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Granton vs Grant

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: street grid (35.4× in Granton) and trails (10× in Grant).

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Granton, WIHomes around $227KWisconsin · 345 people
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Grant, WIA small town of 735Clark County · 735 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.

GrantonHomes around $227K
Housing$227K typical home33% below the WI typical home All about Granton →
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 →
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 grid35.4×
Granton has the more walkable street grid
Granton 56.6Grant 1.6
Trails10×
Grant has more miles of trail
Grant 5.0 miGranton 0.5 mi
Median age20.1 yrs
Grant skews older
Grant 48.4Granton 28.3
Jobs per worker3.4×
Granton is more of a job hub
Granton 1.23Grant 0.36
Homeowners+24.8 pts renters
Granton has more renters
Grant 88.2%Granton 63.4%
Age 65++12 pts
Grant has more people 65 and up
Grant 28.2%Granton 16.2%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $550 more a month in Granton

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.

Granton$1,470/mo
Typical home $227K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.48% · or rent about $740/mo · Housing →
Grant$920/mo
Typical home $142K (Census) · tax rate 1.49% · or rent about $863/mo · Housing →

The difference: $550 a month, about $6,600 a year, between Granton 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.

Where they are

Granton and Grant share a border

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

GrantonGrantGrantonGrant
Granton ↔ Grant3.7 miles apart · They share a border
Who commutes between them
10 Grant residents work in Granton (4.2% of its workers)
Work & commute in Grant →
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
B−GrantonBetter than 45% of districts in the state –GrantNot graded
Health
–GrantonNot graded B−GrantHealthier than 52% 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
GrantonGrant
Snow a year44″44″
January low5°F5°F
July high80°F80°F
Growing season (days)144d144d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)33rd33rd
Outdoors & history
GrantonGrant
Trails1 mi5 mi
Conserved land0%0%
Famous people born here11
Community
GrantonGrant
Library hours a week39 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.

GrantonGrant
People
Population 345Lowest 735Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census — -6.3% WI: +3.6%
Median age 28.3±13Lowest 30% below WI 48.4±6.3Highest 20% above WI
Kids under 18 25.2%±6.6Highest WI: 21.4% 18.8%±3Lowest WI: 21.4%
Granton and Grant are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 16.2%±4.3Lowest WI: 18.5% 28.2%±6.2Highest WI: 18.5%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 18.2%Highest WI: 33.4% 15.7%Lowest WI: 33.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.6%±3.9Highest WI: 5.8% 1.4%±0.9Lowest WI: 5.8%
Granton and Grant are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $58,194±$9kLowest 25% below WI $68,125±$21kHighest 12% below WI
Grant and Granton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $110,400±$18kLowest 59% below WI $141,800±$28kHighest 47% below WI
Grant and Granton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $740±$328Lowest 32% below WI $863±$163Highest 21% below WI
Grant and Granton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,630Lowest 57% below WI $2,112Highest 44% below WI
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 24.1%±31Lowest WI: 43.7% 44%±51.1Highest WI: 43.7%
Grant and Granton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 26.3%Highest WI: 10.6% 13.7%Lowest WI: 10.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 63.4%Lowest WI: 67.8% 88.2%Highest WI: 67.8%
Typical home builtmedian year 1968Lowest 7 yrs older than WI 1972Highest 3 yrs older than WI
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 24 minLowest 6% above WI 25 minHighest 12% above WI
Work from home 4.5%±5Lowest WI: 13.1% 11.3%±4.3Highest WI: 13.1%
Grant and Granton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 4.7%Highest 3.8%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 15.3 miHighest 14.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.23Highest 0.36Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Neillsville (13%)Neillsville (19%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Grant4% work in Granton
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%
Trailsmapped miles 0.5 miLowest 5.0 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.0 miHighest 0.1 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 56.6Highest 1.6Lowest
Schools
School district Granton Area School District—
High school in town Granton High—
Students per teacherat that high school 12.4 —
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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