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Lakeside vs Amnicon

Next-door neighbors in Douglas County. The biggest differences: trails (7.9× in Amnicon) and work from home (+10.6 pts in Amnicon).

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Lakeside, WIA small town of 720Douglas County · 720 people
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Amnicon, WIA small town of 1,202Douglas County · 1,202 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.

LakesideA small town of 720
Quiet strengthsLakeside doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Lakeside →
AmniconA small town of 1,202
Quiet strengthsAmnicon doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Amnicon →
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.

Trails7.9×
Amnicon has more miles of trail
Amnicon 8.7 miLakeside 1.1 mi
Work from home+10.6 pts
More people work from home in Amnicon
Amnicon 18%Lakeside 7.4%
Home values+24%
Homes cost more in Lakeside
Lakeside $244,000Amnicon $196,700
Growth since 2010+7.7 pts
Amnicon has grown faster since 2010
Amnicon +6%Lakeside -1.7%
Bachelor’s degree++11.9 pts
More adults in Lakeside have a degree
Lakeside 36.9%Amnicon 25%
Street grid+59%
Amnicon has the more walkable street grid
Amnicon 2.7Lakeside 1.7
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $290 more a month in Lakeside

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.

Lakeside$1,520/mo
Typical home $244K (Census) · tax rate 1.17% · or rent about $939/mo · Housing →
Amnicon$1,230/mo
Typical home $197K (Census) · tax rate 1.21% · Housing →

The difference: $290 a month, about $3,400 a year, between Lakeside and Amnicon.

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

Lakeside and Amnicon share a border

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

LakesideAmniconLakesideAmnicon
Lakeside ↔ Amnicon6.6 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
Who commutes between them
9 Amnicon residents work in Lakeside (1.7% of its workers)
Work & commute in Amnicon →
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
–LakesideNot graded BAmniconHealthier than 57% 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
LakesideAmnicon
Snow a year56″56″
January low6°F6°F
July high76°F76°F
Growing season (days)154d154d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)9th9th
Outdoors & history
LakesideAmnicon
Trails1 mi9 mi
Conserved land0.2%3.4%
National Register places1—
Community
LakesideAmnicon
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.

LakesideAmnicon
People
Population 720Lowest 1,202Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -1.7%Lowest WI: +3.6% +6%Highest WI: +3.6%
Median age 43.5±4.5Lowest 8% above WI 43.9±7.2Highest 9% above WI
Amnicon and Lakeside are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 27.9%±4.3Highest WI: 21.4% 25.9%±3.8Lowest WI: 21.4%
Lakeside and Amnicon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 20.3%±4.9Lowest WI: 18.5% 22.7%±7.3Highest WI: 18.5%
Amnicon and Lakeside are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 36.9%Highest WI: 33.4% 25%Lowest WI: 33.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.7%±1.2Lowest WI: 5.8% 2.7%±1.5Highest WI: 5.8%
Amnicon and Lakeside are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $82,330±$8kHighest 6% above WI $62,454±$28kLowest 19% below WI
Lakeside and Amnicon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $244,000±$27kHighest 8% below WI $196,700±$20kLowest 26% below WI
Rentmedian gross, monthly $939±$31 14% below WI —
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,848Highest 25% below WI $2,376Lowest 37% below WI
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 93.8%±47.1Highest WI: 43.7% 75%±100Lowest WI: 43.7%
Lakeside and Amnicon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 4.4%Lowest WI: 10.6% 5.7%Highest WI: 10.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 87.7%Lowest WI: 67.8% 96.1%Highest WI: 67.8%
Typical home builtmedian year 1978Lowest 3 yrs newer than WI 1980Highest 5 yrs newer than WI
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 29 minHighest 30% above WI 28 minLowest 27% above WI
Work from home 7.4%±3.4Lowest WI: 13.1% 18%±3.5Highest WI: 13.1%
Work in townworking residents 2%Highest 1.9%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 15.3 miLowest 17.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.20Highest 0.14Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Superior (33%)Superior (28%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Amnicon2% work in Lakeside
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.2%Lowest 3.4%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 1.1 miLowest 8.7 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.2 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 4 4
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.7Lowest 2.7Highest
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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