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%

Fayette$1,430/mo

Typical home $223K (Census) · tax rate 1.39% · or rent about $631/mo · Housing →

Lamont$1,300/mo

Typical home $202K (Census) · tax rate 1.42% · or rent about $863/mo · Housing →

The difference: $130 a month, about $1,600 a year, between Fayette and Lamont.

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

Fayette and Lamont share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

FayetteLamont

Fayette ↔ Lamont4.9 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

FayetteLamont

Snow a year31″39″

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)62nd 62nd

Outdoors & history

FayetteLamont

Trails46 mi 1 mi

Conserved land22.2%0.2%

Famous people born here2 —

Community

FayetteLamont

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.

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Only big differences vs Wisconsin average

FayetteLamont

People

Population 366Highest 313Lowest

Median age 47.4±10.9Highest 18% above WI 42.8±17.5Lowest 6% above WI

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

Kids under 18 25.7%±4.3Highest WI: 21.4% 23.6%±6.2Lowest WI: 21.4%

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

Age 65+ 13.7%±3.9Lowest WI: 18.5% 24%±8.1Highest WI: 18.5%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 17.1%Lowest WI: 33.4% 21.9%Highest WI: 33.4%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.7%±3.3Lowest WI: 5.8% 4.8%±2.6Highest WI: 5.8%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $88,125±$19kLowest 14% above WI $98,125±$27kHighest 27% above WI

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $223,200±$28kHighest 16% below WI $201,900±$63kLowest 24% below WI

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $631±$23Lowest 42% below WI $863±$66Highest 21% below WI

Property taxmedian, yearly $3,096Highest 18% below WI $2,875Lowest 24% below WI

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100Lowest WI: 43.7% 28.6%±100Highest WI: 43.7%

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

Below poverty line 13.1%Highest WI: 10.6% 9.9%Lowest WI: 10.6%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 91%Highest WI: 67.8% 82.2%Lowest WI: 67.8%

Typical home builtmedian year 1960Highest 15 yrs older than WI 1938Lowest 37 yrs older than WI

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 31 minLowest 38% above WI 31 minHighest 39% above WI

Work from home 19.6%±5.3Highest WI: 13.1% 7.9%±4.8Lowest WI: 13.1%

Work in townworking residents 0.6% 0.6%

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 31.3 miHighest 24.8 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.22Highest 0.12Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Madison (15%)Madison (19%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in LamontFew work in Fayette

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 22.2%Highest 0.2%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 46.1 miHighest 1.1 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.3 miHighest 0.1 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2Highest 0Lowest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.3Lowest 1.8Highest

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.

Fayette vs Lamont

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