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Gratiot vs Prentice

205 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (9× in Prentice) and trails (5.5× in Gratiot).

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Gratiot, WIHomes around $261KWisconsin · 305 people
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Prentice, WIA regional job hubWisconsin · 521 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.

GratiotHomes around $261K
Housing$261K typical home23% below the WI typical home All about Gratiot →
PrenticeA regional job hub
Work463 jobsbased in Prentice, a regional job hub Housing$190K typical home44% below the WI typical home All about Prentice →
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.

Jobs per worker9×
Prentice is more of a job hub
Prentice 1.89Gratiot 0.21
Trails5.5×
Gratiot has more miles of trail
Gratiot 1.1 miPrentice 0.2 mi
Home values+39%
Homes cost more in Gratiot
Gratiot $151,300Prentice $108,800
Street grid2.1×
Gratiot has the more walkable street grid
Gratiot 47.6Prentice 22.2
Work from home+10.2 pts
More people work from home in Prentice
Prentice 11%Gratiot 0.8%
Property tax bill+31%
Tax bills are bigger in Gratiot
Gratiot $1,863Prentice $1,424
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $430 more a month in Gratiot

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.

Gratiot$1,640/mo
Typical home $261K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.23% · or rent about $688/mo · Housing →
Prentice$1,200/mo
Typical home $190K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.31% · or rent about $741/mo · Housing →

The difference: $430 a month, about $5,200 a year, between Gratiot and Prentice.

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.

Schools
–GratiotNot graded B−PrenticeBetter than 45% of districts in the state
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
GratiotPrentice
Snow a year32″55″
January low—2°F
July high—76°F
Growing season (days)—141d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)33rd30th
Outdoors & history
GratiotPrentice
Trails1 mi0 mi
Conserved land0%3.4%
National Register places—2
Famous people born here2—
Community
GratiotPrentice
Library hours a week20 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.

Where they are

205 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

GratiotWIPrenticeWI
Gratiot ↔ Prentice205 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.

GratiotPrentice
People
Population 305Lowest 521Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census — -14.7% WI: +3.6%
Median age 41.5±4Lowest 3% above WI 41.9±6.3Highest 4% above WI
Prentice and Gratiot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 24.6%±5.2Lowest WI: 21.4% 28.8%±3.2Highest WI: 21.4%
Prentice and Gratiot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 22.6%±10.2Highest WI: 18.5% 20.3%±4.1Lowest WI: 18.5%
Gratiot and Prentice are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 12.1%Lowest WI: 33.4% 13.9%Highest WI: 33.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.9%±3.3Highest WI: 5.8% 3.1%±2.5Lowest WI: 5.8%
Gratiot and Prentice are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $42,344±$24kLowest 45% below WI $50,833±$17kHighest 34% below WI
Prentice and Gratiot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $151,300±$12kHighest 43% below WI $108,800±$22kLowest 59% below WI
Rentmedian gross, monthly $688±$153Lowest 37% below WI $741±$190Highest 32% below WI
Prentice and Gratiot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,863Highest 51% below WI $1,424Lowest 62% below WI
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100Lowest WI: 43.7% 34.8%±15.6Highest WI: 43.7%
Prentice and Gratiot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 31.1%Highest WI: 10.6% 12.5%Lowest WI: 10.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 59.4%Lowest WI: 67.8% 63.6%Highest WI: 67.8%
Typical home builtmedian year 1960Lowest 15 yrs older than WI 1973Highest 2 yrs older than WI
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 26 minLowest 16% above WI 27 minHighest 23% above WI
Work from home 0.8%±1.5Lowest WI: 13.1% 11%±6.4Highest WI: 13.1%
Work in townworking residents 1%Lowest 12.7%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 18.8 miLowest 27.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.21Lowest 1.89Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Darlington (15%)Phillips (13%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in PrenticeFew work in Gratiot
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 3.4%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 1.1 miHighest 0.2 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 2.2 miHighest 0.1 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 4Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 47.6Highest 22.2Lowest
Schools
School district —Prentice School District
High school in town —Prentice High
Students per teacherat that high school — 9.3
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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