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Trego vs Crystal

Next-door neighbors in Washburn County. The biggest differences: street grid (3.3× in Trego) and household income (+53% in Crystal).

Trego, WIAn outdoors townWashburn County · 814 people

Crystal, WIAn outdoors townWashburn County · 277 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.

TregoAn outdoors town

Outdoors12.6% conserved land13 miles of trails across 3 parks and preserves All about Trego →

CrystalAn outdoors town

Outdoors15.3% conserved land11 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Crystal →

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.

Street grid3.3×

Trego has the more walkable street grid

Trego 3.3Crystal 1.0

Household income+53%

Households in Crystal earn more

Crystal $94,375Trego $61,587

Jobs per worker2.3×

Trego is more of a job hub

Trego 0.39Crystal 0.17

Size2.9×

Trego is the bigger place

Trego 814Crystal 277

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $490 more a month in Trego

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%

Trego$1,840/mo

Typical home $306K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.92% · or rent about $757/mo · Housing →

Crystal$1,350/mo

Typical home $226K (Census) · tax rate 0.87% · Housing →

The difference: $490 a month, about $5,900 a year, between Trego and Crystal.

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

Trego and Crystal share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

TregoCrystal

Trego ↔ Crystal6.3 miles apart · They share a border · Same county

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

TregoCrystal

Snow a year56″56″

January low1°F 1°F

July high80°F 80°F

Growing season (days)135d 135d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)39th 23rd

Outdoors & history

TregoCrystal

Trails13 mi 11 mi

Conserved land12.6%15.3%

Community

TregoCrystal

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

TregoCrystal

People

Population 814Highest 277Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -2.6% WI: +3.6% —

Median age 57.8±2.9Highest 44% above WI 56.3±5.6Lowest 40% above WI

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

Kids under 18 13.8%±3.6Lowest WI: 21.4% 16.6%±5.9Highest WI: 21.4%

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

Age 65+ 31.8%±4.9Highest WI: 18.5% 30.7%±5.7Lowest WI: 18.5%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 22.1%Lowest WI: 33.4% 28.1%Highest WI: 33.4%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.6%±1.7Lowest WI: 5.8% 2.9%±2.5Highest WI: 5.8%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $61,587±$4kLowest 21% below WI $94,375±$17kHighest 22% above WI

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $239,000±$22kHighest 10% below WI $226,200±$31kLowest 15% below WI

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $757±$335 30% below WI —

Property taxmedian, yearly $2,208Highest 42% below WI $1,971Lowest 48% below WI

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 53.8%±43.9Highest WI: 43.7% 0%±100Lowest WI: 43.7%

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

Below poverty line 10%Highest WI: 10.6% 5.8%Lowest WI: 10.6%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 86.1%Lowest WI: 67.8% 92.2%Highest WI: 67.8%

Typical home builtmedian year 1993Highest 18 yrs newer than WI 1987Lowest 12 yrs newer than WI

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 29 minLowest 29% above WI 30 minHighest 37% above WI

Work from home 17%±5.3Highest WI: 13.1% 11.6%±9.5Lowest WI: 13.1%

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

Work in townworking residents 4.8%Highest 1.9%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 19.3 mi 19.3 mi

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.39Highest 0.17Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Spooner (17%)Hayward (11%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in CrystalFew work in Trego

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 12.6%Lowest 15.3%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 13.4 miHighest 10.8 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.4 miHighest 0.3 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 3Highest 0Lowest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 3.3Highest 1.0Lowest

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.

Trego vs Crystal

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they differ most

A typical home costs $490 more a month in Trego

Trego and Crystal share a border

What daily life feels like in each

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