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Maple Plain vs McKinley

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: property tax bill (2.1× in Maple Plain) and home values (+53% in Maple Plain).

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Maple Plain, WIAn outdoors townBarron County · 779 people
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McKinley, WIA small town of 397Polk County · 397 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 PlainAn outdoors town
Outdoors12.7% conserved land6.7 miles of trails across 3 parks and preserves All about Maple Plain →
McKinleyA small town of 397
Quiet strengthsMcKinley doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about McKinley →
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.

Property tax bill2.1×
Tax bills are bigger in Maple Plain
Maple Plain $4,513McKinley $2,135
Home values+53%
Homes cost more in Maple Plain
Maple Plain $336,400McKinley $219,700
Trails3×
Maple Plain has more miles of trail
Maple Plain 6.7 miMcKinley 2.2 mi
Age 65++17 pts
Maple Plain has more people 65 and up
Maple Plain 37.4%McKinley 20.4%
Street grid2.3×
Maple Plain has the more walkable street grid
Maple Plain 2.7McKinley 1.2
Median age9.4 yrs
Maple Plain skews older
Maple Plain 57.9McKinley 48.5
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $810 more a month in Maple Plain

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 Plain$2,140/mo
Typical home $336K (Census) · tax rate 1.34% · or rent about $725/mo · Housing →
McKinley$1,330/mo
Typical home $220K (Census) · tax rate 0.97% · or rent about $950/mo · Housing →

The difference: $810 a month, about $9,700 a year, between Maple Plain and McKinley.

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

Maple Plain and McKinley share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Maple PlainMcKinleyMaple PlainMcKinley
Maple Plain ↔ McKinley7.0 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
Maple PlainMcKinley
Snow a year56″61″
January low0°F5°F
July high79°F81°F
Growing season (days)152d149d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)9th23rd
Outdoors & history
Maple PlainMcKinley
Trails7 mi2 mi
Conserved land12.7%11.2%
Community
Maple PlainMcKinley
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.

Maple PlainMcKinley
People
Population 779Highest 397Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +5.1% WI: +3.6% —
Median age 57.9±4.8Highest 44% above WI 48.5±4.5Lowest 21% above WI
Kids under 18 17.1%±4Lowest WI: 21.4% 20.4%±4Highest WI: 21.4%
McKinley and Maple Plain are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 37.4%±8.4Highest WI: 18.5% 20.4%±2.5Lowest WI: 18.5%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 28.9%Highest WI: 33.4% 22.5%Lowest WI: 33.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0.9%±0.8Lowest WI: 5.8% 1.3%±2.8Highest WI: 5.8%
McKinley and Maple Plain are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $66,667±$18kHighest 14% below WI $54,821±$15kLowest 29% below WI
Maple Plain and McKinley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $336,400±$43kHighest 26% above WI $219,700±$18kLowest 18% below WI
Rentmedian gross, monthly $725±$199Lowest 33% below WI $950±$487Highest 13% below WI
McKinley and Maple Plain are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $4,513Highest 19% above WI $2,135Lowest 44% below WI
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 40.9%±47.6Lowest WI: 43.7% 60%±100Highest WI: 43.7%
McKinley and Maple Plain are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 11.1%Lowest WI: 10.6% 13.1%Highest WI: 10.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 86.2%Lowest WI: 67.8% 93.3%Highest WI: 67.8%
Typical home builtmedian year 1987Highest 12 yrs newer than WI 1974Lowest 1 yr older than WI
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 24 minLowest 7% above WI 30 minHighest 34% above WI
Work from home 15.3%±4.6Lowest WI: 13.1% 21%±13.3Highest WI: 13.1%
McKinley and Maple Plain are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0.6%Highest 0%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 18.3 miLowest 25.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.06Highest 0.04Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Cumberland (22%)Frederic (9%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in McKinleyFew work in Maple Plain
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 12.7%Highest 11.2%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 6.7 miHighest 2.2 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 miHighest 0.1 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 3Highest 2Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 2.7Highest 1.2Lowest
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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