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Levis vs Pine Valley

Next-door neighbors in Clark County. The biggest differences: trails (9.9× in Pine Valley) and household income (+89% in Pine Valley).

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Levis, WIAn outdoors townClark County · 440 people
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Pine Valley, WIOne of the healthiest townsClark County · 1,296 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.

LevisAn outdoors town
Outdoors19.2% conserved land0.7 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves All about Levis →
Pine ValleyOne of the healthiest towns
Health67% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about Pine Valley →
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.

Trails9.9×
Pine Valley has more miles of trail
Pine Valley 6.9 miLevis 0.7 mi
Household income+89%
Households in Pine Valley earn more
Pine Valley $87,171Levis $46,125
Rent+73%
Rent runs higher in Pine Valley
Pine Valley $1,333Levis $770
Jobs per worker3.1×
Levis is more of a job hub
Levis 1.41Pine Valley 0.45
Conserved land+19.2 pts
Levis has more conserved land
Levis 19.2%Pine Valley 0%
Size2.9×
Pine Valley is the bigger place
Pine Valley 1,296Levis 440
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $230 more a month in Pine Valley

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.

Levis$1,230/mo
Typical home $196K (Census) · tax rate 1.27% · or rent about $770/mo · Housing →
Pine Valley$1,470/mo
Typical home $235K (Census) · tax rate 1.20% · or rent about $1,333/mo · Housing →

The difference: $230 a month, about $2,800 a year, between Pine Valley and Levis.

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

Levis and Pine Valley share a border

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

LevisPine ValleyLevisPine Valley
Levis ↔ Pine Valley5.8 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
Who commutes between them
14 Pine Valley residents work in Levis (3.1% of its workers)
Work & commute in Pine Valley →
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
–LevisNot graded CPine ValleyHealthier than 33% 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
LevisPine Valley
Snow a year44″44″
January low5°F5°F
July high80°F80°F
Growing season (days)144d144d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)55th55th
Outdoors & history
LevisPine Valley
Trails1 mi7 mi
Conserved land19.2%0%
National Register places—1
Archive photos1—
Community
LevisPine Valley
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.

LevisPine Valley
People
Population 440Lowest 1,296Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census — +1.6% WI: +3.6%
Median age 54.5±4.3Highest 36% above WI 51.2±2.4Lowest 27% above WI
Levis and Pine Valley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 15.7%±4.7Lowest WI: 21.4% 19.4%±3.5Highest WI: 21.4%
Pine Valley and Levis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 29.5%±8.8Highest WI: 18.5% 23.8%±2.5Lowest WI: 18.5%
Levis and Pine Valley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 6.7%Lowest WI: 33.4% 19.5%Highest WI: 33.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2%±1.5Lowest WI: 5.8% 2.7%±1.5Highest WI: 5.8%
Pine Valley and Levis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $46,125±$2kLowest 40% below WI $87,171±$8kHighest 13% above WI
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $195,700±$16kLowest 27% below WI $235,000±$14kHighest 12% below WI
Rentmedian gross, monthly $770±$18Lowest 29% below WI $1,333±$60Highest 23% above WI
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,481Lowest 35% below WI $2,828Highest 25% below WI
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 48.4%±28.3Highest WI: 43.7% 21.2%±29.1Lowest WI: 43.7%
Levis and Pine Valley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 17%Highest WI: 10.6% 3.9%Lowest WI: 10.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 81.8%Lowest WI: 67.8% 88.8%Highest WI: 67.8%
Typical home builtmedian year 1978Lowest 3 yrs newer than WI 1985Highest 10 yrs newer than WI
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 23 minHighest 5% above WI 18 minLowest 19% below WI
Work from home 11%±3.6Highest WI: 13.1% 5.6%±2.7Lowest WI: 13.1%
Levis and Pine Valley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 4.7%Highest 2%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 19.8 miHighest 15.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.41Highest 0.45Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Neillsville (21%)Neillsville (31%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Pine Valley3% work in Levis
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 19.2%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 0.7 miLowest 6.9 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.2 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Lowest 2Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.8Lowest 2.6Highest
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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