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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, WIA small town of 660Clark County · 660 people
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Beaver, WIA small town of 963Clark 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.

UnityA small town of 660
Quiet strengthsUnity doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Unity →
BeaverA small town of 963
Quiet strengthsBeaver doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors 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.

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.

UnityBeaverUnityBeaver
Unity ↔ Beaver6.5 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
Who commutes between them
8 Unity residents work in Beaver (3.8% of its workers)
Work & commute in Unity →
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
UnityBeaver
Snow a year51″51″
January low2°F2°F
July high79°F79°F
Growing season (days)136d136d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)26th26th
Community
UnityBeaver
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.

UnityBeaver
People
Population 660Lowest 963Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -14.5%Lowest WI: +3.6% -6.7%Highest WI: +3.6%
Median age 44.3±9.2Highest 10% above WI 25±4.1Lowest 38% below WI
Kids under 18 28.2%±4.9Lowest WI: 21.4% 40.2%±2.5Highest WI: 21.4%
Age 65+ 16.7%±2.6Highest WI: 18.5% 9.1%±2.7Lowest 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%±0.8Lowest WI: 5.8% 2.5%±1.4Highest 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±$10kLowest 14% below WI $83,438±$15kHighest 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±$35kLowest 31% below WI $196,500±$29kHighest 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 $2,242Lowest 41% below WI $3,028Highest 20% below WI
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100Lowest WI: 43.7% 25.9%±62.3Highest 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 1978Highest 3 yrs newer than WI 1971Lowest 4 yrs older than WI
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 20 minLowest 10% below WI 24 minHighest 8% above WI
Work from home 18%±7.5Highest WI: 13.1% 13.9%±5.2Lowest 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 miLowest 14.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.50Highest 0.24Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Loyal (10%)Loyal (10%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 4% work in BeaverFew work in Unity
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.3%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 0.7 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
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 1.9Highest 1.5Lowest
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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