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%

Slinger$2,960/mo

Typical home $477K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.16% · or rent about $1,022/mo · Housing →

Jackson$2,710/mo

Typical home $428K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.32% · or rent about $1,151/mo · Housing →

The difference: $250 a month, about $3,000 a year, between Slinger and Jackson.

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.

Safety

A−SlingerSafer than 76% of U.S. towns –JacksonNot graded

Schools

ASlingerBetter than 91% of districts in the state A−JacksonBetter than 79% of districts in the state

Health

A−SlingerHealthier than 83% of U.S. towns A−JacksonHealthier than 82% of U.S. towns

8Slinger

8Jackson

Lists won, of 19 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Fastest growingGrowth · 358 towns #25#125 Lowest depressionHealth · 366 towns #178#78 Most conserved landOutdoors · 356 towns #330#240 Most remote workersWork · 363 towns #180#94 Most walkableOutdoors · 371 towns #139#62 Cheapest rentCost of living · 348 towns #152#208 Shortest commuteGetting around · 371 towns #367#322 Most affordableCost of living · 371 towns #273#231

Left end = #1 in Wisconsin. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Slinger’s rankings →

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

SlingerJackson

Snow a year54″54″

January low11°F 11°F

July high81°F 81°F

Growing season (days)154d 154d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)8th 17th

Outdoors & history

SlingerJackson

Trails3 mi 0 mi

Conserved land0.5%2.7%

Archive photos12 —

Famous people born here—1

Community

SlingerJackson

Library hours a week51 hrs —

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

6 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

SlingerJackson

Slinger ↔ Jackson5.8 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

SlingerJackson

People

Population 6,307Lowest 8,003Highest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +18.2%Highest WI: +3.6% +6.4%Lowest WI: +3.6%

Median age 42.5±3.7Lowest 6% above WI 42.6±3.4Highest 6% above WI

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

Kids under 18 24%±4.8Highest WI: 21.4% 19.3%±3.4Lowest WI: 21.4%

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

Age 65+ 17.1%±5.1Lowest WI: 18.5% 17.2%±3.4Highest WI: 18.5%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 38%Highest WI: 33.4% 35.7%Lowest WI: 33.4%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.7%±1.1Lowest WI: 5.8% 2.8%±1.3Highest WI: 5.8%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $101,404±$6kHighest 31% above WI $93,170±$17kLowest 20% above WI

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $367,000±$18kHighest 38% above WI $321,500±$20kLowest 21% above WI

Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,022±$369Lowest 6% below WI $1,151±$66Highest 6% above WI

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $4,254Highest 12% above WI $4,235Lowest 12% above WI

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 34.4%±28.3Lowest WI: 43.7% 36.7%±14Highest WI: 43.7%

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

Below poverty line 2.9%Lowest WI: 10.6% 6%Highest WI: 10.6%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 78.8%Highest WI: 67.8% 69.7%Lowest WI: 67.8%

Typical home builtmedian year 1996Lowest 21 yrs newer than WI 1998Highest 23 yrs newer than WI

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 32 minHighest 45% above WI 28 minLowest 24% above WI

Work from home 12.3%±4.7Lowest WI: 13.1% 16.5%±5.2Highest WI: 13.1%

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

Work in townworking residents 6.7%Highest 5.3%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 17.3 miHighest 14.3 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.70Lowest 0.89Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Milwaukee (12%)Milwaukee (15%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in JacksonFew work in Slinger

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0.5%Lowest 2.7%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 3.2 miHighest 0.0 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.6 miHighest 0.0 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 5Highest 4Lowest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 49.5Lowest 70.4Highest

Schools

Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #28 of 262 in WI #30 of 262 in WI

School district Slinger School DistrictWest Bend School District

High school in town Slinger HighNone in town

Students per teacherat that high school 16.7 —

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.

Slinger vs Jackson

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they differ most

A typical home costs $250 more a month in Slinger

Grades and rankings, side by side

What daily life feels like in each

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