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%

Stanton$1,700/mo

Typical home $266K (Census) · tax rate 1.35% · or rent about $975/mo · Housing →

Downing$1,820/mo

Typical home $298K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.01% · or rent about $775/mo · Housing →

The difference: $120 a month, about $1,400 a year, between Downing and Stanton.

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

Stanton and Downing share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

StantonDowning

Stanton ↔ Downing4.8 miles apart · They share a border

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

StantonDowning

Snow a year41″41″

January low5°F 5°F

July high82°F 82°F

Growing season (days)143d 143d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)49th 49th

Outdoors & history

StantonDowning

Trails17 mi —

Conserved land1%—

Community

StantonDowning

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.

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

StantonDowning

People

Population 865Highest 271Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -4.2% WI: +3.6% —

Median age 40.6±1.2Lowest about the WI average 40.7±4Highest about the WI average

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

Kids under 18 28%±3.5 WI: 21.4% 28%±6.6 WI: 21.4%

Age 65+ 22.5%±4.2Highest WI: 18.5% 10.7%±7.2Lowest WI: 18.5%

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 19.3%Highest WI: 33.4% 13.1%Lowest WI: 33.4%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.5%±1.4Highest WI: 5.8% 1.1%±4Lowest WI: 5.8%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $98,681±$12kHighest 27% above WI $61,875±$17kLowest 20% below WI

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $266,200±$30kHighest about the WI average $168,300±$26kLowest 37% below WI

Rentmedian gross, monthly $975±$447Highest 10% below WI $775±$226Lowest 29% below WI

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $3,591Highest 5% below WI $1,708Lowest 55% below WI

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100Lowest WI: 43.7% 21.4%±100Highest WI: 43.7%

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

Below poverty line 4.6%Lowest WI: 10.6% 6.3%Highest WI: 10.6%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 91.5%Highest WI: 67.8% 81.8%Lowest WI: 67.8%

Typical home builtmedian year 1994Highest 19 yrs newer than WI 1964Lowest 11 yrs older than WI

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 28 minLowest 25% above WI 28 minHighest 28% above WI

Work from home 7.2%±3.8Highest WI: 13.1% 5.2%±3.5Lowest WI: 13.1%

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

Work in townworking residents 0.6%Highest 0%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 14.8 miLowest 17.8 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.13Lowest 0.27Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Menomonie (27%)Menomonie (27%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in DowningFew work in Stanton

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 1%Highest 0%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 17.0 miHighest 0.1 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.5 miHighest 0.0 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.3Lowest 8.2Highest

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

Deciding?

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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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