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Spruce vs Clearfield

120 miles apart. The biggest differences: growth since 2010 (+13.5 pts in Spruce) and jobs per worker (2.3× in Clearfield).

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Spruce, WIA small town of 834Oconto County · 834 people
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Clearfield, WIA small town of 741Juneau County · 741 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.

SpruceA small town of 834
Quiet strengthsSpruce doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Spruce →
ClearfieldA small town of 741
Quiet strengthsClearfield doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Clearfield →
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.

Growth since 2010+13.5 pts
Spruce has grown faster since 2010
Spruce +9.9%Clearfield -3.6%
Jobs per worker2.3×
Clearfield is more of a job hub
Clearfield 0.32Spruce 0.14
Work from home+8.7 pts
More people work from home in Spruce
Spruce 11.6%Clearfield 2.9%
Typical home built23 yrs
Spruce’s homes are older
Clearfield 1992Spruce 1969
Average commute7 min
Clearfield has the shorter commute
Spruce 32 minClearfield 24 min
Conserved land+10.3 pts
Clearfield has more conserved land
Clearfield 10.4%Spruce 0.1%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs about the same each month

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.

Spruce$1,390/mo
Typical home $222K (Census) · tax rate 1.20% · or rent about $850/mo · Housing →
Clearfield$1,330/mo
Typical home $212K (Census) · tax rate 1.22% · or rent about $805/mo · Housing →

The difference: $60 a month, about $700 a year, between Spruce and Clearfield.

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.

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
SpruceClearfield
Snow a year52″47″
January low9°F8°F
July high81°F82°F
Growing season (days)150d158d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)19th74th
Outdoors & history
SpruceClearfield
Trails—1 mi
Conserved land—10.4%
Settled1870—
Community
SpruceClearfield
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

120 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

SpruceOconto CountyClearfieldJuneau County
Spruce ↔ Clearfield120 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.

SpruceClearfield
People
Population 834Highest 741Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +9.9%Highest WI: +3.6% -3.6%Lowest WI: +3.6%
Median age 46.8±1.6Lowest 16% above WI 47.6±9.8Highest 18% above WI
Clearfield and Spruce are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 24.3%±5.1Highest WI: 21.4% 16.6%±7.6Lowest WI: 21.4%
Spruce and Clearfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 23.9%±3.9Lowest WI: 18.5% 27.9%±6.1Highest WI: 18.5%
Clearfield and Spruce are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 18.3%Lowest WI: 33.4% 20.4%Highest WI: 33.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1%±1.3Lowest WI: 5.8% 3.6%±3.1Highest WI: 5.8%
Clearfield and Spruce are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $75,417±$14kLowest about the WI average $75,952±$8kHighest about the WI average
Clearfield and Spruce are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $222,300±$42kHighest 17% below WI $211,900±$24kLowest 20% below WI
Spruce and Clearfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $850±$286Highest 22% below WI $805±$116Lowest 26% below WI
Spruce and Clearfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,672Highest 30% below WI $2,589Lowest 32% below WI
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 62.2%±56Highest WI: 43.7% 0%±44.4Lowest WI: 43.7%
Spruce and Clearfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 12.1%Highest WI: 10.6% 10.8%Lowest WI: 10.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 81.5%Lowest WI: 67.8% 82.2%Highest WI: 67.8%
Typical home builtmedian year 1969Lowest 6 yrs older than WI 1992Highest 17 yrs newer than WI
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 32 minHighest 42% above WI 24 minLowest 10% above WI
Work from home 11.6%±6.4Highest WI: 13.1% 2.9%±1.9Lowest WI: 13.1%
Work in townworking residents 1.3%Highest 0.3%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 31.8 miHighest 19.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.14Lowest 0.32Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Green Bay (12%)Mauston (17%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in ClearfieldFew work in Spruce
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.1%Lowest 10.4%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 0.9 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 1Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.7Highest 1.5Lowest
Wisconsin average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
Deciding?

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Bordering Spruce

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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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