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Vesper vs Bartelme

59 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (39.4× in Bartelme) and street grid (30.5× in Vesper).

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Vesper, WIHomes around $246KWisconsin · 496 people

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Bartelme, WIA regional job hubShawano County · 808 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.

VesperHomes around $246K

Housing$246K typical home28% below the WI typical home All about Vesper →

BartelmeA regional job hub

Work647 jobsbased in Bartelme, a regional job hub All about Bartelme →

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.

Bartelme has more miles of trail

Bartelme 19.7 miVesper 0.5 mi

Street grid30.5×

Vesper has the more walkable street grid

Vesper 36.6Bartelme 1.2

Jobs per worker3.9×

Bartelme is more of a job hub

Bartelme 2.40Vesper 0.61

Work in town+26.6 pts

More of Bartelme’s workers stay in town

Bartelme 28.5%Vesper 1.9%

Growth since 2010+11.1 pts

Bartelme has grown faster since 2010

Bartelme -1.1%Vesper -12.2%

Typical home built29 yrs

Vesper’s homes are older

Bartelme 1987Vesper 1958

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $830 more a month in Vesper

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%

Vesper$1,600/mo

Typical home $246K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.52% · or rent about $621/mo · Housing →

Bartelme$770/mo

Typical home $112K (Census) · tax rate 2.03% · or rent about $438/mo · Housing →

The difference: $830 a month, about $9,900 a year, between Vesper and Bartelme.

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

VesperBartelme

Snow a year48″48″

January low—6°F

July high—81°F

Growing season (days)—144d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)51st 22nd

Outdoors & history

VesperBartelme

Trails1 mi 20 mi

Conserved land0%0.5%

Community

VesperBartelme

Library hours a week30 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

59 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

VesperWI BartelmeShawano County

Vesper ↔ Bartelme59 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

VesperBartelme

People

Population 496Lowest 808Highest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -12.2%Lowest WI: +3.6% -1.1%Highest WI: +3.6%

Median age 50±15Highest 24% above WI 49.2±5.3Lowest 22% above WI

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

Kids under 18 18.3%±2.8Lowest WI: 21.4% 20.9%±3.9Highest WI: 21.4%

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

Age 65+ 31.5%±18.1Highest WI: 18.5% 30.4%±4.5Lowest WI: 18.5%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 10.6%Lowest WI: 33.4% 13.6%Highest WI: 33.4%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.2%±1.4Lowest WI: 5.8% 2.6%±2.3Highest WI: 5.8%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $61,149±$3kHighest 21% below WI $54,821±$10kLowest 29% below WI

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $120,700±$22kHighest 55% below WI $111,500±$21kLowest 58% below WI

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $621±$39Highest 43% below WI $438±$282Lowest 60% below WI

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,839Lowest 52% below WI $2,267Highest 40% below WI

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 31.1%±26.7Lowest WI: 43.7% 36.8%±21.4Highest WI: 43.7%

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

Below poverty line 8%Lowest WI: 10.6% 13%Highest WI: 10.6%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 82.8%Highest WI: 67.8% 80.3%Lowest WI: 67.8%

Typical home builtmedian year 1958Lowest 17 yrs older than WI 1987Highest 12 yrs newer than WI

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 24 minHighest 9% above WI 19 minLowest 14% below WI

Work from home 4.9%±4.3Lowest WI: 13.1% 11.6%±5.1Highest WI: 13.1%

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

Work in townworking residents 1.9%Lowest 28.5%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 17.8 miHighest 13.8 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.61Lowest 2.40Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Wisconsin Rapids (23%)Shawano (9%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in BartelmeFew work in Vesper

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 0.5%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 0.5 miLowest 19.7 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.5 miLowest 0.6 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Highest 0Lowest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 36.6Highest 1.2Lowest

Wisconsin average“±” Census margin of errorACS 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.

Vesper neighborsTown Square →

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Bartelme neighborsTown Square →

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Bordering Vesper

Hansen801 people · $241K homes

Sigel1,059 people · $210K homes

Towns like Vesper

Mentor597 people · $128K homes

Hixton422 people · $159K homes

Rudolph466 people · $181K homes

Gilman388 people · $123K homes

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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.