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Lakeside vs Maple

Next-door neighbors in Douglas County. The biggest differences: trails (6.1× in Maple) and jobs per worker (2.2× in Maple).

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Lakeside, WIA small town of 720Douglas County · 720 people
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Maple, WIKnown for its schoolsDouglas County · 678 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 →
MapleKnown for its schools
SchoolsBetter than 76%of WI districts Housing$258K typical home24% below the WI typical home Outdoors17% conserved land6.7 miles of trails across 3 parks and preserves All about Maple →
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.

Trails6.1×
Maple has more miles of trail
Maple 6.7 miLakeside 1.1 mi
Jobs per worker2.2×
Maple is more of a job hub
Maple 0.44Lakeside 0.20
Conserved land+16.8 pts
Maple has more conserved land
Maple 17%Lakeside 0.2%
Property tax bill+31%
Tax bills are bigger in Lakeside
Lakeside $2,848Maple $2,172
Average commute6 min
Lakeside has the shorter commute
Maple 34 minLakeside 29 min
Street grid+47%
Maple has the more walkable street grid
Maple 2.5Lakeside 1.7
★ What stands out · Where they are

Lakeside and Maple share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

LakesideMapleLakesideMaple
Lakeside ↔ Maple8.0 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
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.

Lakeside$1,520/mo
Typical home $244K (Census) · tax rate 1.17% · or rent about $939/mo · Housing →
Maple$1,590/mo
Typical home $258K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.08% · or rent about $900/mo · Housing →

The difference: $70 a month, about $800 a year, between Maple and Lakeside.

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
–LakesideNot graded A−MapleBetter than 76% 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
LakesideMaple
Snow a year56″56″
January low6°F6°F
July high76°F76°F
Growing season (days)154d154d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)9th15th
Outdoors & history
LakesideMaple
Trails1 mi7 mi
Conserved land0.2%17%
National Register places1—
Community
LakesideMaple
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.

LakesideMaple
People
Population 720Highest 678Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -1.7%Highest WI: +3.6% -5.9%Lowest WI: +3.6%
Median age 43.5±4.5Highest 8% above WI 37.4±5.9Lowest 7% below WI
Lakeside and Maple 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% 21.2%±3.3Lowest WI: 21.4%
Lakeside and Maple are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 20.3%±4.9Highest WI: 18.5% 15.8%±2.4Lowest WI: 18.5%
Lakeside and Maple 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% 33.5%Lowest WI: 33.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.7%±1.2Lowest WI: 5.8% 3.7%±2.2Highest WI: 5.8%
Maple 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±$8kLowest 6% above WI $90,500±$39kHighest 17% above WI
Maple and Lakeside 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 $201,300±$38kLowest 24% below WI
Lakeside and Maple are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $939±$31Highest 14% below WI $900±$264Lowest 17% below WI
Lakeside and Maple are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,848Highest 25% below WI $2,172Lowest 43% below WI
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 93.8%±47.1Highest WI: 43.7% 83.3%±33Lowest WI: 43.7%
Lakeside and Maple 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% 7.4%Highest WI: 10.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 87.7%Lowest WI: 67.8% 91.4%Highest WI: 67.8%
Typical home builtmedian year 1978Highest 3 yrs newer than WI 1975Lowest same as WI
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 29 minLowest 30% above WI 34 minHighest 55% above WI
Work from home 7.4%±3.4Highest WI: 13.1% 7.1%±2.8Lowest WI: 13.1%
Lakeside and Maple are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 2%Lowest 3.7%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 15.3 miLowest 21.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.20Lowest 0.44Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Superior (33%)Superior (27%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in MapleFew work in Lakeside
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.2%Lowest 17%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 1.1 miLowest 6.7 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.2 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 4Highest 3Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.7Lowest 2.5Highest
Schools
School district —Maple School District
High school in town —Northwestern High
Students per teacherat that high school — 15.1
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.

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