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Meadowbrook vs Elderon

110 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (15.5× in Elderon) and jobs per worker (7.4× in Meadowbrook).

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Meadowbrook, WIAn outdoors townSawyer County · 166 people
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Elderon, WIA small town of 135Wisconsin · 135 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.

MeadowbrookAn outdoors town
Outdoors37.9% conserved land0.3 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves All about Meadowbrook →
ElderonA small town of 135
Quiet strengthsElderon doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Elderon →
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.

Street grid15.5×
Elderon has the more walkable street grid
Elderon 12.4Meadowbrook 0.8
Jobs per worker7.4×
Meadowbrook is more of a job hub
Meadowbrook 0.81Elderon 0.11
Conserved land+37.9 pts
Meadowbrook has more conserved land
Meadowbrook 37.9%Elderon 0%
Average commute18 min
Elderon has the shorter commute
Meadowbrook 43 minElderon 25 min
Typical home built31 yrs
Elderon’s homes are older
Meadowbrook 1969Elderon 1938
Property tax bill+18%
Tax bills are bigger in Meadowbrook
Meadowbrook $1,850Elderon $1,571
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $360 more a month in Meadowbrook

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.

Meadowbrook$1,290/mo
Typical home $217K (Census) · tax rate 0.85% · or rent about $580/mo · Housing →
Elderon$930/mo
Typical home $153K (Census) · tax rate 1.02% · or rent about $890/mo · Housing →

The difference: $360 a month, about $4,300 a year, between Meadowbrook and Elderon.

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
MeadowbrookElderon
Snow a year57″64″
January low2°F7°F
July high78°F80°F
Growing season (days)129d150d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)39th32nd
Outdoors & history
MeadowbrookElderon
Trails0 mi—
Conserved land37.9%—
Archive photos—1
Famous people born here—1
Community
MeadowbrookElderon
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

110 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

MeadowbrookSawyer CountyElderonWI
Meadowbrook ↔ Elderon110 miles apart
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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.

MeadowbrookElderon
People
Population 166Highest 135Lowest
Median age 62.1±4.1Highest 54% above WI 60.3±9.7Lowest 50% above WI
Meadowbrook and Elderon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 3.6%±12.6Lowest WI: 21.4% 7.4%±13.7Highest WI: 21.4%
Elderon and Meadowbrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 30.1%±12.8Lowest WI: 18.5% 34.8%±14.3Highest WI: 18.5%
Elderon and Meadowbrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 6.7%Lowest WI: 33.4% 8.8%Highest WI: 33.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 8.4%±7.2Highest WI: 5.8% 7.4%±6.6Lowest WI: 5.8%
Meadowbrook and Elderon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $53,125±$38kLowest 31% below WI $65,417±$23kHighest 16% below WI
Elderon and Meadowbrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $217,300±$64kHighest 18% below WI $153,300±$21kLowest 42% below WI
Meadowbrook and Elderon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $580±$446Lowest 47% below WI $890±$196Highest 18% below WI
Elderon and Meadowbrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,850Highest 51% below WI $1,571Lowest 59% below WI
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 58.8%±100Highest WI: 43.7% 38.5%±100Lowest WI: 43.7%
Meadowbrook and Elderon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 13.3%Highest WI: 10.6% 12.6%Lowest WI: 10.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 73.8%Lowest WI: 67.8% 80.6%Highest WI: 67.8%
Typical home builtmedian year 1969Highest 6 yrs older than WI 1938Lowest 37 yrs older than WI
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 43 minHighest 95% above WI 25 minLowest 14% above WI
Work from home 7.4%±6Lowest WI: 13.1% 14.3%±18.8Highest WI: 13.1%
Elderon and Meadowbrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 2.8%Highest 0%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 27.8 miHighest 22.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.81Highest 0.11Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Winter (22%)Wausau (16%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in ElderonFew work in Meadowbrook
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 37.9%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 0.3 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.8Lowest 12.4Highest
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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