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Underhill vs How

Next-door neighbors in Oconto County. The biggest differences: seasonal homes (+25 pts in Underhill) and property tax bill (+21% in How).

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Underhill, WIA small town of 688Oconto County · 688 people

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How, WIKnown for its schoolsOconto County · 702 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.

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 →

HowKnown for its schools

SchoolsBetter than 11%of WI districts All about How →

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.

Seasonal homes+25 pts

Underhill has more second homes

Underhill 29.1%How 4.1%

Property tax bill+21%

Tax bills are bigger in How

How $2,335Underhill $1,926

Street grid+50%

Underhill has the more walkable street grid

Underhill 1.8How 1.2

Underhill has more miles of trail

Underhill 5.9 miHow 3.7 mi

Growth since 2010+4.1 pts

How has grown faster since 2010

How +2.1%Underhill -2%

Average commute4 min

How has the shorter commute

Underhill 34 minHow 30 min

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $280 more a month in How

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%

Underhill$1,030/mo

Typical home $166K (Census) · tax rate 1.16% · or rent about $688/mo · Housing →

How$1,310/mo

Typical home $212K (Census) · tax rate 1.10% · Housing →

The difference: $280 a month, about $3,300 a year, between How and Underhill.

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

Underhill and How share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

UnderhillHow

Underhill ↔ How5.1 miles apart · They share a border · Same county

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.

Schools

–UnderhillNot graded DHowBetter than 11% of districts in the state

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

UnderhillHow

Snow a year57″57″

January low5°F 5°F

July high79°F 79°F

Growing season (days)139d 139d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)30th 30th

Outdoors & history

UnderhillHow

Trails6 mi 4 mi

Conserved land0.2%3%

Community

UnderhillHow

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

UnderhillHow

People

Population 688Lowest 702Highest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -2%Lowest WI: +3.6% +2.1%Highest WI: +3.6%

Median age 48.2±7Lowest 20% above WI 48.3±11.1Highest 20% above WI

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

Kids under 18 21.7%±5.3Lowest WI: 21.4% 22.9%±5.9Highest WI: 21.4%

How and Underhill 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% 27.6%±7.3Highest WI: 18.5%

How 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% 12.8%Highest WI: 33.4%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.6%±1Lowest WI: 5.8% 4.7%±3.6Highest WI: 5.8%

How and Underhill 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 $81,125±$12kHighest 5% above WI

How 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±$25kLowest 38% below WI $211,900±$30kHighest 20% below WI

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $688±$115 37% below WI —

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,926Lowest 49% below WI $2,335Highest 38% below WI

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 66.7%±33.4Highest WI: 43.7% 0%±100Lowest WI: 43.7%

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

Below poverty line 11.2%Highest WI: 10.6% 8.8%Lowest WI: 10.6%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 91.3%Lowest WI: 67.8% 92.6%Highest WI: 67.8%

Typical home builtmedian year 1978Highest 3 yrs newer than WI 1966Lowest 9 yrs older than WI

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 34 minHighest 54% above WI 30 minLowest 36% above WI

Work from home 17%±5.7Highest WI: 13.1% 12%±4.5Lowest WI: 13.1%

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

Work in townworking residents 1%Lowest 2.9%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 26.8 miLowest 27.8 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.21Lowest 0.25Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Suring (13%)Suring (10%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in HowFew work in Underhill

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0.2%Lowest 3%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 5.9 miHighest 3.7 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 miHighest 0.1 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 1Highest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.8Highest 1.2Lowest

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.

Underhill neighborsTown Square →

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How neighborsTown Square →

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Bordering Underhill

Gillett907 people · $203K homes

Legend Lake1,717 people · $130K homes

Washington2,017 people · $208K homes

Menominee4,252 people · $110K homes

Towns like Underhill

Plainfield584 people · $177K homes

Westboro835 people · $186K homes

Kildare689 people · $209K homes

Grant735 people · $142K homes

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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.