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St. Cloud vs Goodrich

133 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (24.1× in St. Cloud) and rent (+45% in Goodrich).

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St. Cloud, WIA small town of 454Wisconsin · 454 people

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Goodrich, WIA small town of 524Taylor County · 524 people

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.

St. CloudA small town of 454

Quiet strengthsSt. Cloud doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.

All about St. Cloud →

GoodrichA small town of 524

Quiet strengthsGoodrich doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.

All about Goodrich →

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.

Street grid24.1×

St. Cloud has the more walkable street grid

St. Cloud 19.3Goodrich 0.8

Rent runs higher in Goodrich

Goodrich $1,097St. Cloud $757

Household income+41%

Households in St. Cloud earn more

St. Cloud $100,357Goodrich $70,938

Typical home built33 yrs

St. Cloud’s homes are older

Goodrich 1986St. Cloud 1953

Goodrich has more people 65 and up

Goodrich 24.8%St. Cloud 14.8%

Seasonal homes+9.2 pts

Goodrich has more second homes

Goodrich 10.2%St. Cloud 1%

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $960 more a month in St. Cloud

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%

St. Cloud$2,220/mo

Typical home $339K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.55% · or rent about $757/mo · Housing →

Goodrich$1,260/mo

Typical home $196K (Census) · tax rate 1.38% · or rent about $1,097/mo · Housing →

The difference: $960 a month, about $11,500 a year, between St. Cloud and Goodrich.

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

St. CloudGoodrich

Snow a year45″51″

January low12°F —

July high81°F —

Growing season (days)159d —

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)4th 30th

Outdoors & history

St. CloudGoodrich

Conserved land—0%

Community

St. CloudGoodrich

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

133 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

St. CloudWI GoodrichTaylor County

St. Cloud ↔ Goodrich133 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

St. CloudGoodrich

People

Population 454Lowest 524Highest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census — -9.8% WI: +3.6%

Median age 43±5.6Lowest 7% above WI 44±6.7Highest 9% above WI

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

Kids under 18 20.9%±4.5Lowest WI: 21.4% 24.6%±3.1Highest WI: 21.4%

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

Age 65+ 14.8%±3.6Lowest WI: 18.5% 24.8%±4.4Highest WI: 18.5%

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 20.2%Lowest WI: 33.4% 21.4%Highest WI: 33.4%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0.2%±2.3Lowest WI: 5.8% 2.9%±1.7Highest WI: 5.8%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $100,357±$12kHighest 30% above WI $70,938±$9kLowest 8% below WI

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $194,600±$14kLowest 27% below WI $196,400±$49kHighest 26% below WI

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $757±$117Lowest 30% below WI $1,097±$52Highest about the WI average

Property taxmedian, yearly $3,009Highest 21% below WI $2,710Lowest 29% below WI

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 14.3%±66Lowest WI: 43.7% 88.5%±64.4Highest WI: 43.7%

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

Below poverty line 2%Lowest WI: 10.6% 11.3%Highest WI: 10.6%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 85.3%Lowest WI: 67.8% 85.4%Highest WI: 67.8%

Typical home builtmedian year 1953Lowest 22 yrs older than WI 1986Highest 11 yrs newer than WI

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 27 minLowest 21% above WI 28 minHighest 26% above WI

Work from home 11.1%±5.3Highest WI: 13.1% 6.8%±5.4Lowest WI: 13.1%

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

Work in townworking residents 0.8%Highest 0.5%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 15.8 miLowest 18.8 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.18 0.18

Top workplaceoutside town Fond du Lac (17%)Medford (26%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in GoodrichFew work in St. Cloud

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%

Trailsmapped miles 0.0 mi 0.0 mi

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 19.3Highest 0.8Lowest

Wisconsin average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024

Deciding?

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St. Cloud neighborsTown Square →

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Goodrich neighborsTown Square →

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Bordering St. Cloud

Marshfield1,055 people · $301K homes

Towns like St. Cloud

Maxville403 people · $203K homes

Melrose552 people · $200K homes

Mackford451 people · $210K homes

Montfort629 people · $158K homes

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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.