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 →

Murry$1,150/mo

Typical home $198K (Census) · tax rate 0.68% · Housing →

The difference: $180 a month, about $2,200 a year, between Weirgor and Murry.

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.

Where they are

Weirgor and Murry share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

WeirgorMurry

Weirgor ↔ Murry7.3 miles apart · They share a border

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

WeirgorMurry

Snow a year67″52″

January low2°F 2°F

July high79°F 79°F

Growing season (days)100d 117d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)70th 43rd

Outdoors & history

WeirgorMurry

Trails2 mi 9 mi

Conserved land9.2%47.2%

Community

WeirgorMurry

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.

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

WeirgorMurry

People

Population 257Highest 206Lowest

Median age 60.6±4Highest 51% above WI 60.2±13.7Lowest 50% above WI

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

Kids under 18 14%±6.8Lowest WI: 21.4% 15.5%±7.1Highest WI: 21.4%

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

Age 65+ 39.7%±6.8Lowest WI: 18.5% 42.2%±11.9Highest WI: 18.5%

Murry and Weirgor 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% 10.3%Lowest WI: 33.4%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.2%±4.2Highest WI: 5.8% 0%±6.9Lowest WI: 5.8%

Weirgor and Murry 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 $58,750±$20kLowest 24% below WI

Weirgor and Murry 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 $198,200±$43kLowest 26% below WI

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,813Highest 52% below WI $1,341Lowest 65% below WI

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

Below poverty line 10.2%Lowest WI: 10.6% 17.6%Highest WI: 10.6%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 93.9%Lowest WI: 67.8% 96.3%Highest WI: 67.8%

Typical home builtmedian year 1987Highest 12 yrs newer than WI 1979Lowest 4 yrs newer than WI

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 28 minLowest 27% above WI 32 minHighest 46% above WI

Work from home 11%±5.2Highest WI: 13.1% 1.4%±8.3Lowest WI: 13.1%

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

Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 2%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 32.3 miHighest 28.3 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.12Lowest 0.27Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Hayward (15%)Rice Lake (11%)

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

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 9.2%Lowest 47.2%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 2.1 miLowest 8.8 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 mi 0.1 mi

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Lowest 2Highest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.2Highest 0.5Lowest

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.

Weirgor vs Murry

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they part ways

A typical home costs $180 more a month in Weirgor

Weirgor and Murry share a border

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