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%

Seif$1,410/mo

Typical home $228K (Census) · tax rate 1.14% · Housing →

Wilson$2,450/mo

Typical home $391K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.24% · or rent about $1,667/mo · Housing →

The difference: $1,040 a month, about $12,500 a year, between Wilson and Seif.

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.

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.

Health

–SeifNot graded B−WilsonHealthier than 54% of U.S. towns

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

SeifWilson

Snow a year44″41″

January low5°F 5°F

July high80°F 82°F

Growing season (days)144d 143d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)55th 30th

Outdoors & history

SeifWilson

Trails0 mi 0 mi

Conserved land50.3%0%

Community

SeifWilson

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

73 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

SeifClark County WilsonWI

Seif ↔ Wilson73 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

SeifWilson

People

Population 220Highest 200Lowest

Median age 37.3±11Lowest 7% below WI 39.9±6.8Highest about the WI average

Wilson 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% 18%±7Lowest WI: 21.4%

Age 65+ 19.1%±9.5Highest WI: 18.5% 13%±10.5Lowest WI: 18.5%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 13.8%Lowest WI: 33.4% 17.4%Highest WI: 33.4%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±6.4Lowest WI: 5.8% 3.5%±4Highest WI: 5.8%

Wilson 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 $88,750±$32kHighest 15% above WI

Wilson 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 $216,700±$48kLowest 19% below WI

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly — $1,667±$226 53% above WI

Property taxmedian, yearly $2,595Lowest 32% below WI $2,696Highest 29% below WI

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

Below poverty line 21.4%Highest WI: 10.6% 10.4%Lowest WI: 10.6%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 96.3%Highest WI: 67.8% 90.9%Lowest WI: 67.8%

Typical home builtmedian year 1973Lowest 2 yrs older than WI 1974Highest 1 yr older than WI

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 25 minLowest 10% above WI 31 minHighest 39% above WI

Work from home 15.1%±13Highest WI: 13.1% 9.4%±7Lowest WI: 13.1%

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

Work in townworking residents 1.4%Highest 1%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 22.8 miLowest 24.8 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.12Highest 0.03Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Neillsville (12%)Menomonie (10%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in WilsonFew work in Seif

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 50.3%Highest 0%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 0.1 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.1 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1 1

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.4Lowest 7.6Highest

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.

Seif vs Wilson

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they part ways

A typical home costs $1,040 more a month in Wilson

Grades and rankings, side by side

What daily life feels like in each

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