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Trego vs Douglas

191 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (3.5× in Trego) and work from home (+11.2 pts in Trego).

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Trego, WIAn outdoors townWashburn County · 814 people

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Douglas, WIA small town of 647Marquette County · 647 people

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 →

DouglasA small town of 647

Quiet strengthsDouglas doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.

All about Douglas →

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 worker3.5×

Trego is more of a job hub

Trego 0.39Douglas 0.11

Work from home+11.2 pts

More people work from home in Trego

Trego 17%Douglas 5.8%

Growth since 2010+10.7 pts

Douglas has grown faster since 2010

Douglas +8.1%Trego -2.6%

Seasonal homes+20.3 pts

Trego has more second homes

Trego 37.1%Douglas 16.8%

Property tax bill+28%

Tax bills are bigger in Douglas

Douglas $2,817Trego $2,208

Typical home built17 yrs

Douglas’s homes are older

Trego 1993Douglas 1976

★ What stands out · 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%

Trego$1,840/mo

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

Douglas$1,720/mo

Typical home $284K (Census) · tax rate 0.99% · or rent about $1,026/mo · Housing →

The difference: $110 a month, about $1,400 a year, between Trego and Douglas.

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

TregoDouglas

Snow a year56″41″

January low1°F 8°F

July high80°F 83°F

Growing season (days)135d 146d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)39th 74th

Outdoors & history

TregoDouglas

Trails13 mi —

Conserved land12.6%—

National Register places—1

Archive photos—1

Community

TregoDouglas

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.

Where they are

191 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

TregoWashburn County DouglasMarquette County

Trego ↔ Douglas191 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

TregoDouglas

People

Population 814Highest 647Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -2.6%Lowest WI: +3.6% +8.1%Highest WI: +3.6%

Median age 57.8±2.9Lowest 44% above WI 59.9±4Highest 49% above WI

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

Kids under 18 13.8%±3.6Highest WI: 21.4% 9.4%±2.6Lowest WI: 21.4%

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

Age 65+ 31.8%±4.9Lowest WI: 18.5% 35.4%±8.4Highest WI: 18.5%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 22.1%Highest WI: 33.4% 21.5%Lowest WI: 33.4%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.6%±1.7Highest WI: 5.8% 0.8%±0.8Lowest WI: 5.8%

Trego and Douglas 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 $81,250±$22kHighest 5% above WI

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $239,000±$22kLowest 10% below WI $284,100±$52kHighest 7% above WI

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $757±$335Lowest 30% below WI $1,026±$257Highest 6% below WI

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $2,208Lowest 42% below WI $2,817Highest 26% below WI

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 53.8%±43.9Highest WI: 43.7% 35%±28Lowest WI: 43.7%

Trego and Douglas 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% 9.5%Lowest WI: 10.6%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 86.1%Highest WI: 67.8% 85.6%Lowest WI: 67.8%

Typical home builtmedian year 1993Highest 18 yrs newer than WI 1976Lowest 1 yr newer than WI

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 29 minHighest 29% above WI 27 minLowest 23% above WI

Work from home 17%±5.3Highest WI: 13.1% 5.8%±3.5Lowest WI: 13.1%

Work in townworking residents 4.8%Highest 1.2%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 19.3 miHighest 17.3 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.39Highest 0.11Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Spooner (17%)Portage (18%)

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

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 12.6%Highest 1.8%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 13.4 miHighest 0.0 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.4 miHighest 0.0 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 3Highest 0Lowest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 3.3Lowest 3.6Highest

Wisconsin average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024

Deciding?

Ask the people who live there

The numbers stop at the town line. Neighbors can tell you about the commute at 7am, the schools, the winters and the feel of the place.

Trego neighborsTown Square →

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Bordering Trego

Spooner722 people · $270K homes

Springbrook578 people · $155K homes

Brooklyn341 people · $327K homes

Crystal277 people · $226K homes

Towns like Trego

Neshkoro726 people · $240K homes

Westfield737 people · $248K homes

Pella749 people · $184K homes

Beecher704 people · $169K homes

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.