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Maple Bluff vs Kohler

91 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (90.3× in Kohler) and jobs per worker (20.4× in Kohler).

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Maple Bluff, WIHomes around $1.05MWisconsin · 1,329 people
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Kohler, WIKnown for its schoolsWisconsin · 2,175 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.

Maple BluffHomes around $1.05M
Housing$1.05M typical home209% above the WI typical home HealthHealthier than 98%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates SafetySafer than 3%of U.S. towns we grade All about Maple Bluff →
KohlerKnown for its schools
SchoolsBetter than 98%of WI districts Work5,908 jobsbased in Kohler, a regional job hub HealthHealthier than 90%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates All about Kohler →
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.

Trails90.3×
Kohler has more miles of trail
Kohler 36.1 miMaple Bluff 0.4 mi
Jobs per worker20.4×
Kohler is more of a job hub
Kohler 5.93Maple Bluff 0.29
Home values2.3×
Homes cost more in Maple Bluff
Maple Bluff $882,700Kohler $381,300
Property tax bill2.1×
Tax bills are bigger in Maple Bluff
Maple Bluff $10,000+Kohler $4,877
Street grid2.7×
Maple Bluff has the more walkable street grid
Maple Bluff 98.9Kohler 37.0
Household income+46%
Households in Maple Bluff earn more
Maple Bluff $198,750Kohler $135,833
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $3,660 more a month in Maple Bluff

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.

Maple Bluff$6,490/mo
Typical home $1.05M (Zillow) · tax rate 1.13%+ · or rent about $1,438/mo · Housing →
Kohler$2,830/mo
Typical home $448K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.28% · or rent about $2,054/mo · Housing →

The difference: $3,660 a month, about $44,000 a year, between Maple Bluff and Kohler.

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; “+” means the Census top-codes that town’s bill at $10,000, so its real rate is higher.

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.

Safety
D−Maple BluffSafer than 3% of U.S. towns C+KohlerSafer than 37% of U.S. towns
Schools
–Maple BluffNot graded A+KohlerBetter than 98% of districts in the state
Health
A+Maple BluffHealthier than 98% of U.S. towns AKohlerHealthier than 90% 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
Maple BluffKohler
Snow a year52″45″
January low12°F12°F
July high82°F81°F
Growing season (days)160d159d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)47th10th
Outdoors & history
Maple BluffKohler
Trails0 mi36 mi
Conserved land3.3%20.5%
National Register places23
Community
Maple BluffKohler
Library hours a week—51 hrs
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

91 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Maple BluffWIKohlerWI
Maple Bluff ↔ Kohler91 miles apart
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.

Maple BluffKohler
People
Population 1,329Lowest 2,175Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +4.2%Highest WI: +3.6% +3.5%Lowest WI: +3.6%
Median age 46.1±4.1Highest 15% above WI 41.1±2.4Lowest about the WI average
Maple Bluff and Kohler are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 26.4%±3.9Lowest WI: 21.4% 31.6%±2.9Highest WI: 21.4%
Kohler and Maple Bluff are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 24.5%±3.5Highest WI: 18.5% 15.8%±2.4Lowest WI: 18.5%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 85%Highest WI: 33.4% 75.5%Lowest WI: 33.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.5%±1.2Lowest WI: 5.8% 4.5%±2.4Highest WI: 5.8%
Kohler and Maple Bluff are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $198,750±$23kHighest 157% above WI $135,833±$15kLowest 75% above WI
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $882,700±$79kHighest 231% above WI $381,300±$20kLowest 43% above WI
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,438±$406Lowest 32% above WI $2,054±$462Highest 89% above WI
Kohler and Maple Bluff are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $10,000+Highest at least 164% above WI $4,877Lowest 29% above WI
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 56.1%±39.9Highest WI: 43.7% 26.8%±38.4Lowest WI: 43.7%
Maple Bluff and Kohler are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 3%Highest WI: 10.6% 2.4%Lowest WI: 10.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 92.4%Lowest WI: 67.8% 92.9%Highest WI: 67.8%
Typical home builtmedian year 1947Lowest 28 yrs older than WI 1970Highest 5 yrs older than WI
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 20 minHighest 9% below WI 15 minLowest 31% below WI
Work from home 20.5%±4.7 WI: 13.1% 20.5%±8.3 WI: 13.1%
Work in townworking residents 1.9%Lowest 12.7%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 4.8 miHighest 3.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.29Lowest 5.93Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Madison (60%)Sheboygan (32%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in KohlerFew work in Maple Bluff
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 3.3%Lowest 20.5%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.4 miLowest 36.1 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.6 miLowest 6.6 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 6Highest 3Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 98.9Highest 37.0Lowest
Schools
School district —Kohler School District
High school in town —Kohler High
Students per teacherat that high school — 16.4
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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