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Strickland vs Sumner

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (9.7× in Sumner) and property tax bill (+31% in Sumner).

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Strickland, WIAn outdoors townRusk County · 321 people
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Sumner, WIA small town of 729Barron County · 729 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.

StricklandAn outdoors town
Outdoors17% conserved land4.3 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves All about Strickland →
SumnerA small town of 729
Quiet strengthsSumner doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Sumner →
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.

Jobs per worker9.7×
Sumner is more of a job hub
Sumner 0.58Strickland 0.06
Property tax bill+31%
Tax bills are bigger in Sumner
Sumner $3,355Strickland $2,560
Average commute8 min
Sumner has the shorter commute
Strickland 35 minSumner 27 min
Conserved land+15 pts
Strickland has more conserved land
Strickland 17%Sumner 2%
Size2.3×
Sumner is the bigger place
Sumner 729Strickland 321
Street grid+40%
Strickland has the more walkable street grid
Strickland 2.1Sumner 1.5
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $460 more a month in Sumner

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.

Strickland$1,410/mo
Typical home $228K (Census) · tax rate 1.12% · Housing →
Sumner$1,860/mo
Typical home $302K (Census) · tax rate 1.11% · or rent about $1,500/mo · Housing →

The difference: $460 a month, about $5,500 a year, between Sumner and Strickland.

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

Strickland and Sumner share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

StricklandSumnerStricklandSumner
Strickland ↔ Sumner5.5 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
StricklandSumner
Snow a year49″53″
January low5°F2°F
July high81°F81°F
Growing season (days)140d145d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)43rd28th
Outdoors & history
StricklandSumner
Trails4 mi0 mi
Conserved land17%2%
Community
StricklandSumner
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.

StricklandSumner
People
Population 321Lowest 729Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census — -12.4% WI: +3.6%
Median age 43.2±13.2Highest 7% above WI 40.2±7.9Lowest about the WI average
Strickland and Sumner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 26.8%±6.7Lowest WI: 21.4% 31.3%±4.8Highest WI: 21.4%
Sumner and Strickland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 25.9%±4.3Highest WI: 18.5% 20.2%±2.1Lowest WI: 18.5%
Strickland and Sumner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 23.4%Highest WI: 33.4% 17.1%Lowest WI: 33.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.7%±4.8Highest WI: 5.8% 3%±2.4Lowest WI: 5.8%
Strickland and Sumner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $84,500±$13kHighest 9% above WI $79,286±$6kLowest about the WI average
Strickland and Sumner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $227,800±$38kLowest 15% below WI $302,100±$55kHighest 13% above WI
Sumner and Strickland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly — $1,500±$385 38% above WI
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,560Lowest 32% below WI $3,355Highest 12% below WI
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 64.3%±98.5 WI: 43.7%
Below poverty line 7.8%Highest WI: 10.6% 4%Lowest WI: 10.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 93.3%Lowest WI: 67.8% 94%Highest WI: 67.8%
Typical home builtmedian year 1981Lowest 6 yrs newer than WI 1987Highest 12 yrs newer than WI
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 35 minHighest 56% above WI 27 minLowest 21% above WI
Work from home 18.9%±16.3Highest WI: 13.1% 6%±3.2Lowest WI: 13.1%
Strickland and Sumner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 0.3%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 18.3 miHighest 11.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.06Lowest 0.58Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Rice Lake (18%)Rice Lake (33%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in SumnerFew work in Strickland
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 17%Highest 2%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 4.3 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Lowest 2Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 2.1Highest 1.5Lowest
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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