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Mukwonago vs Slinger

33 miles apart. The biggest differences: average commute (10 min in Mukwonago) and jobs per worker (+93% in Mukwonago).

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Mukwonago, WIOne of the healthiest townsWisconsin · 8,415 people
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Slinger, WIKnown for its schoolsWisconsin · 6,307 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.

MukwonagoOne of the healthiest towns
HealthHealthier than 84%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates Housing$507K typical home49% above the WI typical home Schools#86 for schools in WIof 262 towns All about Mukwonago →
SlingerKnown for its schools
Schools#28 for schools in WIof 262 towns Housing$477K typical home40% above the WI typical home HealthHealthier than 83%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates All about Slinger →
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.

Average commute10 min
Mukwonago has the shorter commute
Slinger 32 minMukwonago 22 min
Jobs per worker+93%
Mukwonago is more of a job hub
Mukwonago 1.35Slinger 0.70
Growth since 2010+5.9 pts
Slinger has grown faster since 2010
Slinger +18.2%Mukwonago +12.3%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $200 more a month in Mukwonago

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.

Mukwonago$3,170/mo
Typical home $507K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.20% · or rent about $1,142/mo · Housing →
Slinger$2,960/mo
Typical home $477K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.16% · or rent about $1,022/mo · Housing →

The difference: $200 a month, about $2,400 a year, between Mukwonago and Slinger.

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.

Report cards

Slinger places higher on 12 of 21 WI lists

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every Wisconsin ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Safety
BMukwonagoSafer than 64% of U.S. towns A−SlingerSafer than 76% of U.S. towns
Schools
AMukwonagoBetter than 85% of districts in the state ASlingerBetter than 91% of districts in the state
Health
A−MukwonagoHealthier than 84% of U.S. towns A−SlingerHealthier than 83% of U.S. towns
7Mukwonago
12Slinger

Lists won, of 21 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Closest to a top hospitalHealth · 371 towns #270#86 Shortest commuteGetting around · 371 towns #188#367 Most conserved landOutdoors · 356 towns #179#330 Lowest depressionHealth · 366 towns #29#178 Most trailsOutdoors · 301 towns #199#114 Best schoolsSchools · 262 towns #86#28 Most remote workersWork · 363 towns #107#180 Cheapest rentCost of living · 348 towns #204#152

Left end = #1 in Wisconsin. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Mukwonago’s rankings →

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
MukwonagoSlinger
Snow a year37″54″
January low12°F11°F
July high81°F81°F
Growing season (days)162d154d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)22nd8th
Outdoors & history
MukwonagoSlinger
Trails2 mi3 mi
Conserved land4%0.5%
National Register places3—
Archive photos1812
Famous people born here1—
Community
MukwonagoSlinger
Library hours a week60 hrs51 hrs
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.

Where they are

33 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

MukwonagoWISlingerWI
Mukwonago ↔ Slinger33 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.

MukwonagoSlinger
People
Population 8,415Highest 6,307Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +12.3%Lowest WI: +3.6% +18.2%Highest WI: +3.6%
Median age 39.4±1.7Lowest about the WI average 42.5±3.7Highest 6% above WI
Slinger and Mukwonago are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 23.5%±3.3Lowest WI: 21.4% 24%±4.8Highest WI: 21.4%
Slinger and Mukwonago are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 16.6%±2.8Lowest WI: 18.5% 17.1%±5.1Highest WI: 18.5%
Slinger and Mukwonago are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 37.4%Lowest WI: 33.4% 38%Highest WI: 33.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.8%±1.6Highest WI: 5.8% 1.7%±1.1Lowest WI: 5.8%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $98,273±$4kLowest 27% above WI $101,404±$6kHighest 31% above WI
Slinger and Mukwonago are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $366,200±$21kLowest 37% above WI $367,000±$18kHighest 38% above WI
Slinger and Mukwonago are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,142±$44Highest 5% above WI $1,022±$369Lowest 6% below WI
Mukwonago and Slinger are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $4,398Highest 16% above WI $4,254Lowest 12% above WI
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 38.2%±15.8Highest WI: 43.7% 34.4%±28.3Lowest WI: 43.7%
Mukwonago and Slinger are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 4.2%Highest WI: 10.6% 2.9%Lowest WI: 10.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 73%Lowest WI: 67.8% 78.8%Highest WI: 67.8%
Typical home builtmedian year 1990Lowest 15 yrs newer than WI 1996Highest 21 yrs newer than WI
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 22 minLowest about the WI average 32 minHighest 45% above WI
Work from home 15.4%±4.1Highest WI: 13.1% 12.3%±4.7Lowest WI: 13.1%
Mukwonago and Slinger are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 12.2%Highest 6.7%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 15.8 miLowest 17.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.35Highest 0.70Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Waukesha (11%)Milwaukee (12%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in SlingerFew work in Mukwonago
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 4%Highest 0.5%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 2.4 miLowest 3.2 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.3 miLowest 0.6 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 7Highest 5Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 41.3Lowest 49.5Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #86 of 262 in WI#28 of 262 in WI
School district Mukwonago School DistrictSlinger School District
High school in town Mukwonago HighSlinger High
Students per teacherat that high school 16.0Lowest 16.7Highest
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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