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 paymentRate%

Murry$1,150/mo

Typical home $198K (Census) · tax rate 0.68% · Housing →

Meteor$1,450/mo

Typical home $253K (Census) · tax rate 0.62% · Housing →

The difference: $300 a month, about $3,600 a year, between Meteor and Murry.

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

Murry and Meteor share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

MurryMeteor

Murry ↔ Meteor5.4 miles apart · They share a border

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

MurryMeteor

Snow a year52″67″

January low2°F 2°F

July high79°F 79°F

Growing season (days)117d 100d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)43rd 70th

Outdoors & history

MurryMeteor

Trails9 mi 0 mi

Conserved land47.2%9.8%

Community

MurryMeteor

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined0 0

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.

Only big differences vs Wisconsin average

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People

Population 206Highest 93Lowest

Median age 60.2±13.7Lowest 50% above WI 61.6±3.9Highest 53% above WI

Meteor and Murry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Kids under 18 15.5%±7.1Highest WI: 21.4% 14%±22.8Lowest WI: 21.4%

Murry and Meteor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Age 65+ 42.2%±11.9Lowest WI: 18.5% 43%±14.7Highest WI: 18.5%

Meteor and Murry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 10.3%Lowest WI: 33.4% 16.7%Highest WI: 33.4%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±6.9 WI: 5.8% 0%±15.2 WI: 5.8%

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $58,750±$20kLowest 24% below WI $72,500±$27kHighest 6% below WI

Meteor and Murry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $198,200±$43kLowest 26% below WI $252,500±$104kHighest 5% below WI

Meteor and Murry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,341Lowest 65% below WI $1,563Highest 59% below WI

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 100%±100Highest WI: 43.7% 0%±100Lowest WI: 43.7%

Murry and Meteor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Below poverty line 17.6%Highest WI: 10.6% 1.1%Lowest WI: 10.6%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 96.3%Lowest WI: 67.8% 97.8%Highest WI: 67.8%

Typical home builtmedian year 1979Lowest 4 yrs newer than WI 1986Highest 11 yrs newer than WI

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 32 minLowest 46% above WI 47 minHighest 113% above WI

Work from home 1.4%±8.3Lowest WI: 13.1% 5.9%±8.6Highest WI: 13.1%

Meteor and Murry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Work in townworking residents 2%Highest 0%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 28.3 miLowest 37.8 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.27Highest 0.07Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Rice Lake (11%)Hayward (15%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in MeteorFew work in Murry

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 47.2%Highest 9.8%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 8.8 miHighest 0.0 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miHighest 0.0 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2 2

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.5Lowest 0.8Highest

Wisconsin average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024

Deciding?

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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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Wilson151 people · $230K homes

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Weirgor257 people · $225K homes

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Harmony188 people · $170K homes

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Eland169 people · $146K homes

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Dairyland245 people · $241K homes

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.

Murry vs Meteor

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A typical home costs $300 more a month in Meteor

Murry and Meteor share a border

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