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Spring Brook vs Peru

Next-door neighbors in Dunn County. The biggest differences: size (5.5× in Spring Brook) and property tax bill (+39% in Spring Brook).

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Spring Brook, WIOne of the healthiest townsDunn County · 1,760 people
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Peru, WIA small town of 321Dunn County · 321 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.

Spring BrookOne of the healthiest towns
HealthHealthier than 64%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates All about Spring Brook →
PeruA small town of 321
Quiet strengthsPeru doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Peru →
The biggest differences

Where they part ways

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

Size5.5×
Spring Brook is the bigger place
Spring Brook 1,760Peru 321
Property tax bill+39%
Tax bills are bigger in Spring Brook
Spring Brook $4,138Peru $2,971
Average commute9 min
Spring Brook has the shorter commute
Peru 36 minSpring Brook 27 min
Jobs per worker+88%
Peru is more of a job hub
Peru 0.30Spring Brook 0.16
Typical home built19 yrs
Peru’s homes are older
Spring Brook 1991Peru 1972
Street grid+58%
Spring Brook has the more walkable street grid
Spring Brook 1.9Peru 1.2
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $550 more a month in Spring Brook

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.

Spring Brook$1,850/mo
Typical home $286K (Census) · tax rate 1.44% · or rent about $1,094/mo · Housing →
Peru$1,290/mo
Typical home $200K (Census) · tax rate 1.49% · Housing →

The difference: $550 a month, about $6,600 a year, between Spring Brook and Peru.

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

Spring Brook and Peru share a border

And the people who already live in one and work in the other.

Spring BrookPeruSpring BrookPeru
Spring Brook ↔ Peru6.9 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
Who commutes between them
4 Peru residents work in Spring Brook (3.6% of its workers)
Work & commute in Peru →
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
–Spring BrookNot graded B−PeruBetter than 51% of districts in the state
Health
BSpring BrookHealthier than 64% of U.S. towns –PeruNot graded
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
Spring BrookPeru
Snow a year41″41″
January low5°F5°F
July high82°F82°F
Growing season (days)143d143d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)40th40th
Outdoors & history
Spring BrookPeru
Trails7 mi6 mi
Conserved land3.4%1%
Archive photos—4
Community
Spring BrookPeru
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.

Spring BrookPeru
People
Population 1,760Highest 321Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +8.3% WI: +3.6% —
Median age 42.4±3.4Lowest 5% above WI 42.5±6.7Highest 6% above WI
Peru and Spring Brook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 24.2%±3.3Lowest WI: 21.4% 33.6%±11Highest WI: 21.4%
Peru and Spring Brook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 17.6%±3.1Highest WI: 18.5% 11.2%±6.7Lowest WI: 18.5%
Spring Brook and Peru are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 25.1%Highest WI: 33.4% 20.9%Lowest WI: 33.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.8%±1.9Highest WI: 5.8% 1.6%±3.4Lowest WI: 5.8%
Spring Brook and Peru are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $95,563±$11kHighest 23% above WI $70,625±$27kLowest 9% below WI
Spring Brook and Peru are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $286,400±$26kHighest 7% above WI $199,600±$63kLowest 25% below WI
Spring Brook and Peru are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,094±$625 about the WI average —
Property taxmedian, yearly $4,138Highest 9% above WI $2,971Lowest 22% below WI
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 49.3%±29.9Highest WI: 43.7% 0%±100Lowest WI: 43.7%
Spring Brook and Peru are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 10.2%Highest WI: 10.6% 6.5%Lowest WI: 10.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 86.6%Lowest WI: 67.8% 92.5%Highest WI: 67.8%
Typical home builtmedian year 1991Highest 16 yrs newer than WI 1972Lowest 3 yrs older than WI
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 27 minLowest 20% above WI 36 minHighest 60% above WI
Work from home 17.9%±9.3Highest WI: 13.1% 7.9%±6.2Lowest WI: 13.1%
Spring Brook and Peru are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 1%Highest 0%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 12.8 miLowest 16.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.16Lowest 0.30Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Eau Claire (26%)Eau Claire (23%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Peru4% work in Spring Brook
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 3.4%Highest 1%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 6.8 miHighest 5.8 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miLowest 0.3 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 7Highest 5Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.9Highest 1.2Lowest
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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