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 →

Waldwick$1,940/mo

Typical home $307K (Census) · tax rate 1.28% · or rent about $1,250/mo · Housing →

The difference: $510 a month, about $6,100 a year, between Waldwick and Fayette.

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 Waldwick share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

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Fayette ↔ Waldwick6.5 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

FayetteWaldwick

Snow a year31″31″

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)62nd 25th

Outdoors & history

FayetteWaldwick

Trails46 mi 4 mi

Conserved land22.2%0.5%

Famous people born here2 —

Community

FayetteWaldwick

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

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People

Population 366Lowest 471Highest

Median age 47.4±10.9Lowest 18% above WI 52.8±3.6Highest 31% above WI

Waldwick and Fayette 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% 15.1%±3.6Lowest WI: 21.4%

Age 65+ 13.7%±3.9Lowest WI: 18.5% 22.7%±3Highest WI: 18.5%

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 17.1%Lowest WI: 33.4% 18%Highest WI: 33.4%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.7%±3.3Lowest WI: 5.8% 3%±3.1Highest WI: 5.8%

Waldwick 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 $90,250±$17kHighest 16% above WI

Waldwick 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±$28kLowest 16% below WI $306,700±$51kHighest 15% above WI

Rentmedian gross, monthly $631±$23Lowest 42% below WI $1,250±$683Highest 15% above WI

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $3,096Lowest 18% below WI $3,930Highest 4% above WI

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100Lowest WI: 43.7% 33.3%±100Highest WI: 43.7%

Waldwick 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% 4%Lowest WI: 10.6%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 91%Lowest WI: 67.8% 91.1%Highest WI: 67.8%

Typical home builtmedian year 1960Highest 15 yrs older than WI 1954Lowest 21 yrs older than WI

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 31 minHighest 38% above WI 26 minLowest 17% above WI

Work from home 19.6%±5.3Lowest WI: 13.1% 24%±9.1Highest WI: 13.1%

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

Work in townworking residents 0.6%Lowest 0.8%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 31.3 miHighest 30.8 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.22Highest 0.14Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Madison (15%)Madison (28%)

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

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 22.2%Highest 0.5%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 46.1 miHighest 4.2 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 1.4Highest

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 Waldwick

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A typical home costs $510 more a month in Waldwick

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