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Wausau vs Altha

28 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (2.7× in Wausau) and homeowners (+16.7 pts renters in Altha).

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Wausau, FLA small town of 320Florida · 320 people
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Altha, FLHomes around $206KFlorida · 457 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.

WausauA small town of 320
Quiet strengthsWausau doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Wausau →
AlthaHomes around $206K
Housing$206K typical home45% below the FL typical home SchoolsBetter than 71%of FL districts All about Altha →
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 worker2.7×
Wausau is more of a job hub
Wausau 0.89Altha 0.33
Homeowners+16.7 pts renters
Altha has more renters
Wausau 64.8%Altha 48.1%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $990 more a month in Altha

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.

Wausau$400/mo
Typical home $68K (Census) · tax rate 0.79% · or rent about $869/mo · Housing →
Altha$1,390/mo
Typical home $206K (Zillow) · tax rate est. 1.8% · or rent about $900/mo · Housing →

The difference: $990 a month, about $11,800 a year, between Altha and Wausau.

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 Florida ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Schools
–WausauNot graded B+AlthaBetter than 71% of districts in the state
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
WausauAltha
Snow a year0″—
January low39°F—
July high93°F—
Growing season (days)263d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)93rd87th
Outdoors & history
WausauAltha
Settled—1946
Archive photos34
Famous people born here—1
Community
WausauAltha
Library hours a week13 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

28 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

WausauAlthaWausauAltha
Wausau ↔ Altha28 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.

WausauAltha
People
Population 320Lowest 457Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census — -7.5% FL: +14.6%
Median age 47.9±5.1Lowest 12% above FL 50±15Highest 17% above FL
Altha and Wausau are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 20%±7Lowest FL: 19.5% 28.2%±10.6Highest FL: 19.5%
Altha and Wausau are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 28.1%±10.7Highest FL: 21.3% 19%±2Lowest FL: 21.3%
Wausau and Altha are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 6.8%Lowest FL: 34.1% 9%Highest FL: 34.1%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0.6%±4.8Lowest FL: 6.1% 3.7%±5.1Highest FL: 6.1%
Altha and Wausau are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $32,500±$10kHighest 56% below FL $29,583±$9kLowest 60% below FL
Wausau and Altha are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $68,400±$46kLowest 81% below FL $84,500±$13kHighest 76% below FL
Altha and Wausau are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $869±$105Lowest 48% below FL $900±$423Highest 46% below FL
Altha and Wausau are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $538 80% below FL —
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 43.5%±37.4Lowest FL: 60.1% 85.9%±82.2Highest FL: 60.1%
Altha and Wausau are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 31.9%Lowest FL: 12.6% 37%Highest FL: 12.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 64.8%Highest FL: 67.6% 48.1%Lowest FL: 67.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1989Highest 1 yr newer than FL 1982Lowest 6 yrs older than FL
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 31 minHighest 11% above FL 29 minLowest 3% above FL
Work from home 3.9%±5Lowest FL: 15.7% 4.4%±15.2Highest FL: 15.7%
Altha and Wausau are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 1.6%Lowest 2.2%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 31.8 miLowest 37.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.89Highest 0.33Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Chipley (13%)Blountstown (14%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in AlthaFew work in Wausau
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 0.1 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.1 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 36.5Highest 32.9Lowest
Florida average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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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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