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Mountain vs Riverview

Next-door neighbors in Oconto County. The biggest differences: growth since 2010 (+11.8 pts in Riverview) and seasonal homes (+16.6 pts in Riverview).

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Mountain, WIAn outdoors townOconto County · 923 people
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Riverview, WIAn outdoors townOconto County · 776 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 →
RiverviewAn outdoors town
Outdoors71.5% conserved land70 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Riverview →
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.

Growth since 2010+11.8 pts
Riverview has grown faster since 2010
Riverview +13%Mountain +1.2%
Seasonal homes+16.6 pts
Riverview has more second homes
Riverview 72.8%Mountain 56.2%
Average commute6 min
Mountain has the shorter commute
Riverview 34 minMountain 27 min
Jobs per worker+70%
Riverview is more of a job hub
Riverview 0.51Mountain 0.30
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $460 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 →
Riverview$1,160/mo
Typical home $191K (Census) · tax rate 1.01% · or rent about $754/mo · Housing →

The difference: $460 a month, about $5,500 a year, between Mountain and Riverview.

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 Riverview share a border

And the people who already live in one and work in the other.

MountainRiverviewMountainRiverview
Mountain ↔ Riverview5.6 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
Who commutes between them
7 Riverview residents work in Mountain (2.4% of its workers)
Work & commute in Riverview →
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
MountainRiverview
Snow a year57″61″
January low5°F4°F
July high79°F79°F
Growing season (days)139d129d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)25th22nd
Outdoors & history
MountainRiverview
Trails87 mi70 mi
Conserved land76.8%71.5%
National Register places31
Archive photos6—
Community
MountainRiverview
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.

MountainRiverview
People
Population 923Highest 776Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +1.2%Lowest WI: +3.6% +13%Highest WI: +3.6%
Median age 60.5±3.7Lowest 50% above WI 61.3±3.7Highest 52% above WI
Riverview and Mountain 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% 14.6%±3.7Highest WI: 21.4%
Riverview and Mountain are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 33.9%±9.9Lowest WI: 18.5% 39.6%±8.6Highest WI: 18.5%
Riverview and Mountain are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 18.4%Lowest WI: 33.4% 18.6%Highest WI: 33.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.4%±1.8Highest WI: 5.8% 1.9%±1.7Lowest WI: 5.8%
Mountain and Riverview 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 $56,875±$16kHighest 27% below WI
Riverview 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 $191,100±$17kLowest 28% below WI
Mountain and Riverview 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 $754±$263Lowest 31% below WI
Mountain and Riverview are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,968Highest 48% below WI $1,932Lowest 49% below WI
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 63.6%±64.1Highest WI: 43.7% 47.1%±79.2Lowest WI: 43.7%
Mountain and Riverview are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 14.6%Lowest WI: 10.6% 14.8%Highest WI: 10.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 92%Lowest WI: 67.8% 95.4%Highest WI: 67.8%
Typical home builtmedian year 1979Lowest 4 yrs newer than WI 1984Highest 9 yrs newer than WI
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 27 minLowest 23% above WI 34 minHighest 51% above WI
Work from home 18%±9.7Highest WI: 13.1% 9.7%±5.7Lowest WI: 13.1%
Mountain and Riverview are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 2.2%Lowest 5.2%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 40.3 miHighest 37.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.30Lowest 0.51Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Green Bay (7%)Townsend (8%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Riverview2% work in Mountain
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 76.8%Highest 71.5%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 86.7 miHighest 70.2 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.2 miHighest 1.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 2.4Lowest 2.8Highest
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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