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Underhill vs Grant

105 miles apart. The biggest differences: seasonal homes (+27.3 pts in Underhill) and average commute (9 min in Grant).

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Underhill, WIA small town of 688Oconto County · 688 people
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Grant, WIA small town of 735Clark County · 735 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.

UnderhillA small town of 688
Quiet strengthsUnderhill doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Underhill →
GrantA small town of 735
Quiet strengthsGrant doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Grant →
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.

Seasonal homes+27.3 pts
Underhill has more second homes
Underhill 29.1%Grant 1.8%
Average commute9 min
Grant has the shorter commute
Underhill 34 minGrant 25 min
Jobs per worker+71%
Grant is more of a job hub
Grant 0.36Underhill 0.21
Growth since 2010+4.3 pts
Underhill has grown faster since 2010
Underhill -2%Grant -6.3%
★ 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.

Underhill$1,030/mo
Typical home $166K (Census) · tax rate 1.16% · or rent about $688/mo · Housing →
Grant$920/mo
Typical home $142K (Census) · tax rate 1.49% · or rent about $863/mo · Housing →

The difference: $110 a month, about $1,300 a year, between Underhill and Grant.

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.

Health
–UnderhillNot graded B−GrantHealthier than 52% 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
UnderhillGrant
Snow a year57″44″
January low5°F5°F
July high79°F80°F
Growing season (days)139d144d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)30th33rd
Outdoors & history
UnderhillGrant
Trails6 mi5 mi
Conserved land0.2%0%
Famous people born here—1
Community
UnderhillGrant
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.

Where they are

105 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

UnderhillOconto CountyGrantClark County
Underhill ↔ Grant105 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.

UnderhillGrant
People
Population 688Lowest 735Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -2%Highest WI: +3.6% -6.3%Lowest WI: +3.6%
Median age 48.2±7Lowest 20% above WI 48.4±6.3Highest 20% above WI
Grant and Underhill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 21.7%±5.3Highest WI: 21.4% 18.8%±3Lowest WI: 21.4%
Underhill and Grant are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 24%±2.9Lowest WI: 18.5% 28.2%±6.2Highest WI: 18.5%
Grant and Underhill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 12.5%Lowest WI: 33.4% 15.7%Highest WI: 33.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.6%±1Highest WI: 5.8% 1.4%±0.9Lowest WI: 5.8%
Underhill and Grant are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $65,000±$15kLowest 16% below WI $68,125±$21kHighest 12% below WI
Grant and Underhill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $165,700±$25kHighest 38% below WI $141,800±$28kLowest 47% below WI
Underhill and Grant are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $688±$115Lowest 37% below WI $863±$163Highest 21% below WI
Grant and Underhill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,926Lowest 49% below WI $2,112Highest 44% below WI
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 66.7%±33.4Highest WI: 43.7% 44%±51.1Lowest WI: 43.7%
Underhill and Grant are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 11.2%Lowest WI: 10.6% 13.7%Highest WI: 10.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 91.3%Highest WI: 67.8% 88.2%Lowest WI: 67.8%
Typical home builtmedian year 1978Highest 3 yrs newer than WI 1972Lowest 3 yrs older than WI
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 34 minHighest 54% above WI 25 minLowest 12% above WI
Work from home 17%±5.7Highest WI: 13.1% 11.3%±4.3Lowest WI: 13.1%
Underhill and Grant are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 1%Lowest 3.8%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 26.8 miHighest 14.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.21Lowest 0.36Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Suring (13%)Neillsville (19%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in GrantFew work in Underhill
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.2%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 5.9 miHighest 5.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 miHighest 0.1 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.8Highest 1.6Lowest
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.

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