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%

Thorp$1,560/mo

Typical home $247K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.32% · or rent about $789/mo · Housing →

Withee$1,500/mo

Typical home $234K (Census) · tax rate 1.42% · or rent about $971/mo · Housing →

The difference: $60 a month, about $700 a year, between Thorp and Withee.

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.

Report cards

Grades and rankings, side by side

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every Wisconsin ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Schools

BThorpBetter than 64% of districts in the state BWitheeBetter than 64% of districts in the state

Health

C−ThorpHealthier than 17% of U.S. towns C−WitheeHealthier than 19% of U.S. towns

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

ThorpWithee

Snow a year52″52″

January low3°F 3°F

July high80°F 80°F

Growing season (days)147d 147d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)20th 20th

Outdoors & history

ThorpWithee

Trails1 mi —

Conserved land0%—

Famous people born here—1

Community

ThorpWithee

Library hours a week40 hrs —

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

ThorpWithee

People

Population 1,590Highest 1,017Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +10.7%Highest WI: +3.6% +6.9%Lowest WI: +3.6%

Median age 45.7±5.3Highest 14% above WI 27±5Lowest 33% below WI

Kids under 18 22.3%±4Lowest WI: 21.4% 40.8%±1.7Highest WI: 21.4%

Age 65+ 28.1%±5.1Highest WI: 18.5% 12.4%±1.8Lowest WI: 18.5%

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 11.7%Highest WI: 33.4% 7.2%Lowest WI: 33.4%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.1%±0.9Highest WI: 5.8% 0.8%±0.8Lowest WI: 5.8%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $53,424±$4kLowest 31% below WI $94,583±$13kHighest 22% above WI

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $160,000±$16kLowest 40% below WI $234,000±$37kHighest 12% below WI

Rentmedian gross, monthly $789±$68Lowest 27% below WI $971±$108Highest 11% below WI

Property taxmedian, yearly $2,106Lowest 44% below WI $3,330Highest 12% below WI

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 31.8%±10.8Highest WI: 43.7% 20%±62.5Lowest WI: 43.7%

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

Below poverty line 9.8%Highest WI: 10.6% 4.6%Lowest WI: 10.6%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 73.2%Lowest WI: 67.8% 87.6%Highest WI: 67.8%

Typical home builtmedian year 1967Lowest 8 yrs older than WI 1972Highest 3 yrs older than WI

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 22 minHighest 3% below WI 19 minLowest 13% below WI

Work from home 5.4%±3.8Lowest WI: 13.1% 17.3%±5.8Highest WI: 13.1%

Work in townworking residents 21.9%Highest 2.3%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 24.8 miHighest 19.3 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.89Highest 0.25Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Eau Claire (5%)Thorp (24%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Withee24% work in Thorp

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 0.1%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 1.0 miHighest 0.0 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.7 miHighest 0.0 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2Highest 0Lowest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 81.0Highest 2.1Lowest

Schools

School district Thorp School District—

High school in town Thorp High—

Students per teacherat that high school 13.9 —

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.

Thorp vs Withee

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