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Unity vs Mattoon

63 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (8.1× in Mattoon) and street grid (+83% in Unity).

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Unity, WIHomes around $225KWisconsin · 378 people

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Mattoon, WIA small town of 457Wisconsin · 457 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.

UnityHomes around $225K

Housing$225K typical home34% below the WI typical home All about Unity →

MattoonA small town of 457

Quiet strengthsMattoon doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.

All about Mattoon →

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.

Jobs per worker8.1×

Mattoon is more of a job hub

Mattoon 0.57Unity 0.07

Street grid+83%

Unity has the more walkable street grid

Unity 38.5Mattoon 21.0

Typical home built22 yrs

Mattoon’s homes are older

Unity 1960Mattoon 1938

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $850 more a month in Unity

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$1,420/mo

Typical home $225K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.28% · or rent about $850/mo · Housing →

Mattoon$570/mo

Typical home $87K (Census) · tax rate 1.66% · or rent about $960/mo · Housing →

The difference: $850 a month, about $10,200 a year, between Unity and Mattoon.

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

UnityMattoon

Snow a year45″54″

January low—4°F

July high—78°F

Growing season (days)—139d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)22nd 27th

Outdoors & history

UnityMattoon

Archive photos5 4

Community

UnityMattoon

Library hours a week—8 hrs

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

63 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

UnityWI MattoonWI

Unity ↔ Mattoon63 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

UnityMattoon

People

Population 378Lowest 457Highest

Median age 41.1±10.1Lowest about the WI average 43.5±9.6Highest 8% above WI

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

Kids under 18 25.1%±6.6Highest WI: 21.4% 24.3%±9.6Lowest WI: 21.4%

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

Age 65+ 14.3%±4.7Lowest WI: 18.5% 18.6%±6.5Highest WI: 18.5%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 10.5%Highest WI: 33.4% 7.5%Lowest WI: 33.4%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.4%±3.3Highest WI: 5.8% 2%±1.7Lowest WI: 5.8%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $56,827±$10kLowest 27% below WI $68,750±$14kHighest 11% below WI

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $105,300±$8kHighest 60% below WI $86,700±$14kLowest 67% below WI

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $850±$179Lowest 22% below WI $960±$114Highest 12% below WI

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,353Lowest 64% below WI $1,441Highest 62% below WI

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 10.3%±38.2Lowest WI: 43.7% 65.6%±50.1Highest WI: 43.7%

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

Below poverty line 17.9%Lowest WI: 10.6% 19.1%Highest WI: 10.6%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 71.1%Lowest WI: 67.8% 77.4%Highest WI: 67.8%

Typical home builtmedian year 1960Highest 15 yrs older than WI 1938Lowest 37 yrs older than WI

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 21 minHighest 4% below WI 21 minLowest 7% below WI

Work from home 12.2%±8.4Highest WI: 13.1% 3.6%±2.9Lowest WI: 13.1%

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

Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 2.4%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 15.3 miLowest 28.8 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.07Lowest 0.57Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Marshfield (25%)Antigo (8%)

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

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%

Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 0.6 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.4 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 38.5Highest 21.0Lowest

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.

Unity neighborsTown Square →

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Bordering Unity

Unity660 people · $184K homes

Brighton677 people · $218K homes

Towns like Unity

Dallas359 people · $136K homes

Taylor328 people · $118K homes

Clayton370 people · $136K homes

Lohrville457 people · $123K 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.