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Mattoon vs Unity

63 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (8.1× in Mattoon) and street grid (+83% in Unity).

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Mattoon, WIA small town of 457Wisconsin · 457 people

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Unity, WIHomes around $225KWisconsin · 378 people

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.

MattoonA small town of 457

Quiet strengthsMattoon doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.

All about Mattoon →

UnityHomes around $225K

Housing$225K typical home34% below the WI typical home All about Unity →

The biggest differences

Where they differ most

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Jobs per worker8.1×

Mattoon is more of a job hub

Mattoon 0.57Unity 0.07

Street grid+83%

Unity has the more walkable street grid

Unity 38.5Mattoon 21.0

Typical home built22 yrs

Mattoon’s homes are older

Unity 1960Mattoon 1938

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $850 more a month in Unity

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%

Mattoon$570/mo

Typical home $87K (Census) · tax rate 1.66% · or rent about $960/mo · Housing →

Unity$1,420/mo

Typical home $225K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.28% · or rent about $850/mo · Housing →

The difference: $850 a month, about $10,200 a year, between Unity and Mattoon.

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.

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

MattoonUnity

Snow a year54″45″

January low4°F —

July high78°F —

Growing season (days)139d —

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)27th 22nd

Outdoors & history

MattoonUnity

Archive photos4 5

Community

MattoonUnity

Library hours a week8 hrs —

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.

Where they are

63 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

MattoonWI UnityWI

Mattoon ↔ Unity63 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.

Only big differences vs Wisconsin average

MattoonUnity

People

Population 457Highest 378Lowest

Median age 43.5±9.6Highest 8% above WI 41.1±10.1Lowest about the WI average

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

Kids under 18 24.3%±9.6Lowest WI: 21.4% 25.1%±6.6Highest WI: 21.4%

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

Age 65+ 18.6%±6.5Highest WI: 18.5% 14.3%±4.7Lowest WI: 18.5%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 7.5%Lowest WI: 33.4% 10.5%Highest WI: 33.4%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2%±1.7Lowest WI: 5.8% 2.4%±3.3Highest WI: 5.8%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $68,750±$14kHighest 11% below WI $56,827±$10kLowest 27% below WI

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $86,700±$14kLowest 67% below WI $105,300±$8kHighest 60% below WI

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $960±$114Highest 12% below WI $850±$179Lowest 22% below WI

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,441Highest 62% below WI $1,353Lowest 64% below WI

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 65.6%±50.1Highest WI: 43.7% 10.3%±38.2Lowest WI: 43.7%

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

Below poverty line 19.1%Highest WI: 10.6% 17.9%Lowest WI: 10.6%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 77.4%Highest WI: 67.8% 71.1%Lowest WI: 67.8%

Typical home builtmedian year 1938Lowest 37 yrs older than WI 1960Highest 15 yrs older than WI

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 21 minLowest 7% below WI 21 minHighest 4% below WI

Work from home 3.6%±2.9Lowest WI: 13.1% 12.2%±8.4Highest WI: 13.1%

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

Work in townworking residents 2.4%Highest 0%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 28.8 miHighest 15.3 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.57Highest 0.07Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Antigo (8%)Marshfield (25%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in UnityFew work in Mattoon

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%

Trailsmapped miles 0.6 miHighest 0.0 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.4 miHighest 0.0 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 21.0Lowest 38.5Highest

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.