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

A+KielSafer than 95% of U.S. towns –TomahawkNot graded

Schools

A−KielBetter than 84% of districts in the state CTomahawkBetter than 34% of districts in the state

Health

B−KielHealthier than 55% of U.S. towns C−TomahawkHealthier than 23% of U.S. towns

15Kiel

6Tomahawk

Lists won, of 21 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Highest graduation rateSchools · 301 towns #25#200 Lowest depressionHealth · 366 towns #78#289 Most trailsOutdoors · 301 towns #57#176 Most walkableOutdoors · 371 towns #77#221 Lowest obesityHealth · 366 towns #213#336 HealthiestHealth · 366 towns #253#354 Best schoolsSchools · 262 towns #124#196 Fastest growingGrowth · 358 towns #160#254

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

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.

Down paymentRate%

Kiel$1,770/mo

Typical home $274K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.45% · or rent about $787/mo · Housing →

Tomahawk$1,830/mo

Typical home $291K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.25% · or rent about $529/mo · Housing →

The difference: $60 a month, about $800 a year, between Tomahawk and Kiel.

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.

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

KielTomahawk

Snow a year44″62″

January low10°F 0°F

July high82°F 78°F

Growing season (days)162d 125d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)13th 46th

Outdoors & history

KielTomahawk

Trails3 mi 4 mi

Conserved land5.5%3.3%

Settled—1891

National Register places2 —

Archive photos13 —

Famous people born here1 —

Community

KielTomahawk

Library hours a week57 hrs 46 hrs

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined1 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

136 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

KielWI TomahawkWI

Kiel ↔ Tomahawk136 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

KielTomahawk

People

Population 3,943Highest 3,395Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +5.2%Highest WI: +3.6% +1.3%Lowest WI: +3.6%

Median age 45.2±4.4Highest 12% above WI 41.8±7.9Lowest 4% above WI

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

Kids under 18 19.5%±4.3Lowest WI: 21.4% 22.6%±4.3Highest WI: 21.4%

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

Age 65+ 19.6%±3.8Highest WI: 18.5% 19.4%±4.1Lowest WI: 18.5%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 19.2%Lowest WI: 33.4% 19.9%Highest WI: 33.4%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.9%±1.7Highest WI: 5.8% 2.2%±1.1Lowest WI: 5.8%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $75,953±$11kHighest about the WI average $60,223±$5kLowest 22% below WI

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $191,500±$19kHighest 28% below WI $173,300±$12kLowest 35% below WI

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $787±$80Highest 28% below WI $529±$74Lowest 51% below WI

Property taxmedian, yearly $2,783Highest 27% below WI $2,160Lowest 43% below WI

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 25.4%±17.9Lowest WI: 43.7% 44.4%±12.8Highest WI: 43.7%

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

Below poverty line 8.6%Lowest WI: 10.6% 12.5%Highest WI: 10.6%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 77.8%Highest WI: 67.8% 75%Lowest WI: 67.8%

Typical home builtmedian year 1971Highest 4 yrs older than WI 1963Lowest 12 yrs older than WI

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 19 minHighest 16% below WI 15 minLowest 31% below WI

Work from home 7.7%±3.5Highest WI: 13.1% 5.7%±2.9Lowest WI: 13.1%

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

Work in townworking residents 17.9%Lowest 26.5%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 15.3 miLowest 21.3 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.37 1.37

Top workplaceoutside town Sheboygan (8%)Bradley (8%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in TomahawkFew work in Kiel

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 5.5%Highest 3.3%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 2.5 miLowest 3.5 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.9 miHighest 0.4 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 10Highest 8Lowest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 66.4Highest 21.0Lowest

Schools

Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #124 of 262 in WI #196 of 262 in WI

School district Kiel Area School DistrictTomahawk School District

High school in town Kiel HighTomahawk High

Students per teacherat that high school 14.9Highest 14.3Lowest

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

Deciding?

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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.

Kiel vs Tomahawk

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they differ most

Kiel places higher on 15 of 21 WI lists

A typical home costs about the same each month

What daily life feels like in each

136 miles apart

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