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.

Monthly cost

A typical home costs $170 more a month in Millville

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%

Harmony$1,070/mo

Typical home $170K (Census) · tax rate 1.24% · Housing →

Millville$1,240/mo

Typical home $202K (Census) · tax rate 1.10% · Housing →

The difference: $170 a month, about $2,100 a year, between Millville and Harmony.

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

BHarmonyHealthier than 55% of U.S. towns –MillvilleNot graded

Where they are

178 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

HarmonyPrice County MillvilleGrant County

Harmony ↔ Millville178 miles apart

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Only big differences vs Wisconsin average

HarmonyMillville

People

Population 188Highest 121Lowest

Median age 59.3±6.1Lowest 48% above WI 59.5±3.7Highest 48% above WI

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

Kids under 18 18.1%±9Highest WI: 21.4% 10.7%±10.1Lowest WI: 21.4%

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

Age 65+ 34.6%±4.9Lowest WI: 18.5% 37.2%±15.8Highest WI: 18.5%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 10.4%Lowest WI: 33.4% 15.8%Highest WI: 33.4%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 5.3%±4Lowest WI: 5.8% 6.6%±9.5Highest WI: 5.8%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $56,500±$3kLowest 27% below WI $63,594±$11kHighest 18% below WI

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $170,200±$12kLowest 36% below WI $201,900±$45kHighest 24% below WI

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $2,109Lowest 44% below WI $2,214Highest 42% below WI

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 50%±100 WI: 43.7% —

Below poverty line 4.8%Highest WI: 10.6% 3.3%Lowest WI: 10.6%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 96.2%Lowest WI: 67.8% 100%Highest WI: 67.8%

Typical home builtmedian year 1974Lowest 1 yr older than WI 1988Highest 13 yrs newer than WI

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 20 minLowest 8% below WI 45 minHighest 105% above WI

Work from home 7.1%±3.8Lowest WI: 13.1% 11.9%±7.3Highest WI: 13.1%

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

Work in townworking residents 0% 0%

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 22.8 miLowest 25.3 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.06Lowest 0.11Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Phillips (20%)Prairie du Chien (19%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in MillvilleFew work in Harmony

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 29.6%Highest 4.7%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 1.0 miHighest 0.4 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Lowest 2Highest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.0 1.0

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.

Harmony vs Millville

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they differ most

Harmony gets 37 more inches of snow a year

A typical home costs $170 more a month in Millville

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