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St. Cloud vs Mackford

40 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (11.4× in St. Cloud) and jobs per worker (5.7× in Mackford).

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St. Cloud, WIA small town of 454Wisconsin · 454 people
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Mackford, WIA small town of 451Green Lake County · 451 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.

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 →
MackfordA small town of 451
Quiet strengthsMackford doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Mackford →
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.

Street grid11.4×
St. Cloud has the more walkable street grid
St. Cloud 19.3Mackford 1.7
Jobs per worker5.7×
Mackford is more of a job hub
Mackford 1.03St. Cloud 0.18
Property tax bill+15%
Tax bills are bigger in St. Cloud
St. Cloud $3,009Mackford $2,616
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $900 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.

St. Cloud$2,220/mo
Typical home $339K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.55% · or rent about $757/mo · Housing →
Mackford$1,320/mo
Typical home $210K (Census) · tax rate 1.25% · or rent about $588/mo · Housing →

The difference: $900 a month, about $10,800 a year, between St. Cloud and Mackford.

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. CloudMackford
Snow a year45″43″
January low12°F9°F
July high81°F80°F
Growing season (days)159d157d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)4th31st
Community
St. CloudMackford
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

40 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

St. CloudWIMackfordGreen Lake County
St. Cloud ↔ Mackford40 miles apart
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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.

St. CloudMackford
People
Population 454Highest 451Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census — -11.6% WI: +3.6%
Median age 43±5.6Highest 7% above WI 42.8±8.5Lowest 6% above WI
St. Cloud and Mackford 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% 25.1%±4.7Highest WI: 21.4%
Mackford and St. Cloud are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 14.8%±3.6Highest WI: 18.5% 13.7%±3.4Lowest WI: 18.5%
St. Cloud and Mackford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 20.2%Highest WI: 33.4% 16.2%Lowest WI: 33.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0.2%±2.3Lowest WI: 5.8% 3.8%±2.6Highest WI: 5.8%
Mackford 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 $91,429±$11kLowest 18% above WI
St. Cloud and Mackford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $194,600±$14kLowest 27% below WI $209,800±$24kHighest 21% below WI
Mackford and St. Cloud are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $757±$117Highest 30% below WI $588±$462Lowest 46% below WI
St. Cloud and Mackford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $3,009Highest 21% below WI $2,616Lowest 31% below WI
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 14.3%±66Lowest WI: 43.7% 28.6%±100Highest WI: 43.7%
Mackford 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% 12.4%Highest WI: 10.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 85.3%Lowest WI: 67.8% 89.9%Highest WI: 67.8%
Typical home builtmedian year 1953Lowest 22 yrs older than WI 1954Highest 21 yrs older than WI
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 27 minHighest 21% above WI 25 minLowest 11% above WI
Work from home 11.1%±5.3Highest WI: 13.1% 7.3%±5.4Lowest WI: 13.1%
St. Cloud and Mackford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0.8%Lowest 1.6%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 15.8 miHighest 15.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.18Lowest 1.03Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Fond du Lac (17%)Markesan (15%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in MackfordFew work in St. Cloud
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 1.3%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 0.6 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 19.3Highest 1.7Lowest
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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