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%

Parrish$1,340/mo

Typical home $225K (Census) · tax rate 0.86% · Housing →

Enterprise$1,450/mo

Typical home $247K (Census) · tax rate 0.77% · or rent about $800/mo · Housing →

The difference: $110 a month, about $1,300 a year, between Enterprise and Parrish.

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

Parrish and Enterprise share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

ParrishEnterprise

Parrish ↔ Enterprise5.7 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

ParrishEnterprise

Snow a year65″82″

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)13th 29th

Outdoors & history

ParrishEnterprise

Trails77 mi 11 mi

Conserved land78.8%54.8%

Community

ParrishEnterprise

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 80Lowest 404Highest

Median age 54.5±14.3Lowest 36% above WI 57.6±6.9Highest 43% above WI

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

Kids under 18 13.8%±26.2Lowest WI: 21.4% 13.9%±3.7Highest WI: 21.4%

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

Age 65+ 31.3%±21.9Lowest WI: 18.5% 37.9%±16.8Highest WI: 18.5%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 5.9%Lowest WI: 33.4% 19.7%Highest WI: 33.4%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±17.7Lowest WI: 5.8% 2.5%±2.2Highest WI: 5.8%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $73,750±$37kHighest 5% below WI $48,250±$36kLowest 38% below WI

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $225,000±$62kLowest 16% below WI $246,900±$72kHighest 7% below WI

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly — $800±$178 26% below WI

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,929Highest 49% below WI $1,898Lowest 50% below WI

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 56.3%±100 WI: 43.7%

Below poverty line 8.8%Lowest WI: 10.6% 10.6%Highest WI: 10.6%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 100%Highest WI: 67.8% 64.4%Lowest WI: 67.8%

Typical home builtmedian year 1975Highest same as WI 1972Lowest 3 yrs older than WI

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 30 minLowest 33% above WI 30 minHighest 35% above WI

Work from home 17.9%±18.8Lowest WI: 13.1% 23.4%±8.7Highest WI: 13.1%

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

Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 1.2%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 30.3 miHighest 23.8 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.07Lowest 0.21Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Antigo (14%)Rhinelander (25%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in EnterpriseFew work in Parrish

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 78.8%Highest 54.8%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 76.5 miHighest 11.1 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 2.1 miHighest 0.2 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2Lowest 4Highest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.6Lowest 0.9Highest

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

Deciding?

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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.

Parrish vs Enterprise

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