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Exeter vs Belleville

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: street grid (25.7× in Belleville) and jobs per worker (8× in Belleville).

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Exeter, WIOne of the healthiest townsGreen County · 2,312 people
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Belleville, WIHomes around $368KWisconsin · 2,579 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.

ExeterOne of the healthiest towns
HealthHealthier than 75%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates All about Exeter →
BellevilleHomes around $368K
Housing$368K typical home8% above the WI typical home Schools#118 for schools in WIof 262 towns Outdoors#58 most walkable in WI1.1 miles of trails across 5 parks and preserves All about Belleville →
The biggest differences

Where they part ways

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Street grid25.7×
Belleville has the more walkable street grid
Belleville 71.9Exeter 2.8
Jobs per worker8×
Belleville is more of a job hub
Belleville 0.88Exeter 0.11
Trails6.8×
Exeter has more miles of trail
Exeter 7.5 miBelleville 1.1 mi
Median age10.8 yrs
Exeter skews older
Exeter 46.7Belleville 35.9
Home values+31%
Homes cost more in Exeter
Exeter $403,200Belleville $308,500
Household income+30%
Households in Exeter earn more
Exeter $114,688Belleville $88,304
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs about the same each month

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.

Exeter$2,590/mo
Typical home $403K (Census) · tax rate 1.41% · or rent about $1,154/mo · Housing →
Belleville$2,460/mo
Typical home $368K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.73% · or rent about $894/mo · Housing →

The difference: $130 a month, about $1,500 a year, between Exeter and Belleville.

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

Exeter and Belleville share a border

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

ExeterBellevilleExeterBelleville
Exeter ↔ Belleville3.8 miles apart · They share a border
Who commutes between them
42 Exeter residents work in Belleville (3.9% of its workers)
Work & commute in Exeter →
Report cards

Grades and rankings, side by side

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every Wisconsin ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Schools
–ExeterNot graded B+BellevilleBetter than 68% of districts in the state
Health
A−ExeterHealthier than 75% of U.S. towns A−BellevilleHealthier than 80% of U.S. towns
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
ExeterBelleville
Snow a year37″39″
January low11°F10°F
July high83°F82°F
Growing season (days)165d169d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)36th12th
Outdoors & history
ExeterBelleville
Trails8 mi1 mi
Conserved land3.4%0%
National Register places—2
Archive photos—6
Community
ExeterBelleville
Library hours a week—51 hrs
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.

ExeterBelleville
People
Population 2,312Lowest 2,579Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +6.6%Highest WI: +3.6% +4.4%Lowest WI: +3.6%
Median age 46.7±5.8Highest 16% above WI 35.9±2.1Lowest 11% below WI
Kids under 18 22.7%±3Lowest WI: 21.4% 25.2%±4.6Highest WI: 21.4%
Belleville and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 20.1%±4.8Highest WI: 18.5% 16.4%±2.4Lowest WI: 18.5%
Exeter and Belleville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 41.6%Highest WI: 33.4% 38.5%Lowest WI: 33.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.6%±2.2Highest WI: 5.8% 2.3%±1.3Lowest WI: 5.8%
Exeter and Belleville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $114,688±$14kHighest 48% above WI $88,304±$11kLowest 14% above WI
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $403,200±$36kHighest 51% above WI $308,500±$15kLowest 16% above WI
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,154±$99Highest 6% above WI $894±$158Lowest 18% below WI
Property taxmedian, yearly $5,696Highest 50% above WI $5,332Lowest 41% above WI
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 22.6%±50Lowest WI: 43.7% 30.4%±10.9Highest WI: 43.7%
Belleville and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 3.2%Lowest WI: 10.6% 4%Highest WI: 10.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 96.5%Highest WI: 67.8% 82.1%Lowest WI: 67.8%
Typical home builtmedian year 1998Highest 23 yrs newer than WI 1990Lowest 15 yrs newer than WI
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 27 minHighest 23% above WI 25 minLowest 10% above WI
Work from home 17.5%±4.5Lowest WI: 13.1% 18.6%±6.8Highest WI: 13.1%
Belleville and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0.7%Lowest 5.1%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 17.3 miHighest 15.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.11Lowest 0.88Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Madison (31%)Madison (35%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 4% work in BellevilleFew work in Exeter
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 3.4%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 7.5 miHighest 1.1 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 miLowest 0.6 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2Lowest 5Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 2.8Lowest 71.9Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading —#118 of 262 in WI
School district —Belleville School District
High school in town —Belleville High
Students per teacherat that high school — 13.7
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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