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Mellen Township vs Wagner

Next-door neighbors, in two states. The biggest differences: trails (3.2× in Wagner) and seasonal homes (+35.2 pts in Wagner).

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Mellen Township, MIA small town of 1,025Menominee County · 1,025 people

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Wagner, WIA small town of 651Marinette County · 651 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.

Mellen TownshipA small town of 1,025

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

All about Mellen Township →

WagnerA small town of 651

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

All about Wagner →

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.

Wagner has more miles of trail

Wagner 11.9 miMellen Township 3.7 mi

Seasonal homes+35.2 pts

Wagner has more second homes

Wagner 45.2%Mellen Township 10%

Average commute9 min

Mellen Township has the shorter commute

Wagner 34 minMellen Township 25 min

Property tax bill+31%

Tax bills are bigger in Wagner

Wagner $1,712Mellen Township $1,308

Jobs per worker2×

Mellen Township is more of a job hub

Mellen Township 0.41Wagner 0.21

Bachelor’s degree++12.5 pts

More adults in Wagner have a degree

Wagner 20.7%Mellen Township 8.2%

★ What stands out · 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.

Down paymentRate%

Mellen Township$1,200/mo

Typical home $208K (Census) · tax rate 0.63% · or rent about $832/mo · Housing →

Wagner$1,090/mo

Typical home $180K (Census) · tax rate 0.95% · or rent about $1,094/mo · Housing →

The difference: $110 a month, about $1,300 a year, between Mellen Township and Wagner.

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

Mellen Township and Wagner share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Mellen TownshipWagner

Mellen Township ↔ Wagner7.0 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

Mellen TownshipWagner

Snow a year44″44″

January low10°F 10°F

July high80°F 80°F

Growing season (days)160d 160d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)45th 67th

Outdoors & history

Mellen TownshipWagner

Trails4 mi 12 mi

Conserved land0%0.3%

Community

Mellen TownshipWagner

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.

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 U.S. average

Mellen TownshipWagner

People

Population 1,025Highest 651Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -3.6%Highest U.S.: +7.4% -4.1%Lowest U.S.: +7.4%

Median age 63±7.8Highest 62% above U.S. 58.5±3.1Lowest 50% above U.S.

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

Kids under 18 10%±2.4Lowest U.S.: 22% 13.4%±4.4Highest U.S.: 22%

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

Age 65+ 35.9%±4.6Highest U.S.: 17.2% 29.3%±3.4Lowest U.S.: 17.2%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 8.2%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% 20.7%Highest U.S.: 35.7%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.1%±3Lowest U.S.: 6.4% 3.2%±3.1Highest U.S.: 6.4%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $51,429±$17kLowest 36% below U.S. $75,125±$10kHighest 7% below U.S.

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $207,700±$24kHighest 38% below U.S. $180,400±$24kLowest 46% below U.S.

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $832±$142Lowest 41% below U.S. $1,094±$478Highest 23% below U.S.

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,308Lowest 58% below U.S. $1,712Highest 45% below U.S.

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 69.6%±42.6Lowest U.S.: 51.1% 77.8%±100Highest U.S.: 51.1%

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

Below poverty line 7.3%Highest U.S.: 12.5% 4.1%Lowest U.S.: 12.5%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 93.5%Highest U.S.: 65.2% 91.4%Lowest U.S.: 65.2%

Typical home builtmedian year 1977Lowest 3 yrs older than U.S. 1981Highest 1 yr newer than U.S.

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 25 minLowest 6% below U.S. 34 minHighest 27% above U.S.

Work from home 4.9%±4.4Highest U.S.: 15.1% 4.7%±3.3Lowest U.S.: 15.1%

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

Work in townworking residents 3.3%Highest 2.2%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 17.8 miLowest 18.3 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.41Highest 0.21Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Marinette (24%)Marinette (33%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in WagnerFew work in Mellen Township

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 0.3%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 3.7 miLowest 11.9 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miLowest 0.2 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Lowest 3Highest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 2.7Highest 1.7Lowest

U.S. average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024

Deciding?

Ask the people who live there

The numbers stop at the town line. Neighbors can tell you about the commute at 7am, the schools, the winters and the feel of the place.

Mellen Township neighborsTown Square →

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Wagner neighborsTown Square →

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Bordering Mellen Township

Menominee Township3,342 people · $185K homes

Stephenson Township987 people · $174K homes

Ingallston Township853 people · $252K homes

Lake Township429 people · $161K homes

Towns like Mellen Township

Clement Township913 people · $177K homes

Baldwin Township632 people · $201K homes

Amboy Township942 people · $238K homes

Harrisville Township1,207 people · $163K homes

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.