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%

Neva$1,130/mo

Typical home $183K (Census) · tax rate 1.09% · Housing →

Corning$1,330/mo

Typical home $211K (Census) · tax rate 1.27% · or rent about $800/mo · Housing →

The difference: $210 a month, about $2,500 a year, between Corning and Neva.

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

NevaCorning

Snow a year54″51″

January low4°F —

July high78°F —

Growing season (days)139d —

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)25th 58th

Outdoors & history

NevaCorning

Trails21 mi 14 mi

Conserved land6.1%24%

National Register places1 —

Community

NevaCorning

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.

Where they are

40 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

NevaLanglade County CorningLincoln County

Neva ↔ Corning40 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.

Only big differences vs Wisconsin average

NevaCorning

People

Population 834Lowest 976Highest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -6.2%Highest WI: +3.6% -6.6%Lowest WI: +3.6%

Median age 45.4±6.6Lowest 13% above WI 47.4±4.3Highest 18% above WI

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

Kids under 18 22.4%±5.4Highest WI: 21.4% 20.2%±5.4Lowest WI: 21.4%

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

Age 65+ 16.5%±1.4Lowest WI: 18.5% 19.6%±2.3Highest WI: 18.5%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 12.8%Lowest WI: 33.4% 16.7%Highest WI: 33.4%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.6%±1.1Highest WI: 5.8% 0.9%±1.3Lowest WI: 5.8%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $81,731±$11kHighest 5% above WI $80,139±$19kLowest 3% above WI

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $183,000±$21kLowest 31% below WI $211,200±$34kHighest 21% below WI

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly — $800±$150 26% below WI

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,990Lowest 48% below WI $2,685Highest 29% below WI

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 20%±100Highest WI: 43.7% 6.3%±100Lowest WI: 43.7%

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

Below poverty line 8.1%Highest WI: 10.6% 7.5%Lowest WI: 10.6%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 95.7%Lowest WI: 67.8% 96.2%Highest WI: 67.8%

Typical home builtmedian year 1972Highest 3 yrs older than WI 1970Lowest 5 yrs older than WI

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 21 minLowest 7% below WI 28 minHighest 24% above WI

Work from home 7.9%±3.2Highest WI: 13.1% 5.1%±2.2Lowest WI: 13.1%

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

Work in townworking residents 2.4%Highest 1.2%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 16.8 miLowest 22.8 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.30Highest 0.04Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Antigo (33%)Merrill (21%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in CorningFew work in Neva

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 6.1%Lowest 24%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 20.8 miHighest 14.4 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.6 miHighest 0.1 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2Lowest 5Highest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.9Highest 0.7Lowest

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

Deciding?

Ask the people who live there

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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.

Neva vs Corning

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they differ most

A typical home costs $210 more a month in Corning

What daily life feels like in each

40 miles apart

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