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Grant vs Underhill

105 miles apart. The biggest differences: seasonal homes (+27.3 pts in Underhill) and average commute (9 min in Grant).

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Grant, WIA small town of 735Clark County · 735 people
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Underhill, WIA small town of 688Oconto County · 688 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 →
UnderhillA small town of 688
Quiet strengthsUnderhill doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Underhill →
The biggest differences

Where they differ most

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

Seasonal homes+27.3 pts
Underhill has more second homes
Underhill 29.1%Grant 1.8%
Average commute9 min
Grant has the shorter commute
Underhill 34 minGrant 25 min
Jobs per worker+71%
Grant is more of a job hub
Grant 0.36Underhill 0.21
Growth since 2010+4.3 pts
Underhill has grown faster since 2010
Underhill -2%Grant -6.3%
★ 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.

Grant$920/mo
Typical home $142K (Census) · tax rate 1.49% · or rent about $863/mo · Housing →
Underhill$1,030/mo
Typical home $166K (Census) · tax rate 1.16% · or rent about $688/mo · Housing →

The difference: $110 a month, about $1,300 a year, between Underhill 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 –UnderhillNot graded
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
GrantUnderhill
Snow a year44″57″
January low5°F5°F
July high80°F79°F
Growing season (days)144d139d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)33rd30th
Outdoors & history
GrantUnderhill
Trails5 mi6 mi
Conserved land0%0.2%
Famous people born here1—
Community
GrantUnderhill
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.

Where they are

105 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

GrantClark CountyUnderhillOconto County
Grant ↔ Underhill105 miles apart
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.

GrantUnderhill
People
Population 735Highest 688Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -6.3%Lowest WI: +3.6% -2%Highest WI: +3.6%
Median age 48.4±6.3Highest 20% above WI 48.2±7Lowest 20% above WI
Grant and Underhill 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% 21.7%±5.3Highest WI: 21.4%
Underhill 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% 24%±2.9Lowest WI: 18.5%
Grant and Underhill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 15.7%Highest WI: 33.4% 12.5%Lowest WI: 33.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.4%±0.9Lowest WI: 5.8% 1.6%±1Highest WI: 5.8%
Underhill 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±$21kHighest 12% below WI $65,000±$15kLowest 16% below WI
Grant and Underhill 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 $165,700±$25kHighest 38% below WI
Underhill and Grant are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $863±$163Highest 21% below WI $688±$115Lowest 37% below WI
Grant and Underhill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,112Highest 44% below WI $1,926Lowest 49% below WI
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 44%±51.1Lowest WI: 43.7% 66.7%±33.4Highest WI: 43.7%
Underhill and Grant 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% 11.2%Lowest WI: 10.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 88.2%Lowest WI: 67.8% 91.3%Highest WI: 67.8%
Typical home builtmedian year 1972Lowest 3 yrs older than WI 1978Highest 3 yrs newer than WI
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 25 minLowest 12% above WI 34 minHighest 54% above WI
Work from home 11.3%±4.3Lowest WI: 13.1% 17%±5.7Highest WI: 13.1%
Underhill and Grant are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 3.8%Highest 1%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 14.3 miLowest 26.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.36Highest 0.21Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Neillsville (19%)Suring (13%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in UnderhillFew work in Grant
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 0.2%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 5.0 miLowest 5.9 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miLowest 0.2 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.6Lowest 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.

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