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Sumner vs Stanton

38 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (4.5× in Sumner) and growth since 2010 (+8.2 pts in Stanton).

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Sumner, WIA small town of 729Barron County · 729 people
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Stanton, WIA small town of 865Dunn County · 865 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.

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 →
StantonA small town of 865
Quiet strengthsStanton doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Stanton →
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.

Jobs per worker4.5×
Sumner is more of a job hub
Sumner 0.58Stanton 0.13
Growth since 2010+8.2 pts
Stanton has grown faster since 2010
Stanton -4.2%Sumner -12.4%
Household income+24%
Households in Stanton earn more
Stanton $98,681Sumner $79,286
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $170 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.

Sumner$1,860/mo
Typical home $302K (Census) · tax rate 1.11% · or rent about $1,500/mo · Housing →
Stanton$1,700/mo
Typical home $266K (Census) · tax rate 1.35% · or rent about $975/mo · Housing →

The difference: $170 a month, about $2,000 a year, between Sumner 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.

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
SumnerStanton
Snow a year53″41″
January low2°F5°F
July high81°F82°F
Growing season (days)145d143d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)28th49th
Outdoors & history
SumnerStanton
Trails0 mi17 mi
Conserved land2%1%
Community
SumnerStanton
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

38 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

SumnerBarron CountyStantonDunn County
Sumner ↔ Stanton38 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.

SumnerStanton
People
Population 729Lowest 865Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -12.4%Lowest WI: +3.6% -4.2%Highest WI: +3.6%
Median age 40.2±7.9Lowest about the WI average 40.6±1.2Highest about the WI average
Stanton and Sumner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 31.3%±4.8Highest WI: 21.4% 28%±3.5Lowest WI: 21.4%
Sumner and Stanton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 20.2%±2.1Lowest WI: 18.5% 22.5%±4.2Highest WI: 18.5%
Stanton and Sumner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 17.1%Lowest WI: 33.4% 19.3%Highest WI: 33.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3%±2.4Highest WI: 5.8% 2.5%±1.4Lowest WI: 5.8%
Sumner and Stanton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $79,286±$6kLowest about the WI average $98,681±$12kHighest 27% above WI
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $302,100±$55kHighest 13% above WI $266,200±$30kLowest about the WI average
Sumner and Stanton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,500±$385Highest 38% above WI $975±$447Lowest 10% below WI
Sumner and Stanton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $3,355Lowest 12% below WI $3,591Highest 5% below WI
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 64.3%±98.5Highest WI: 43.7% 0%±100Lowest WI: 43.7%
Sumner and Stanton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 4%Lowest WI: 10.6% 4.6%Highest WI: 10.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 94%Highest WI: 67.8% 91.5%Lowest WI: 67.8%
Typical home builtmedian year 1987Lowest 12 yrs newer than WI 1994Highest 19 yrs newer than WI
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 27 minLowest 21% above WI 28 minHighest 25% above WI
Work from home 6%±3.2Lowest WI: 13.1% 7.2%±3.8Highest WI: 13.1%
Stanton and Sumner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0.3%Lowest 0.6%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 11.3 miLowest 14.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.58Highest 0.13Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Rice Lake (33%)Menomonie (27%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in StantonFew work in Sumner
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 2%Highest 1%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 17.0 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.5 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.5Highest 1.3Lowest
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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