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Slinger vs Mukwonago

33 miles apart. The biggest differences: average commute (10 min in Mukwonago) and jobs per worker (+93% in Mukwonago).

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Slinger, WIKnown for its schoolsWisconsin · 6,307 people
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Mukwonago, WIOne of the healthiest townsWisconsin · 8,415 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.

SlingerKnown for its schools
Schools#28 for schools in WIof 262 towns Housing$477K typical home40% above the WI typical home HealthHealthier than 83%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates All about Slinger →
MukwonagoOne of the healthiest towns
HealthHealthier than 84%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates Housing$507K typical home49% above the WI typical home Schools#86 for schools in WIof 262 towns All about Mukwonago →
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.

Average commute10 min
Mukwonago has the shorter commute
Slinger 32 minMukwonago 22 min
Jobs per worker+93%
Mukwonago is more of a job hub
Mukwonago 1.35Slinger 0.70
Growth since 2010+5.9 pts
Slinger has grown faster since 2010
Slinger +18.2%Mukwonago +12.3%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $200 more a month in Mukwonago

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.

Slinger$2,960/mo
Typical home $477K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.16% · or rent about $1,022/mo · Housing →
Mukwonago$3,170/mo
Typical home $507K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.20% · or rent about $1,142/mo · Housing →

The difference: $200 a month, about $2,400 a year, between Mukwonago and Slinger.

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

Slinger places higher on 12 of 21 WI lists

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 BMukwonagoSafer than 64% of U.S. towns
Schools
ASlingerBetter than 91% of districts in the state AMukwonagoBetter than 85% of districts in the state
Health
A−SlingerHealthier than 83% of U.S. towns A−MukwonagoHealthier than 84% of U.S. towns
12Slinger
7Mukwonago

Lists won, of 21 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Closest to a top hospitalHealth · 371 towns #86#270 Shortest commuteGetting around · 371 towns #367#188 Most conserved landOutdoors · 356 towns #330#179 Lowest depressionHealth · 366 towns #178#29 Most trailsOutdoors · 301 towns #114#199 Best schoolsSchools · 262 towns #28#86 Most remote workersWork · 363 towns #180#107 Cheapest rentCost of living · 348 towns #152#204

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
SlingerMukwonago
Snow a year54″37″
January low11°F12°F
July high81°F81°F
Growing season (days)154d162d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)8th22nd
Outdoors & history
SlingerMukwonago
Trails3 mi2 mi
Conserved land0.5%4%
National Register places—3
Archive photos1218
Famous people born here—1
Community
SlingerMukwonago
Library hours a week51 hrs60 hrs
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.

Where they are

33 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

SlingerWIMukwonagoWI
Slinger ↔ Mukwonago33 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.

SlingerMukwonago
People
Population 6,307Lowest 8,415Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +18.2%Highest WI: +3.6% +12.3%Lowest WI: +3.6%
Median age 42.5±3.7Highest 6% above WI 39.4±1.7Lowest about the WI average
Slinger and Mukwonago 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% 23.5%±3.3Lowest WI: 21.4%
Slinger and Mukwonago are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 17.1%±5.1Highest WI: 18.5% 16.6%±2.8Lowest WI: 18.5%
Slinger and Mukwonago 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% 37.4%Lowest WI: 33.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.7%±1.1Lowest WI: 5.8% 4.8%±1.6Highest WI: 5.8%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $101,404±$6kHighest 31% above WI $98,273±$4kLowest 27% above WI
Slinger and Mukwonago 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 $366,200±$21kLowest 37% above WI
Slinger and Mukwonago are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,022±$369Lowest 6% below WI $1,142±$44Highest 5% above WI
Mukwonago and Slinger are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $4,254Lowest 12% above WI $4,398Highest 16% above WI
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 34.4%±28.3Lowest WI: 43.7% 38.2%±15.8Highest WI: 43.7%
Mukwonago 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% 4.2%Highest WI: 10.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 78.8%Highest WI: 67.8% 73%Lowest WI: 67.8%
Typical home builtmedian year 1996Highest 21 yrs newer than WI 1990Lowest 15 yrs newer than WI
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 32 minHighest 45% above WI 22 minLowest about the WI average
Work from home 12.3%±4.7Lowest WI: 13.1% 15.4%±4.1Highest WI: 13.1%
Mukwonago 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%Lowest 12.2%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 17.3 miHighest 15.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.70Lowest 1.35Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Milwaukee (12%)Waukesha (11%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in MukwonagoFew work in Slinger
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.5%Lowest 4%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 3.2 miHighest 2.4 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.6 miHighest 0.3 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 5Lowest 7Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 49.5Highest 41.3Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #28 of 262 in WI#86 of 262 in WI
School district Slinger School DistrictMukwonago School District
High school in town Slinger HighMukwonago High
Students per teacherat that high school 16.7Highest 16.0Lowest
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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