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Trego vs Springbrook

Next-door neighbors in Washburn County. The biggest differences: trails (19.1× in Trego) and home values (+54% in Trego).

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Trego, WIAn outdoors townWashburn County · 814 people
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Springbrook, WIAn outdoors townWashburn County · 578 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 →
SpringbrookAn outdoors town
Outdoors41.1% conserved land0.7 miles of trails across 3 parks and preserves Housing$267K typical home21% below the WI typical home All about Springbrook →
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.

Trails19.1×
Trego has more miles of trail
Trego 13.4 miSpringbrook 0.7 mi
Home values+54%
Homes cost more in Trego
Trego $239,000Springbrook $155,000
Property tax bill+67%
Tax bills are bigger in Trego
Trego $2,208Springbrook $1,320
Conserved land+28.5 pts
Springbrook has more conserved land
Springbrook 41.1%Trego 12.6%
Jobs per worker2.3×
Trego is more of a job hub
Trego 0.39Springbrook 0.17
Seasonal homes+18.6 pts
Trego has more second homes
Trego 37.1%Springbrook 18.5%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $250 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.

Trego$1,840/mo
Typical home $306K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.92% · or rent about $757/mo · Housing →
Springbrook$1,590/mo
Typical home $267K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.85% · or rent about $1,050/mo · Housing →

The difference: $250 a month, about $3,000 a year, between Trego and Springbrook.

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 Springbrook share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

TregoSpringbrookTregoSpringbrook
Trego ↔ Springbrook6.0 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
TregoSpringbrook
Snow a year56″56″
January low1°F1°F
July high80°F80°F
Growing season (days)135d135d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)39th23rd
Outdoors & history
TregoSpringbrook
Trails13 mi1 mi
Conserved land12.6%41.1%
Community
TregoSpringbrook
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.

TregoSpringbrook
People
Population 814Highest 578Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -2.6% WI: +3.6% —
Median age 57.8±2.9Highest 44% above WI 54.1±4Lowest 35% above WI
Trego and Springbrook 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% 14.5%±3.7Highest WI: 21.4%
Springbrook 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% 23.9%±8.4Lowest WI: 18.5%
Trego and Springbrook 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% 17.6%Lowest WI: 33.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.6%±1.7Lowest WI: 5.8% 3.1%±1.3Highest WI: 5.8%
Springbrook 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±$4kHighest 21% below WI $53,611±$14kLowest 31% below WI
Trego and Springbrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $239,000±$22kHighest 10% below WI $155,000±$26kLowest 42% below WI
Rentmedian gross, monthly $757±$335Lowest 30% below WI $1,050±$199Highest 3% below WI
Springbrook and Trego are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,208Highest 42% below WI $1,320Lowest 65% below WI
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 53.8%±43.9Highest WI: 43.7% 0%±100Lowest WI: 43.7%
Trego and Springbrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 10%Lowest WI: 10.6% 21.1%Highest WI: 10.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 86.1%Lowest WI: 67.8% 93.8%Highest WI: 67.8%
Typical home builtmedian year 1993Lowest 18 yrs newer than WI 1996Highest 21 yrs newer than WI
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 29 minHighest 29% above WI 26 minLowest 19% above WI
Work from home 17%±5.3Highest WI: 13.1% 12.3%±7.8Lowest WI: 13.1%
Trego and Springbrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 4.8%Highest 1.8%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 19.3 miLowest 23.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.39Highest 0.17Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Spooner (17%)Hayward (12%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in SpringbrookFew work in Trego
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 12.6%Lowest 41.1%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 13.4 miHighest 0.7 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.4 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 3 3
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 3.3Highest 1.8Lowest
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.

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