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%

Jackson$2,710/mo

Typical home $428K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.32% · or rent about $1,151/mo · Housing →

Slinger$2,960/mo

Typical home $477K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.16% · or rent about $1,022/mo · Housing →

The difference: $250 a month, about $3,000 a year, between Slinger and Jackson.

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.

Safety

–JacksonNot graded A−SlingerSafer than 76% of U.S. towns

Schools

A−JacksonBetter than 79% of districts in the state ASlingerBetter than 91% of districts in the state

Health

A−JacksonHealthier than 82% of U.S. towns A−SlingerHealthier than 83% of U.S. towns

8Jackson

8Slinger

Lists won, of 19 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Fastest growingGrowth · 358 towns #125#25 Lowest depressionHealth · 366 towns #78#178 Most conserved landOutdoors · 356 towns #240#330 Most remote workersWork · 363 towns #94#180 Most walkableOutdoors · 371 towns #62#139 Cheapest rentCost of living · 348 towns #208#152 Shortest commuteGetting around · 371 towns #322#367 Most affordableCost of living · 371 towns #231#273

Left end = #1 in Wisconsin. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Jackson’s rankings →

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

JacksonSlinger

Snow a year54″54″

January low11°F 11°F

July high81°F 81°F

Growing season (days)154d 154d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)17th 8th

Outdoors & history

JacksonSlinger

Trails0 mi 3 mi

Conserved land2.7%0.5%

Archive photos—12

Famous people born here1 —

Community

JacksonSlinger

Library hours a week—51 hrs

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined0 0

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

6 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

JacksonSlinger

Jackson ↔ Slinger5.8 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.

Only big differences vs Wisconsin average

JacksonSlinger

People

Population 8,003Highest 6,307Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +6.4%Lowest WI: +3.6% +18.2%Highest WI: +3.6%

Median age 42.6±3.4Highest 6% above WI 42.5±3.7Lowest 6% above WI

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

Kids under 18 19.3%±3.4Lowest WI: 21.4% 24%±4.8Highest WI: 21.4%

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

Age 65+ 17.2%±3.4Highest WI: 18.5% 17.1%±5.1Lowest WI: 18.5%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 35.7%Lowest WI: 33.4% 38%Highest WI: 33.4%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.8%±1.3Highest WI: 5.8% 1.7%±1.1Lowest WI: 5.8%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $93,170±$17kLowest 20% above WI $101,404±$6kHighest 31% above WI

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $321,500±$20kLowest 21% above WI $367,000±$18kHighest 38% above WI

Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,151±$66Highest 6% above WI $1,022±$369Lowest 6% below WI

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $4,235Lowest 12% above WI $4,254Highest 12% above WI

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 36.7%±14Highest WI: 43.7% 34.4%±28.3Lowest WI: 43.7%

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

Below poverty line 6%Highest WI: 10.6% 2.9%Lowest WI: 10.6%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 69.7%Lowest WI: 67.8% 78.8%Highest WI: 67.8%

Typical home builtmedian year 1998Highest 23 yrs newer than WI 1996Lowest 21 yrs newer than WI

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 28 minLowest 24% above WI 32 minHighest 45% above WI

Work from home 16.5%±5.2Highest WI: 13.1% 12.3%±4.7Lowest WI: 13.1%

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

Work in townworking residents 5.3%Lowest 6.7%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 14.3 miLowest 17.3 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.89Highest 0.70Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Milwaukee (15%)Milwaukee (12%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in SlingerFew work in Jackson

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 2.7%Highest 0.5%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 3.2 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.6 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 4Lowest 5Highest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 70.4Highest 49.5Lowest

Schools

Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #30 of 262 in WI #28 of 262 in WI

School district West Bend School DistrictSlinger School District

High school in town None in townSlinger High

Students per teacherat that high school — 16.7

Wisconsin average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024

Deciding?

Ask the people who live there

The numbers stop at the town line. Neighbors can tell you about the commute at 7am, the schools, the winters and the feel of the place.

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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.

Jackson vs Slinger

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they differ most

A typical home costs $250 more a month in Slinger

Grades and rankings, side by side

What daily life feels like in each

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