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Grant vs Pine Valley

Next-door neighbors in Clark County. The biggest differences: home values (+66% in Pine Valley) and rent (+54% in Pine Valley).

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Grant, WIA small town of 735Clark County · 735 people
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Pine Valley, WIOne of the healthiest townsClark County · 1,296 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.

GrantA small town of 735
Quiet strengthsGrant doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Grant →
Pine ValleyOne of the healthiest towns
Health67% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about Pine Valley →
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.

Home values+66%
Homes cost more in Pine Valley
Pine Valley $235,000Grant $141,800
Rent+54%
Rent runs higher in Pine Valley
Pine Valley $1,333Grant $863
Property tax bill+34%
Tax bills are bigger in Pine Valley
Pine Valley $2,828Grant $2,112
Growth since 2010+7.9 pts
Pine Valley has grown faster since 2010
Pine Valley +1.6%Grant -6.3%
Average commute7 min
Pine Valley has the shorter commute
Grant 25 minPine Valley 18 min
Street grid+63%
Pine Valley has the more walkable street grid
Pine Valley 2.6Grant 1.6
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $550 more a month in Pine Valley

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.

Grant$920/mo
Typical home $142K (Census) · tax rate 1.49% · or rent about $863/mo · Housing →
Pine Valley$1,470/mo
Typical home $235K (Census) · tax rate 1.20% · or rent about $1,333/mo · Housing →

The difference: $550 a month, about $6,600 a year, between Pine Valley and Grant.

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.

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.

Health
B−GrantHealthier than 52% of U.S. towns CPine ValleyHealthier than 33% of U.S. towns
Where they are

Grant and Pine Valley share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

GrantPine ValleyGrantPine Valley
Grant ↔ Pine Valley5.9 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
GrantPine Valley
Snow a year44″44″
January low5°F5°F
July high80°F80°F
Growing season (days)144d144d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)33rd55th
Outdoors & history
GrantPine Valley
Trails5 mi7 mi
Conserved land0%0%
National Register places—1
Famous people born here1—
Community
GrantPine Valley
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.

GrantPine Valley
People
Population 735Lowest 1,296Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -6.3%Lowest WI: +3.6% +1.6%Highest WI: +3.6%
Median age 48.4±6.3Lowest 20% above WI 51.2±2.4Highest 27% above WI
Pine Valley and Grant are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 18.8%±3Lowest WI: 21.4% 19.4%±3.5Highest WI: 21.4%
Pine Valley and Grant are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 28.2%±6.2Highest WI: 18.5% 23.8%±2.5Lowest WI: 18.5%
Grant and Pine Valley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 15.7%Lowest WI: 33.4% 19.5%Highest WI: 33.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.4%±0.9Lowest WI: 5.8% 2.7%±1.5Highest WI: 5.8%
Pine Valley and Grant are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $68,125±$21kLowest 12% below WI $87,171±$8kHighest 13% above WI
Pine Valley and Grant are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $141,800±$28kLowest 47% below WI $235,000±$14kHighest 12% below WI
Rentmedian gross, monthly $863±$163Lowest 21% below WI $1,333±$60Highest 23% above WI
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,112Lowest 44% below WI $2,828Highest 25% below WI
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 44%±51.1Highest WI: 43.7% 21.2%±29.1Lowest WI: 43.7%
Grant and Pine Valley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 13.7%Highest WI: 10.6% 3.9%Lowest WI: 10.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 88.2%Lowest WI: 67.8% 88.8%Highest WI: 67.8%
Typical home builtmedian year 1972Lowest 3 yrs older than WI 1985Highest 10 yrs newer than WI
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 25 minHighest 12% above WI 18 minLowest 19% below WI
Work from home 11.3%±4.3Highest WI: 13.1% 5.6%±2.7Lowest WI: 13.1%
Grant and Pine Valley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 3.8%Highest 2%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 14.3 miLowest 15.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.36Lowest 0.45Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Neillsville (19%)Neillsville (31%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Pine ValleyFew work in Grant
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%
Trailsmapped miles 5.0 miLowest 6.9 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miLowest 0.2 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 2Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.6Lowest 2.6Highest
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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