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Oulu vs Tripp

Next-door neighbors in Bayfield County. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (6× in Oulu) and conserved land (+47.1 pts in Tripp).

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Oulu, WIA small town of 477Bayfield County · 477 people

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Tripp, WIAn outdoors townBayfield County · 308 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.

OuluA small town of 477

Quiet strengthsOulu doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.

All about Oulu →

TrippAn outdoors town

Outdoors47.9% conserved land13 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves All about Tripp →

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.

Jobs per worker6×

Oulu is more of a job hub

Oulu 0.18Tripp 0.03

Conserved land+47.1 pts

Tripp has more conserved land

Tripp 47.9%Oulu 0.8%

Work from home+19.5 pts

More people work from home in Tripp

Tripp 20.4%Oulu 0.9%

Tripp has more miles of trail

Tripp 13.3 miOulu 4.8 mi

Average commute14 min

Tripp has the shorter commute

Oulu 34 minTripp 20 min

Bachelor’s degree++16.2 pts

More adults in Tripp have a degree

Tripp 37.5%Oulu 21.3%

★ What stands out · Where they are

Oulu and Tripp share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

OuluTripp

Oulu ↔ Tripp5.5 miles apart · They share a border · Same county

Monthly cost

A typical home costs about the same each month

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%

Oulu$1,560/mo

Typical home $257K (Census) · tax rate 0.98% · or rent about $842/mo · Housing →

Tripp$1,530/mo

Typical home $251K (Census) · tax rate 1.01% · or rent about $946/mo · Housing →

Within $50 a month of each other.

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

OuluTripp

Snow a year74″74″

January low3°F 3°F

July high77°F 77°F

Growing season (days)132d 132d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)9th 9th

Outdoors & history

OuluTripp

Trails5 mi 13 mi

Conserved land0.8%47.9%

Settled1904 —

National Register places1 —

Archive photos1 —

Famous people born here1 —

Community

OuluTripp

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

OuluTripp

People

Population 477Highest 308Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +6.3% WI: +3.6% —

Median age 54.4±5.4Lowest 35% above WI 55.2±5.3Highest 37% above WI

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

Kids under 18 12.2%±3.8Lowest WI: 21.4% 19.5%±7.1Highest WI: 21.4%

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

Age 65+ 24.9%±4.5Highest WI: 18.5% 21.8%±4.6Lowest WI: 18.5%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 21.3%Lowest WI: 33.4% 37.5%Highest WI: 33.4%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 6.3%±3.7Highest WI: 5.8% 2.6%±4.6Lowest WI: 5.8%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $96,875±$9kHighest 25% above WI $93,125±$29kLowest 20% above WI

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $257,100±$19kHighest 4% below WI $251,000±$88kLowest 6% below WI

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $842±$80Lowest 23% below WI $946±$40Highest 13% below WI

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $2,509Lowest 34% below WI $2,525Highest 33% below WI

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 60.9%±62.6Highest WI: 43.7% 23.8%±67Lowest WI: 43.7%

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

Below poverty line 8.4%Highest WI: 10.6% 7.5%Lowest WI: 10.6%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 79.9%Lowest WI: 67.8% 80.7%Highest WI: 67.8%

Typical home builtmedian year 1970Lowest 5 yrs older than WI 1991Highest 16 yrs newer than WI

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 34 minHighest 52% above WI 20 minLowest 9% below WI

Work from home 0.9%±1.3Lowest WI: 13.1% 20.4%±10.6Highest WI: 13.1%

Work in townworking residents 3.1%Highest 0%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 28.3 miHighest 26.8 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.18Highest 0.03Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Duluth (12%)Iron River (16%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in TrippFew work in Oulu

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0.8%Lowest 47.9%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 4.8 miLowest 13.3 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miLowest 0.4 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2 2

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.4Lowest 1.9Highest

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

Deciding?

Ask the people who live there

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.

Oulu neighborsTown Square →

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Bordering Oulu

Orienta225 people · $214K homes

Brule545 people · $227K homes

Hughes555 people · $285K homes

Cloverland199 people · $213K homes

Towns like Oulu

Almond471 people · $278K homes

Franzen514 people · $208K homes

Skanawan364 people · $248K homes

Avon634 people · $248K 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.