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Weirgor vs Meadowbrook

Next-door neighbors in Sawyer County. The biggest differences: trails (7× in Weirgor) and jobs per worker (6.8× in Meadowbrook).

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Weirgor, WIA small town of 257Sawyer County · 257 people
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Meadowbrook, WIAn outdoors townSawyer County · 166 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.

WeirgorA small town of 257
Quiet strengthsWeirgor doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Weirgor →
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.

★ What stands out · Where they are

Weirgor and Meadowbrook share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

WeirgorMeadowbrookWeirgorMeadowbrook
Weirgor ↔ Meadowbrook5.2 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
Monthly cost

A typical home costs about the same each month

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.

Weirgor$1,330/mo
Typical home $225K (Census) · tax rate 0.81% · Housing →
Meadowbrook$1,290/mo
Typical home $217K (Census) · tax rate 0.85% · or rent about $580/mo · Housing →

Within $50 a month of each other.

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
WeirgorMeadowbrook
Snow a year67″57″
January low2°F2°F
July high79°F78°F
Growing season (days)100d129d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)70th39th
Outdoors & history
WeirgorMeadowbrook
Trails2 mi0 mi
Conserved land9.2%37.9%
Community
WeirgorMeadowbrook
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.

WeirgorMeadowbrook
People
Population 257Highest 166Lowest
Median age 60.6±4Lowest 51% above WI 62.1±4.1Highest 54% above WI
Meadowbrook 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% 3.6%±12.6Lowest WI: 21.4%
Weirgor and Meadowbrook 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% 30.1%±12.8Lowest WI: 18.5%
Weirgor and Meadowbrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 19.2%Highest WI: 33.4% 6.7%Lowest WI: 33.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.2%±4.2Lowest WI: 5.8% 8.4%±7.2Highest WI: 5.8%
Meadowbrook 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 $53,125±$38kLowest 31% below WI
Weirgor and Meadowbrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $225,000±$14kHighest 16% below WI $217,300±$64kLowest 18% below WI
Weirgor and Meadowbrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly — $580±$446 47% below WI
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,813Lowest 52% below WI $1,850Highest 51% below WI
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 100%±100Highest WI: 43.7% 58.8%±100Lowest WI: 43.7%
Weirgor and Meadowbrook 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% 13.3%Highest WI: 10.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 93.9%Highest WI: 67.8% 73.8%Lowest WI: 67.8%
Typical home builtmedian year 1987Highest 12 yrs newer than WI 1969Lowest 6 yrs older than WI
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 28 minLowest 27% above WI 43 minHighest 95% above WI
Work from home 11%±5.2Highest WI: 13.1% 7.4%±6Lowest WI: 13.1%
Weirgor and Meadowbrook 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 32.3 miHighest 27.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.12Lowest 0.81Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Hayward (15%)Winter (22%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in MeadowbrookFew work in Weirgor
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 9.2%Lowest 37.9%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 2.1 miHighest 0.3 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Lowest 2Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.2Highest 0.8Lowest
Wisconsin 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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