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Mountain vs Breed

Next-door neighbors in Oconto County. The biggest differences: conserved land (+44.3 pts in Mountain) and trails (2.7× in Mountain).

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Mountain, WIAn outdoors townOconto County · 923 people
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Breed, WIAn outdoors townOconto County · 706 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.

MountainAn outdoors town
Outdoors76.8% conserved land87 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves Housing$268K typical home21% below the WI typical home All about Mountain →
BreedAn outdoors town
Outdoors32.5% conserved land33 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves All about Breed →
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.

Conserved land+44.3 pts
Mountain has more conserved land
Mountain 76.8%Breed 32.5%
Trails2.7×
Mountain has more miles of trail
Mountain 86.7 miBreed 32.6 mi
Seasonal homes+14.4 pts
Mountain has more second homes
Mountain 56.2%Breed 41.8%
Jobs per worker+88%
Mountain is more of a job hub
Mountain 0.30Breed 0.16
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $400 more a month in Mountain

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.

Mountain$1,620/mo
Typical home $268K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.96% · or rent about $1,566/mo · Housing →
Breed$1,220/mo
Typical home $199K (Census) · tax rate 1.07% · or rent about $1,125/mo · Housing →

The difference: $400 a month, about $4,800 a year, between Mountain and Breed.

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

Mountain and Breed share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

MountainBreedMountainBreed
Mountain ↔ Breed6.3 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
MountainBreed
Snow a year57″57″
January low5°F5°F
July high79°F79°F
Growing season (days)139d139d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)25th30th
Outdoors & history
MountainBreed
Trails87 mi33 mi
Conserved land76.8%32.5%
National Register places3—
Archive photos6—
Community
MountainBreed
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.

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.

MountainBreed
People
Population 923Highest 706Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +1.2%Highest WI: +3.6% -2%Lowest WI: +3.6%
Median age 60.5±3.7Highest 50% above WI 57±6.3Lowest 42% above WI
Mountain and Breed are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 11.8%±6.4Lowest WI: 21.4% 14.3%±3.6Highest WI: 21.4%
Breed and Mountain are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 33.9%±9.9Highest WI: 18.5% 29.6%±3.3Lowest WI: 18.5%
Mountain and Breed are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 18.4%Highest WI: 33.4% 12.7%Lowest WI: 33.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.4%±1.8Lowest WI: 5.8% 3%±1.8Highest WI: 5.8%
Breed and Mountain are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $50,104±$9kLowest 35% below WI $74,063±$19kHighest 4% below WI
Breed and Mountain are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $205,400±$39kHighest 23% below WI $198,700±$23kLowest 25% below WI
Mountain and Breed are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,566±$1kHighest 44% above WI $1,125±$295Lowest 3% above WI
Mountain and Breed are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,968Lowest 48% below WI $2,119Highest 44% below WI
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 63.6%±64.1Highest WI: 43.7% 14.3%±100Lowest WI: 43.7%
Mountain and Breed are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 14.6%Highest WI: 10.6% 12.4%Lowest WI: 10.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 92%Lowest WI: 67.8% 95.7%Highest WI: 67.8%
Typical home builtmedian year 1979Lowest 4 yrs newer than WI 1985Highest 10 yrs newer than WI
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 27 minLowest 23% above WI 30 minHighest 34% above WI
Work from home 18%±9.7Highest WI: 13.1% 15.1%±5.1Lowest WI: 13.1%
Mountain and Breed are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 2.2%Highest 0.3%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 40.3 miHighest 35.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.30Highest 0.16Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Green Bay (7%)Suring (11%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in BreedFew work in Mountain
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 76.8%Highest 32.5%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 86.7 miHighest 32.6 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.2 miHighest 0.9 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1 1
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 2.4 2.4
Wisconsin average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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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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