62kLowest 16% below WI

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $800±$178 26% below WI —

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,898Lowest 50% below WI $1,929Highest 49% below WI

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 56.3%±100 WI: 43.7% —

Below poverty line 10.6%Highest WI: 10.6% 8.8%Lowest WI: 10.6%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 64.4%Lowest WI: 67.8% 100%Highest WI: 67.8%

Typical home builtmedian year 1972Lowest 3 yrs older than WI 1975Highest same as WI

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 30 minHighest 35% above WI 30 minLowest 33% above WI

Work from home 23.4%±8.7Highest WI: 13.1% 17.9%±18.8Lowest WI: 13.1%

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

Work in townworking residents 1.2%Highest 0%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 23.8 miLowest 30.3 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.21Highest 0.07Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Rhinelander (25%)Antigo (14%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in ParrishFew work in Enterprise

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 54.8%Lowest 78.8%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 11.1 miLowest 76.5 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 miLowest 2.1 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 4Highest 2Lowest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.9Highest 0.6Lowest

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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Elcho1,176 people · $213K homes

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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.

Enterprise vs Parrish

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