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%

Lorain$1,260/mo

Typical home $209K (Census) · tax rate 0.95% · Housing →

Roosevelt$1,430/mo

Typical home $243K (Census) · tax rate 0.76% · Housing →

The difference: $170 a month, about $2,000 a year, between Roosevelt and Lorain.

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

Lorain and Roosevelt share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

LorainRoosevelt

Lorain ↔ Roosevelt6.5 miles apart · They share a border

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

LorainRoosevelt

Snow a year61″56″

January low5°F 1°F

July high81°F 80°F

Growing season (days)149d 135d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)23rd 26th

Outdoors & history

LorainRoosevelt

Trails14 mi 12 mi

Conserved land25.3%11.4%

Community

LorainRoosevelt

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined0 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.

Everything, side by side

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Only big differences vs Wisconsin average

LorainRoosevelt

People

Population 279Lowest 281Highest

Median age 42.1±15.2Highest 5% above WI 38.8±4.5Lowest 3% below WI

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

Kids under 18 16.5%±6.4Lowest WI: 21.4% 29.5%±6.5Highest WI: 21.4%

Age 65+ 24.4%±3.7Highest WI: 18.5% 18.1%±3.5Lowest WI: 18.5%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 17.7%Lowest WI: 33.4% 20.5%Highest WI: 33.4%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.4%±1.2Lowest WI: 5.8% 2.5%±4.3Highest WI: 5.8%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $75,750±$15kLowest about the WI average $91,458±$9kHighest 18% above WI

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $208,600±$19kLowest 22% below WI $242,900±$22kHighest 9% below WI

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,983Highest 48% below WI $1,854Lowest 51% below WI

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100 WI: 43.7% —

Below poverty line 3.2%Lowest WI: 10.6% 4.6%Highest WI: 10.6%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 97.3%Highest WI: 67.8% 96.4%Lowest WI: 67.8%

Typical home builtmedian year 1976Lowest 1 yr newer than WI 1983Highest 8 yrs newer than WI

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 35 minHighest 58% above WI 29 minLowest 28% above WI

Work from home 9.6%±5.9Highest WI: 13.1% 2.9%±4.3Lowest WI: 13.1%

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

Work in townworking residents 0.8%Highest 0%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 27.8 miHighest 19.3 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.25Lowest 0.43Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Frederic (8%)Spooner (10%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in RooseveltFew work in Lorain

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 25.3%Highest 11.4%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 14.0 miHighest 11.5 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.4 miHighest 0.3 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2 2

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.1Highest 0.9Lowest

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

Deciding?

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The numbers stop at the town line. Neighbors can tell you about the commute at 7am, the schools, the winters and the feel of the place.

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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.

Lorain vs Roosevelt

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they differ most

A typical home costs $170 more a month in Roosevelt

Lorain and Roosevelt share a border

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