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Vesper vs Evergreen

71 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (64.4× in Evergreen) and street grid (36.6× in Vesper).

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Vesper, WIHomes around $246KWisconsin · 496 people
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Evergreen, WIAn outdoors townLanglade County · 420 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.

VesperHomes around $246K
Housing$246K typical home28% below the WI typical home All about Vesper →
EvergreenAn outdoors town
Outdoors36.9% conserved land32 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves All about Evergreen →
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.

Trails64.4×
Evergreen has more miles of trail
Evergreen 32.2 miVesper 0.5 mi
Street grid36.6×
Vesper has the more walkable street grid
Vesper 36.6Evergreen 1.0
Jobs per worker30.5×
Vesper is more of a job hub
Vesper 0.61Evergreen 0.02
Conserved land+36.9 pts
Evergreen has more conserved land
Evergreen 36.9%Vesper 0%
Rent+53%
Rent runs higher in Evergreen
Evergreen $950Vesper $621
Average commute10 min
Vesper has the shorter commute
Evergreen 35 minVesper 24 min
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $500 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.

Vesper$1,600/mo
Typical home $246K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.52% · or rent about $621/mo · Housing →
Evergreen$1,100/mo
Typical home $181K (Census) · tax rate 1.02% · or rent about $950/mo · Housing →

The difference: $500 a month, about $6,000 a year, between Vesper and Evergreen.

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.

Report cards

Grades and rankings, side by side

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every Wisconsin ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Health
–VesperNot graded C+EvergreenHealthier than 38% of U.S. towns
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
VesperEvergreen
Snow a year48″55″
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)51st11th
Outdoors & history
VesperEvergreen
Trails1 mi32 mi
Conserved land0%36.9%
Community
VesperEvergreen
Library hours a week30 hrs—
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.

Where they are

71 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

VesperWIEvergreenLanglade County
Vesper ↔ Evergreen71 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.

VesperEvergreen
People
Population 496Highest 420Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -12.2% WI: +3.6% —
Median age 50±15Highest 24% above WI 49.5±6.4Lowest 23% above WI
Vesper and Evergreen are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 18.3%±2.8Highest WI: 21.4% 16.7%±4.5Lowest WI: 21.4%
Vesper and Evergreen 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% 20.7%±8.2Lowest WI: 18.5%
Vesper and Evergreen are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 10.6%Highest WI: 33.4% 6%Lowest WI: 33.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.2%±1.4Lowest WI: 5.8% 2.6%±3.5Highest WI: 5.8%
Evergreen 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 $55,385±$15kLowest 29% below WI
Vesper and Evergreen are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $120,700±$22kLowest 55% below WI $180,600±$64kHighest 32% below WI
Evergreen and Vesper are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $621±$39Lowest 43% below WI $950±$256Highest 13% below WI
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,839Lowest 52% below WI $1,844Highest 51% below WI
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 31.1%±26.7Lowest WI: 43.7% 80%±100Highest WI: 43.7%
Evergreen 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% 8.6%Highest WI: 10.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 82.8%Highest WI: 67.8% 80.4%Lowest WI: 67.8%
Typical home builtmedian year 1958Lowest 17 yrs older than WI 1986Highest 11 yrs newer than WI
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 24 minLowest 9% above WI 35 minHighest 55% above WI
Work from home 4.9%±4.3Lowest WI: 13.1% 10.8%±7.8Highest WI: 13.1%
Evergreen 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%Highest 0.5%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 17.8 miLowest 22.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.61Highest 0.02Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Wisconsin Rapids (23%)Antigo (30%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in EvergreenFew work in Vesper
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 36.9%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.5 miLowest 32.2 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.5 miLowest 0.9 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Lowest 2Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 36.6Highest 1.0Lowest
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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