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Meteor vs Piehl 108 miles apart. The biggest differences: work from home (+34.1 pts in Piehl) and average commute (16 min in Piehl).
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Meteor, WI A small town of 93 Sawyer County · 93 people
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Piehl, WI A small town of 76 Oneida County · 76 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.
Meteor A small town of 93
Quiet strengths Meteor doesn’t stand out on the data we have Neighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Meteor →
Piehl A small town of 76
Quiet strengths Piehl doesn’t stand out on the data we have Neighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Piehl →
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.
★ What stands out · Monthly cost A typical home costs $480 more a month in Piehl 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 payment3.5% 10% 20% Rate
Meteor $1,450 /mo
Typical home $253K (Census) · tax rate 0.62% · Housing →
Piehl $1,930 /mo
Typical home $329K (Census) · tax rate 0.76% · Housing →
The difference: $480 a month , about $5,700 a year , between Piehl 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.
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
Growing season (days) 100d — Outdoors & history
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 108 miles apart Straight-line miles between town centers.
Meteor ↔ Piehl 108 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.
Raising kids Affordability Owning a home Short commute Working from home Younger crowd Settled, older crowd Growing town Outdoorsy Walkable streets
Population
93 Highest 76 Lowest
Median age
61.6 ±3.9 Highest 53% above WI 58.6 ±3.5 Lowest 46% above WI
Kids under 18
14% ±22.8 Highest WI: 21.4% 2.6% ±32.4 Lowest WI: 21.4%
Age 65+
43% ±14.7 Highest WI: 18.5% 13.2% ±32 Lowest WI: 18.5%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
16.7% Highest WI: 33.4% 12.9% Lowest WI: 33.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
0% ±15.2 WI: 5.8% 0% ±18.6 WI: 5.8%
Household incomemedian
$72,500 ±$27k Highest 6% below WI $56,118 ±$2k Lowest 28% below WI
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$252,500 ±$104k Lowest 5% below WI $328,800 ±$50k Highest 23% above WI
Property taxmedian, yearly
$1,563 Lowest 59% below WI $2,500 Highest 34% below WI
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
0% ±100 WI: 43.7% —
Below poverty line
1.1% Lowest WI: 10.6% 3.9% Highest WI: 10.6%
Homeownersof occupied homes
97.8% Lowest WI: 67.8% 100% Highest WI: 67.8%
Typical home builtmedian year
1986 Highest 11 yrs newer than WI 1985 Lowest 10 yrs newer than WI
Average commuteone way
47 min Highest 113% above WI 31 min Lowest 41% above WI
Work from home
5.9% ±8.6 Lowest WI: 13.1% 40% ±22.9 Highest WI: 13.1%
Work in townworking residents
0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line
37.8 mi Highest 17.3 mi Lowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub
0.07 Highest 0.03 Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town
Hayward (15%) Rhinelander (23%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others
Few work in Piehl Few work in Meteor
Conserved landshare of the town
9.8% Highest 4.2% Lowest
Trailsmapped miles
0.0 mi Lowest 13.5 mi Highest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi
0.0 mi Lowest 0.4 mi Highest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map
2 Highest 0 Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure
0.8 Lowest 1.4 Highest
“±” Census margin of error ACS 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.
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Piehl or Meteor: which would you pick? → What’s it really like to live in Piehl? → Moving to Piehl: what should I know? →
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Bordering Meteor Towns like Meteor 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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