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%

Weirgor$1,330/mo

Typical home $225K (Census) · tax rate 0.81% · Housing →

Chicog$1,430/mo

Typical home $233K (Census) · tax rate 1.05% · Housing →

The difference: $100 a month, about $1,200 a year, between Chicog and Weirgor.

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

WeirgorChicog

Snow a year67″56″

January low2°F 1°F

July high79°F 80°F

Growing season (days)100d 135d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)70th 39th

Outdoors & history

WeirgorChicog

Trails2 mi 0 mi

Conserved land9.2%40.1%

Community

WeirgorChicog

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

43 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

WeirgorSawyer County ChicogWashburn County

Weirgor ↔ Chicog43 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

WeirgorChicog

People

Population 257Lowest 302Highest

Median age 60.6±4Lowest 51% above WI 61.1±3Highest 52% above WI

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

Kids under 18 14%±6.8Highest WI: 21.4% 7%±6.3Lowest WI: 21.4%

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

Age 65+ 39.7%±6.8Highest WI: 18.5% 39.4%±4.9Lowest WI: 18.5%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 19.2%Lowest WI: 33.4% 20.7%Highest WI: 33.4%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.2%±4.2Lowest WI: 5.8% 3.3%±3.1Highest WI: 5.8%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $58,958±$33kHighest 24% below WI $56,250±$29kLowest 27% below WI

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $225,000±$14kLowest 16% below WI $233,300±$35kHighest 12% below WI

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,813Lowest 52% below WI $2,447Highest 35% below WI

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 100%±100Highest WI: 43.7% 25%±100Lowest WI: 43.7%

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

Below poverty line 10.2%Lowest WI: 10.6% 13.9%Highest WI: 10.6%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 93.9%Highest WI: 67.8% 93.4%Lowest WI: 67.8%

Typical home builtmedian year 1987Lowest 12 yrs newer than WI 1988Highest 13 yrs newer than WI

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 28 minLowest 27% above WI 29 minHighest 29% above WI

Work from home 11%±5.2Lowest WI: 13.1% 11.7%±7.8Highest WI: 13.1%

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

Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 4.4%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 32.3 miHighest 23.8 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.12Lowest 0.43Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Hayward (15%)Spooner (15%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in ChicogFew work in Weirgor

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 9.2%Lowest 40.1%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 2.1 miHighest 0.0 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miHighest 0.0 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Lowest 3Highest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.2Lowest 2.1Highest

Wisconsin average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024

Deciding?

Ask the people who live there

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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.

Weirgor vs Chicog

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they differ most

A typical home costs about the same each month

What daily life feels like in each

43 miles apart

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