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%

Unity$1,150/mo

Typical home $184K (Census) · tax rate 1.22% · Housing →

Orange$1,320/mo

Typical home $211K (Census) · tax rate 1.19% · or rent about $1,063/mo · Housing →

The difference: $170 a month, about $2,000 a year, between Orange 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.

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

UnityOrange

Snow a year51″47″

January low2°F 8°F

July high79°F 82°F

Growing season (days)136d 158d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)26th 66th

Outdoors & history

UnityOrange

Trails—1 mi

Conserved land—6.3%

Community

UnityOrange

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.

Where they are

61 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

UnityClark County OrangeJuneau County

Unity ↔ Orange61 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.

Only big differences vs Wisconsin average

UnityOrange

People

Population 660Highest 562Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -14.5%Lowest WI: +3.6% -5.3%Highest WI: +3.6%

Median age 44.3±9.2Highest 10% above WI 43.4±12.2Lowest 8% above WI

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

Kids under 18 28.2%±4.9Highest WI: 21.4% 12.5%±2.2Lowest WI: 21.4%

Age 65+ 16.7%±2.6Lowest WI: 18.5% 25.3%±8.1Highest WI: 18.5%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 9.4%Lowest WI: 33.4% 14%Highest WI: 33.4%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0.9%±0.8Lowest WI: 5.8% 3.9%±2.7Highest WI: 5.8%

Orange 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 $66,875±$5kHighest 14% below WI

Orange 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 $211,400±$50kHighest 21% below WI

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly — $1,063±$693 about the WI average

Property taxmedian, yearly $2,242Lowest 41% below WI $2,525Highest 33% below WI

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100Lowest WI: 43.7% 46.2%±100Highest WI: 43.7%

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

Below poverty line 10.6%Highest WI: 10.6% 10.1%Lowest WI: 10.6%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 93.8%Highest WI: 67.8% 91.8%Lowest WI: 67.8%

Typical home builtmedian year 1978Lowest 3 yrs newer than WI 1980Highest 5 yrs newer than WI

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 20 minLowest 10% below WI 26 minHighest 18% above WI

Work from home 18%±7.5Lowest WI: 13.1% 18.1%±20Highest WI: 13.1%

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

Work in townworking residents 2.8%Highest 1.7%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 12.3 miLowest 15.3 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.50Highest 0.45Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Loyal (10%)Mauston (15%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in OrangeFew work in Unity

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0.3%Lowest 6.3%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 0.7 miLowest 1.2 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 3Highest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.9Lowest 3.0Highest

Wisconsin average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024

Deciding?

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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

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Unity378 people · $105K homes

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Sherman933 people · $230K homes

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Neva834 people · $183K homes

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.

Unity vs Orange

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they part ways

A typical home costs $170 more a month in Orange

What daily life feels like in each

61 miles apart

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