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Seif vs Hendren

Next-door neighbors in Clark County. The biggest differences: street grid (4.3× in Hendren) and conserved land (+50.3 pts in Seif).

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Seif, WIAn outdoors townClark County · 220 people
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Hendren, WIKnown for its schoolsClark County · 400 people
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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.

SeifAn outdoors town
Outdoors50.3% conserved land0.0 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves All about Seif →
HendrenKnown for its schools
SchoolsBetter than 80%of WI districts All about Hendren →
The biggest differences

Where they differ most

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Street grid4.3×
Hendren has the more walkable street grid
Hendren 1.7Seif 0.4
Conserved land+50.3 pts
Seif has more conserved land
Seif 50.3%Hendren 0%
Kids under 18+11.5 pts
Seif has more kids
Seif 32.3%Hendren 20.8%
Jobs per worker+67%
Hendren is more of a job hub
Hendren 0.20Seif 0.12
Average commute5 min
Seif has the shorter commute
Hendren 29 minSeif 25 min
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $220 more a month in Seif

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.

Seif$1,410/mo
Typical home $228K (Census) · tax rate 1.14% · Housing →
Hendren$1,190/mo
Typical home $189K (Census) · tax rate 1.28% · or rent about $1,025/mo · Housing →

The difference: $220 a month, about $2,600 a year, between Seif and Hendren.

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

Seif and Hendren share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

SeifHendrenSeifHendren
Seif ↔ Hendren4.8 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
Report cards

Grades and rankings, side by side

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every Wisconsin ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Schools
–SeifNot graded A−HendrenBetter than 80% of districts in the state
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
SeifHendren
Snow a year44″44″
January low5°F5°F
July high80°F80°F
Growing season (days)144d144d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)55th55th
Outdoors & history
SeifHendren
Trails0 mi2 mi
Conserved land50.3%0%
Community
SeifHendren
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined00

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.

SeifHendren
People
Population 220Lowest 400Highest
Median age 37.3±11Lowest 7% below WI 45.1±9.9Highest 12% above WI
Hendren and Seif are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 32.3%±5.1Highest WI: 21.4% 20.8%±5.4Lowest WI: 21.4%
Age 65+ 19.1%±9.5Lowest WI: 18.5% 21.5%±4.8Highest WI: 18.5%
Hendren and Seif are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 13.8%Highest WI: 33.4% 10.6%Lowest WI: 33.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±6.4Lowest WI: 5.8% 0.3%±2.5Highest WI: 5.8%
Hendren and Seif are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $67,917±$24kLowest 12% below WI $73,542±$19kHighest 5% below WI
Hendren and Seif are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $227,600±$26kHighest 15% below WI $189,100±$28kLowest 29% below WI
Seif and Hendren are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly — $1,025±$198 6% below WI
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,595Highest 32% below WI $2,417Lowest 36% below WI
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100Lowest WI: 43.7% 45.5%±83Highest WI: 43.7%
Hendren and Seif are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 21.4%Highest WI: 10.6% 8.3%Lowest WI: 10.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 96.3%Highest WI: 67.8% 91%Lowest WI: 67.8%
Typical home builtmedian year 1973Lowest 2 yrs older than WI 1975Highest same as WI
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 25 minLowest 10% above WI 29 minHighest 31% above WI
Work from home 15.1%±13Lowest WI: 13.1% 18%±9.4Highest WI: 13.1%
Hendren and Seif are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 1.4%Highest 0%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 22.8 miHighest 19.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.12Lowest 0.20Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Neillsville (12%)Neillsville (16%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in HendrenFew work in Seif
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 50.3%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 2.0 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.1 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.4Lowest 1.7Highest
Wisconsin average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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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.

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