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.

Safety

–TomahawkNot graded A+KielSafer than 95% of U.S. towns

Schools

CTomahawkBetter than 34% of districts in the state A−KielBetter than 84% of districts in the state

Health

C−TomahawkHealthier than 23% of U.S. towns B−KielHealthier than 55% of U.S. towns

6Tomahawk

15Kiel

Lists won, of 21 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Highest graduation rateSchools · 301 towns #200#25 Lowest depressionHealth · 366 towns #289#78 Most trailsOutdoors · 301 towns #176#57 Most walkableOutdoors · 371 towns #221#77 Lowest obesityHealth · 366 towns #336#213 HealthiestHealth · 366 towns #354#253 Best schoolsSchools · 262 towns #196#124 Fastest growingGrowth · 358 towns #254#160

Left end = #1 in Wisconsin. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Tomahawk’s rankings →

Monthly cost

A typical home costs about the same each month

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%

Tomahawk$1,830/mo

Typical home $291K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.25% · or rent about $529/mo · Housing →

Kiel$1,770/mo

Typical home $274K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.45% · or rent about $787/mo · Housing →

The difference: $60 a month, about $800 a year, between Tomahawk and Kiel.

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

TomahawkKiel

Snow a year62″44″

January low0°F 10°F

July high78°F 82°F

Growing season (days)125d 162d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)46th 13th

Outdoors & history

TomahawkKiel

Trails4 mi 3 mi

Conserved land3.3%5.5%

Settled1891 —

National Register places—2

Archive photos—13

Famous people born here—1

Community

TomahawkKiel

Library hours a week46 hrs 57 hrs

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined0 1

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

136 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

TomahawkWI KielWI

Tomahawk ↔ Kiel136 miles apart

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

TomahawkKiel

People

Population 3,395Lowest 3,943Highest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +1.3%Lowest WI: +3.6% +5.2%Highest WI: +3.6%

Median age 41.8±7.9Lowest 4% above WI 45.2±4.4Highest 12% above WI

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

Kids under 18 22.6%±4.3Highest WI: 21.4% 19.5%±4.3Lowest WI: 21.4%

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

Age 65+ 19.4%±4.1Lowest WI: 18.5% 19.6%±3.8Highest WI: 18.5%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 19.9%Highest WI: 33.4% 19.2%Lowest WI: 33.4%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.2%±1.1Lowest WI: 5.8% 3.9%±1.7Highest WI: 5.8%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $60,223±$5kLowest 22% below WI $75,953±$11kHighest about the WI average

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $173,300±$12kLowest 35% below WI $191,500±$19kHighest 28% below WI

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $529±$74Lowest 51% below WI $787±$80Highest 28% below WI

Property taxmedian, yearly $2,160Lowest 43% below WI $2,783Highest 27% below WI

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 44.4%±12.8Highest WI: 43.7% 25.4%±17.9Lowest WI: 43.7%

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

Below poverty line 12.5%Highest WI: 10.6% 8.6%Lowest WI: 10.6%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 75%Lowest WI: 67.8% 77.8%Highest WI: 67.8%

Typical home builtmedian year 1963Lowest 12 yrs older than WI 1971Highest 4 yrs older than WI

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 15 minLowest 31% below WI 19 minHighest 16% below WI

Work from home 5.7%±2.9Lowest WI: 13.1% 7.7%±3.5Highest WI: 13.1%

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

Work in townworking residents 26.5%Highest 17.9%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 21.3 miHighest 15.3 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.37 1.37

Top workplaceoutside town Bradley (8%)Sheboygan (8%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in KielFew work in Tomahawk

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 3.3%Lowest 5.5%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 3.5 miHighest 2.5 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.4 miLowest 0.9 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 8Lowest 10Highest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 21.0Lowest 66.4Highest

Schools

Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #196 of 262 in WI #124 of 262 in WI

School district Tomahawk School DistrictKiel Area School District

High school in town Tomahawk HighKiel High

Students per teacherat that high school 14.3Lowest 14.9Highest

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.

Tomahawk vs Kiel

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they differ most

Kiel places higher on 15 of 21 WI lists

A typical home costs about the same each month

What daily life feels like in each

136 miles apart

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