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Maple vs Lakeside

Next-door neighbors in Douglas County. The biggest differences: trails (6.1× in Maple) and jobs per worker (2.2× in Maple).

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Maple, WIKnown for its schoolsDouglas County · 678 people
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Lakeside, WIA small town of 720Douglas County · 720 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.

MapleKnown for its schools
SchoolsBetter than 76%of WI districts Housing$258K typical home24% below the WI typical home Outdoors17% conserved land6.7 miles of trails across 3 parks and preserves All about Maple →
LakesideA small town of 720
Quiet strengthsLakeside doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Lakeside →
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.

Trails6.1×
Maple has more miles of trail
Maple 6.7 miLakeside 1.1 mi
Jobs per worker2.2×
Maple is more of a job hub
Maple 0.44Lakeside 0.20
Conserved land+16.8 pts
Maple has more conserved land
Maple 17%Lakeside 0.2%
Property tax bill+31%
Tax bills are bigger in Lakeside
Lakeside $2,848Maple $2,172
Average commute6 min
Lakeside has the shorter commute
Maple 34 minLakeside 29 min
Street grid+47%
Maple has the more walkable street grid
Maple 2.5Lakeside 1.7
★ What stands out · Where they are

Maple and Lakeside share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

MapleLakesideMapleLakeside
Maple ↔ Lakeside8.0 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
Monthly cost

A typical home costs about the same each month

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$1,590/mo
Typical home $258K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.08% · or rent about $900/mo · Housing →
Lakeside$1,520/mo
Typical home $244K (Census) · tax rate 1.17% · or rent about $939/mo · Housing →

The difference: $70 a month, about $800 a year, between Maple and Lakeside.

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.

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.

Schools
A−MapleBetter than 76% of districts in the state –LakesideNot graded
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
MapleLakeside
Snow a year56″56″
January low6°F6°F
July high76°F76°F
Growing season (days)154d154d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)15th9th
Outdoors & history
MapleLakeside
Trails7 mi1 mi
Conserved land17%0.2%
National Register places—1
Community
MapleLakeside
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.

MapleLakeside
People
Population 678Lowest 720Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -5.9%Lowest WI: +3.6% -1.7%Highest WI: +3.6%
Median age 37.4±5.9Lowest 7% below WI 43.5±4.5Highest 8% above WI
Lakeside and Maple are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 21.2%±3.3Lowest WI: 21.4% 27.9%±4.3Highest WI: 21.4%
Lakeside and Maple are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 15.8%±2.4Lowest WI: 18.5% 20.3%±4.9Highest WI: 18.5%
Lakeside and Maple are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 33.5%Lowest WI: 33.4% 36.9%Highest WI: 33.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.7%±2.2Highest WI: 5.8% 1.7%±1.2Lowest WI: 5.8%
Maple and Lakeside are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $90,500±$39kHighest 17% above WI $82,330±$8kLowest 6% above WI
Maple and Lakeside are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $201,300±$38kLowest 24% below WI $244,000±$27kHighest 8% below WI
Lakeside and Maple are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $900±$264Lowest 17% below WI $939±$31Highest 14% below WI
Lakeside and Maple are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,172Lowest 43% below WI $2,848Highest 25% below WI
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 83.3%±33Lowest WI: 43.7% 93.8%±47.1Highest WI: 43.7%
Lakeside and Maple are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 7.4%Highest WI: 10.6% 4.4%Lowest WI: 10.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 91.4%Highest WI: 67.8% 87.7%Lowest WI: 67.8%
Typical home builtmedian year 1975Lowest same as WI 1978Highest 3 yrs newer than WI
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 34 minHighest 55% above WI 29 minLowest 30% above WI
Work from home 7.1%±2.8Lowest WI: 13.1% 7.4%±3.4Highest WI: 13.1%
Lakeside and Maple are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 3.7%Highest 2%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 21.8 miHighest 15.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.44Highest 0.20Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Superior (27%)Superior (33%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in LakesideFew work in Maple
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 17%Highest 0.2%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 6.7 miHighest 1.1 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 3Lowest 4Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 2.5Highest 1.7Lowest
Schools
School district Maple School District—
High school in town Northwestern High—
Students per teacherat that high school 15.1 —
Wisconsin average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
Deciding?

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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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