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Unity vs Unity

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: street grid (20.3× in Unity) and jobs per worker (7.1× in Unity).

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Unity, WIHomes around $225KWisconsin · 378 people
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Unity, WIA small town of 660Clark County · 660 people
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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 →
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 →
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.

Street grid20.3×
Unity has the more walkable street grid
Unity 38.5Unity 1.9
Jobs per worker7.1×
Unity is more of a job hub
Unity 0.50Unity 0.07
Home values+75%
Homes cost more in Unity
Unity $184,200Unity $105,300
Property tax bill+66%
Tax bills are bigger in Unity
Unity $2,242Unity $1,353
Homeowners+22.7 pts renters
Unity has more renters
Unity 93.8%Unity 71.1%
Typical home built18 yrs
Unity’s homes are older
Unity 1978Unity 1960
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $270 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.

Unity$1,420/mo
Typical home $225K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.28% · or rent about $850/mo · Housing →
Unity$1,150/mo
Typical home $184K (Census) · tax rate 1.22% · Housing →

The difference: $270 a month, about $3,200 a year, between Unity 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 Unity share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

UnityUnityUnityUnity
Unity ↔ Unity3.4 miles apart · They share a border
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
UnityUnity
Snow a year45″51″
January low—2°F
July high—79°F
Growing season (days)—136d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)22nd26th
Outdoors & history
UnityUnity
Archive photos5—
Community
UnityUnity
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.

UnityUnity
People
Population 378Lowest 660Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census — -14.5% WI: +3.6%
Median age 41.1±10.1Lowest about the WI average 44.3±9.2Highest 10% above WI
Unity and Unity are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 25.1%±6.6Lowest WI: 21.4% 28.2%±4.9Highest WI: 21.4%
Unity and Unity 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% 16.7%±2.6Highest WI: 18.5%
Unity 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% 9.4%Lowest WI: 33.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.4%±3.3Highest WI: 5.8% 0.9%±0.8Lowest WI: 5.8%
Unity and Unity 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 $66,591±$10kHighest 14% below WI
Unity 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±$8kLowest 60% below WI $184,200±$35kHighest 31% below WI
Rentmedian gross, monthly $850±$179 22% below WI —
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,353Lowest 64% below WI $2,242Highest 41% below WI
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 10.3%±38.2Highest WI: 43.7% 0%±100Lowest WI: 43.7%
Unity and Unity are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 17.9%Highest WI: 10.6% 10.6%Lowest WI: 10.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 71.1%Lowest WI: 67.8% 93.8%Highest WI: 67.8%
Typical home builtmedian year 1960Lowest 15 yrs older than WI 1978Highest 3 yrs newer than WI
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 21 minHighest 4% below WI 20 minLowest 10% below WI
Work from home 12.2%±8.4Lowest WI: 13.1% 18%±7.5Highest WI: 13.1%
Unity and Unity are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 2.8%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 15.3 miHighest 12.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.07Lowest 0.50Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Marshfield (25%)Loyal (10%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in UnityFew work in Unity
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 0.3%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 0.7 miHighest
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 38.5Highest 1.9Lowest
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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