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%

Roosevelt$1,430/mo

Typical home $243K (Census) · tax rate 0.76% · Housing →

Ford$1,710/mo

Typical home $261K (Census) · tax rate 1.59% · Housing →

The difference: $290 a month, about $3,400 a year, between Ford and Roosevelt.

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

RooseveltFord

Snow a year56″70″

January low1°F 4°F

July high80°F 79°F

Growing season (days)135d 125d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)26th 36th

Outdoors & history

RooseveltFord

Trails12 mi 5 mi

Conserved land11.4%42.3%

Community

RooseveltFord

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

74 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

RooseveltBurnett County FordTaylor County

Roosevelt ↔ Ford74 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

RooseveltFord

People

Population 281Lowest 410Highest

Median age 38.8±4.5Highest 3% below WI 38.2±7.8Lowest 5% below WI

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

Kids under 18 29.5%±6.5Highest WI: 21.4% 28.5%±3.7Lowest WI: 21.4%

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

Age 65+ 18.1%±3.5Lowest WI: 18.5% 19%±5.5Highest WI: 18.5%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 20.5%Lowest WI: 33.4% 25.9%Highest WI: 33.4%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.5%±4.3Highest WI: 5.8% 0.2%±2.5Lowest WI: 5.8%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $91,458±$9kHighest 18% above WI $91,250±$36kLowest 18% above WI

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $242,900±$22kLowest 9% below WI $260,900±$38kHighest about the WI average

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,854Lowest 51% below WI $4,158Highest 10% above WI

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

Below poverty line 4.6%Lowest WI: 10.6% 10.5%Highest WI: 10.6%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 96.4%Lowest WI: 67.8% 97%Highest WI: 67.8%

Typical home builtmedian year 1983Highest 8 yrs newer than WI 1971Lowest 4 yrs older than WI

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 29 minLowest 28% above WI 32 minHighest 44% above WI

Work from home 2.9%±4.3Lowest WI: 13.1% 5.5%±5.2Highest WI: 13.1%

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

Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 1.1%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 19.3 miLowest 24.8 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.43Highest 0.18Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Spooner (10%)Gilman (15%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in FordFew work in Roosevelt

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 11.4%Lowest 42.3%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 11.5 miHighest 5.1 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.3 miHighest 0.1 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2Highest 0Lowest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.9Highest 0.8Lowest

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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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.

Roosevelt vs Ford

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they part ways

A typical home costs $290 more a month in Ford

What daily life feels like in each

74 miles apart

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