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Unity vs Beaver
Next-door neighbors in Clark County. The biggest differences: median age (19.3 yrs in Unity) and kids under 18 (+12 pts in Beaver).
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Unity, WI A small town of 660 Clark County · 660 people
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Beaver, WI A small town of 963 Clark County · 963 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.
Unity A small town of 660
Quiet strengths Unity doesn’t stand out on the data we have Neighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Unity →
Beaver A small town of 963
Quiet strengths Beaver doesn’t stand out on the data we have Neighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Beaver →
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.
★ 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 payment3.5% 10% 20% Rate %
Unity $1,150 /mo
Typical home $184K (Census) · tax rate 1.22% · Housing →
Beaver $1,280 /mo
Typical home $197K (Census) · tax rate 1.54% · or rent about $861/mo · Housing →
The difference: $130 a month , about $1,600 a year , between Beaver and Unity.
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 Unity and Beaver share a border And the people who already live in one and work in the other.
Unity ↔ Beaver 6.5 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.
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.
Raising kids Affordability Owning a home Short commute Working from home Younger crowd Settled, older crowd Growing town Outdoorsy Walkable streets
Unity Beaver
People
Population
660 Lowest
963 Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
-14.5% Lowest
WI: +3.6%
-6.7% Highest
WI: +3.6%
Median age
44.3 ±9.2 Highest
10% above WI
25 ±4.1 Lowest
38% below WI
Kids under 18
28.2% ±4.9 Lowest
WI: 21.4%
40.2% ±2.5 Highest
WI: 21.4%
Age 65+
16.7% ±2.6 Highest
WI: 18.5%
9.1% ±2.7 Lowest
WI: 18.5%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
9.4% Lowest
WI: 33.4%
13.9% Highest
WI: 33.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
0.9% ±0.8 Lowest
WI: 5.8%
2.5% ±1.4 Highest
WI: 5.8%
Beaver and Unity are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$66,591 ±$10k Lowest
14% below WI
$83,438 ±$15k Highest
8% above WI
Beaver and Unity are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$184,200 ±$35k Lowest
31% below WI
$196,500 ±$29k Highest
26% below WI
Beaver and Unity are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
— $861 ±$73
21% below WI
Property taxmedian, yearly
$2,242 Lowest
41% below WI
$3,028 Highest
20% below WI
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
0% ±100 Lowest
WI: 43.7%
25.9% ±62.3 Highest
WI: 43.7%
Beaver and Unity are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
10.6% Lowest
WI: 10.6%
11.7% Highest
WI: 10.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
93.8% Highest
WI: 67.8%
82.7% Lowest
WI: 67.8%
Typical home builtmedian year
1978 Highest
3 yrs newer than WI
1971 Lowest
4 yrs older than WI
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
20 min Lowest
10% below WI
24 min Highest
8% above WI
Work from home
18% ±7.5 Highest
WI: 13.1%
13.9% ±5.2 Lowest
WI: 13.1%
Unity and Beaver are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents
2.8% Lowest
3.2% Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line
12.3 mi Lowest
14.3 mi Highest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub
0.50 Highest
0.24 Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town
Loyal (10%) Loyal (10%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others
4% work in Beaver Few work in Unity
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town
0.3% Highest
0% Lowest
Trailsmapped miles
0.7 mi Highest
0.0 mi Lowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi
0.0 mi
0.0 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map
0
0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure
1.9 Highest
1.5 Lowest
Wisconsin average“±” Census margin of error ACS 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.
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Bordering Unity Towns like Unity 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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