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Sumner vs Strickland

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

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Sumner, WIA small town of 729Barron County · 729 people
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Strickland, WIAn outdoors townRusk County · 321 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 →
StricklandAn outdoors town
Outdoors17% conserved land4.3 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves All about Strickland →
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.

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

Sumner and Strickland share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

SumnerStricklandSumnerStrickland
Sumner ↔ Strickland5.5 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
SumnerStrickland
Snow a year53″49″
January low2°F5°F
July high81°F81°F
Growing season (days)145d140d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)28th43rd
Outdoors & history
SumnerStrickland
Trails0 mi4 mi
Conserved land2%17%
Community
SumnerStrickland
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.

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