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Mukwonago vs Windsor

56 miles apart. The biggest differences: growth since 2010 (+132.7 pts in Windsor) and street grid (3× in Mukwonago).

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Mukwonago, WIOne of the healthiest townsWisconsin · 8,415 people
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Windsor, WIHomes around $524KWisconsin · 9,452 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.

The biggest differences

Where they part ways

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

★ What stands out · Report cards

Mukwonago places higher on 10 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.

Monthly cost

A typical home costs $220 more a month in Windsor

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 →
Windsor$3,390/mo
Typical home $524K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.47% · or rent about $1,375/mo · Housing →

The difference: $220 a month, about $2,700 a year, between Windsor and Mukwonago.

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
MukwonagoWindsor
Snow a year37″43″
January low12°F9°F
July high81°F82°F
Growing season (days)162d154d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)22nd27th
Outdoors & history
MukwonagoWindsor
Trails2 mi8 mi
Conserved land4%3.1%
National Register places3—
Archive photos186
Famous people born here11
Community
MukwonagoWindsor
Library hours a week60 hrs—
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined01

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

56 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Mukwonago ↔ Windsor56 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.

MukwonagoWindsor
People
Population 8,415Lowest 9,452Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +12.3%Lowest WI: +3.6% +145%Highest WI: +3.6%
Median age 39.4±1.7Highest about the WI average 38.3±1.6Lowest 5% below WI
Mukwonago and Windsor 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% 26.8%±3.7Highest WI: 21.4%
Windsor and Mukwonago are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 16.6%±2.8Highest WI: 18.5% 13.6%±3.3Lowest WI: 18.5%
Mukwonago and Windsor 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% 43.5%Highest WI: 33.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.8%±1.6Highest WI: 5.8% 2.3%±1Lowest WI: 5.8%
Mukwonago and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $98,273±$4kLowest 27% above WI $120,048±$14kHighest 55% above WI
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $366,200±$21kLowest 37% above WI $425,600±$29kHighest 60% above WI
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,142±$44Lowest 5% above WI $1,375±$220Highest 26% above WI
Windsor and Mukwonago are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $4,398Lowest 16% above WI $6,250Highest 65% above WI
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 38.2%±15.8Highest WI: 43.7% 32.3%±18.3Lowest WI: 43.7%
Mukwonago and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 4.2%Lowest WI: 10.6% 4.5%Highest WI: 10.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 73%Lowest WI: 67.8% 75.8%Highest WI: 67.8%
Typical home builtmedian year 1990Lowest 15 yrs newer than WI 1994Highest 19 yrs newer than WI
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 22 minHighest about the WI average 21 minLowest 4% below WI
Work from home 15.4%±4.1Lowest WI: 13.1% 18.8%±4.2Highest WI: 13.1%
Windsor and Mukwonago are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 12.2%Highest 3.5%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 15.8 miHighest 10.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.35Highest 0.46Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Waukesha (11%)Madison (46%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in WindsorFew work in Mukwonago
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 4%Highest 3.1%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 2.4 miLowest 8.4 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.3 mi 0.3 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 7Lowest 19Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 41.3Highest 13.7Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #86 of 262 in WI#129 of 262 in WI
School district Mukwonago School DistrictDe Forest Area School District
High school in town Mukwonago HighNone in town
Students per teacherat that high school 16.0 —
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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