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%

Meteor$1,450/mo

Typical home $253K (Census) · tax rate 0.62% · Housing →

Edgewater$1,690/mo

Typical home $282K (Census) · tax rate 0.87% · Housing →

The difference: $230 a month, about $2,800 a year, between Edgewater and Meteor.

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

Meteor and Edgewater share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

MeteorEdgewater

Meteor ↔ Edgewater6.0 miles apart · They share a border · Same county

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

MeteorEdgewater

Snow a year67″67″

January low2°F 2°F

July high79°F 79°F

Growing season (days)100d 100d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)70th 42nd

Outdoors & history

MeteorEdgewater

Trails0 mi 11 mi

Conserved land9.8%29.3%

Community

MeteorEdgewater

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 Wisconsin average

MeteorEdgewater

People

Population 93Lowest 442Highest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census — +8.9% WI: +3.6%

Median age 61.6±3.9Highest 53% above WI 61±2.8Lowest 52% above WI

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

Kids under 18 14%±22.8Highest WI: 21.4% 8.6%±4.4Lowest WI: 21.4%

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

Age 65+ 43%±14.7Highest WI: 18.5% 31.9%±4.6Lowest WI: 18.5%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 16.7%Lowest WI: 33.4% 39%Highest WI: 33.4%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±15.2Lowest WI: 5.8% 1.8%±1.7Highest WI: 5.8%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $72,500±$27kLowest 6% below WI $91,477±$8kHighest 18% above WI

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $252,500±$104kLowest 5% below WI $282,300±$42kHighest 6% above WI

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,563Lowest 59% below WI $2,461Highest 35% below WI

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100 WI: 43.7% 0%±100 WI: 43.7%

Below poverty line 1.1%Lowest WI: 10.6% 12%Highest WI: 10.6%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 97.8%Highest WI: 67.8% 95.2%Lowest WI: 67.8%

Typical home builtmedian year 1986Lowest 11 yrs newer than WI 1992Highest 17 yrs newer than WI

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 47 minHighest 113% above WI 35 minLowest 56% above WI

Work from home 5.9%±8.6Lowest WI: 13.1% 14.8%±7.9Highest WI: 13.1%

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

Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 2.5%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 37.8 miHighest 22.8 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.07Lowest 0.18Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Hayward (15%)Hayward (17%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in EdgewaterFew work in Meteor

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 9.8%Lowest 29.3%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 10.5 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.2 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2 2

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.8Lowest 3.0Highest

Wisconsin average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024

Deciding?

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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.

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Murry206 people · $198K homes

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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.

Meteor vs Edgewater

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they part ways

A typical home costs $230 more a month in Edgewater

Meteor and Edgewater share a border

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