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Lamont vs St. Cloud

121 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (10.7× in St. Cloud) and typical home built (15 yrs in Lamont).

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Lamont, WIA small town of 313Lafayette County · 313 people
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St. Cloud, WIA small town of 454Wisconsin · 454 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.

LamontA small town of 313
Quiet strengthsLamont doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Lamont →
St. CloudA small town of 454
Quiet strengthsSt. Cloud doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about St. Cloud →
The biggest differences

Where they differ most

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Street grid10.7×
St. Cloud has the more walkable street grid
St. Cloud 19.3Lamont 1.8
Typical home built15 yrs
Lamont’s homes are older
St. Cloud 1953Lamont 1938
Jobs per worker+50%
St. Cloud is more of a job hub
St. Cloud 0.18Lamont 0.12
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $920 more a month in St. Cloud

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.

Lamont$1,300/mo
Typical home $202K (Census) · tax rate 1.42% · or rent about $863/mo · Housing →
St. Cloud$2,220/mo
Typical home $339K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.55% · or rent about $757/mo · Housing →

The difference: $920 a month, about $11,000 a year, between St. Cloud and Lamont.

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
LamontSt. Cloud
Snow a year39″45″
January low—12°F
July high—81°F
Growing season (days)—159d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)62nd4th
Outdoors & history
LamontSt. Cloud
Trails1 mi—
Conserved land0.2%—
Community
LamontSt. Cloud
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.

Where they are

121 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

LamontLafayette CountySt. CloudWI
Lamont ↔ St. Cloud121 miles apart
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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.

LamontSt. Cloud
People
Population 313Lowest 454Highest
Median age 42.8±17.5Lowest 6% above WI 43±5.6Highest 7% above WI
St. Cloud and Lamont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 23.6%±6.2Highest WI: 21.4% 20.9%±4.5Lowest WI: 21.4%
Lamont and St. Cloud are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 24%±8.1Highest WI: 18.5% 14.8%±3.6Lowest WI: 18.5%
Lamont and St. Cloud are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 21.9%Highest WI: 33.4% 20.2%Lowest WI: 33.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.8%±2.6Highest WI: 5.8% 0.2%±2.3Lowest WI: 5.8%
Lamont and St. Cloud are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $98,125±$27kLowest 27% above WI $100,357±$12kHighest 30% above WI
St. Cloud and Lamont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $201,900±$63kHighest 24% below WI $194,600±$14kLowest 27% below WI
Lamont and St. Cloud are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $863±$66Highest 21% below WI $757±$117Lowest 30% below WI
Lamont and St. Cloud are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,875Lowest 24% below WI $3,009Highest 21% below WI
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 28.6%±100Highest WI: 43.7% 14.3%±66Lowest WI: 43.7%
Lamont and St. Cloud are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 9.9%Highest WI: 10.6% 2%Lowest WI: 10.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 82.2%Lowest WI: 67.8% 85.3%Highest WI: 67.8%
Typical home builtmedian year 1938Lowest 37 yrs older than WI 1953Highest 22 yrs older than WI
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 31 minHighest 39% above WI 27 minLowest 21% above WI
Work from home 7.9%±4.8Lowest WI: 13.1% 11.1%±5.3Highest WI: 13.1%
St. Cloud and Lamont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0.6%Lowest 0.8%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 24.8 miHighest 15.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.12Lowest 0.18Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Madison (19%)Fond du Lac (17%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in St. CloudFew work in Lamont
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.2%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 1.1 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.8Lowest 19.3Highest
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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