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%

Orange$1,320/mo

Typical home $211K (Census) · tax rate 1.19% · or rent about $1,063/mo · Housing →

Unity$1,150/mo

Typical home $184K (Census) · tax rate 1.22% · Housing →

The difference: $170 a month, about $2,000 a year, between Orange and Unity.

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

OrangeUnity

Snow a year47″51″

January low8°F 2°F

July high82°F 79°F

Growing season (days)158d 136d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)66th 26th

Outdoors & history

OrangeUnity

Trails1 mi —

Conserved land6.3%—

Community

OrangeUnity

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

61 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

OrangeJuneau County UnityClark County

Orange ↔ Unity61 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

OrangeUnity

People

Population 562Lowest 660Highest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -5.3%Highest WI: +3.6% -14.5%Lowest WI: +3.6%

Median age 43.4±12.2Lowest 8% above WI 44.3±9.2Highest 10% above WI

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

Kids under 18 12.5%±2.2Lowest WI: 21.4% 28.2%±4.9Highest WI: 21.4%

Age 65+ 25.3%±8.1Highest WI: 18.5% 16.7%±2.6Lowest WI: 18.5%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 14%Highest WI: 33.4% 9.4%Lowest WI: 33.4%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.9%±2.7Highest WI: 5.8% 0.9%±0.8Lowest WI: 5.8%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $66,875±$5kHighest 14% below WI $66,591±$10kLowest 14% below WI

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $211,400±$50kHighest 21% below WI $184,200±$35kLowest 31% below WI

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,063±$693 about the WI average —

Property taxmedian, yearly $2,525Highest 33% below WI $2,242Lowest 41% below WI

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 46.2%±100Highest WI: 43.7% 0%±100Lowest WI: 43.7%

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

Below poverty line 10.1%Lowest WI: 10.6% 10.6%Highest WI: 10.6%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 91.8%Lowest WI: 67.8% 93.8%Highest WI: 67.8%

Typical home builtmedian year 1980Highest 5 yrs newer than WI 1978Lowest 3 yrs newer than WI

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 26 minHighest 18% above WI 20 minLowest 10% below WI

Work from home 18.1%±20Highest WI: 13.1% 18%±7.5Lowest WI: 13.1%

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

Work in townworking residents 1.7%Lowest 2.8%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 15.3 miHighest 12.3 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.45Lowest 0.50Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Mauston (15%)Loyal (10%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in UnityFew work in Orange

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 6.3%Highest 0.3%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 1.2 miHighest 0.7 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 3Highest 0Lowest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 3.0Highest 1.9Lowest

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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Cutler386 people · $175K homes

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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.

Orange vs Unity

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they part ways

A typical home costs $170 more a month in Orange

What daily life feels like in each

61 miles apart

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