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Wilkinson vs Doyle Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: size (35.6× in Doyle) and trails (7.7× in Wilkinson).
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Doyle, WI A small town of 712 Barron County · 712 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.
Doyle A small town of 712
Quiet strengths Doyle doesn’t stand out on the data we have Neighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Doyle →
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 · Monthly cost A typical home costs $930 more a month in Doyle 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 payment3.5% 10% 20% Rate
Wilkinson $1,150 /mo
Typical home $185K (Census) · tax rate 1.13% · Housing →
Doyle $2,080 /mo
Typical home $341K (Census) · tax rate 1.03% · Housing →
The difference: $930 a month , about $11,200 a year , between Doyle and Wilkinson.
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 Wilkinson and Doyle share a border Straight-line miles between town centers.
Wilkinson ↔ Doyle 7.0 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.
Outdoors & history
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.
Raising kids Affordability Owning a home Short commute Working from home Younger crowd Settled, older crowd Growing town Outdoorsy Walkable streets
Population
20 Lowest 712 Highest
Median age
67.7 ±6.1 Highest 68% above WI 38.6 ±5.8 Lowest 4% below WI
Kids under 18
0% ±100 Lowest WI: 21.4% 28.2% ±5.6 Highest WI: 21.4%
Age 65+
65% ±100 Highest WI: 18.5% 10.4% ±2 Lowest WI: 18.5%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
10.5% Lowest WI: 33.4% 26.5% Highest WI: 33.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
0% ±70.7 Lowest WI: 5.8% 1.1% ±0.9 Highest WI: 5.8%
Household incomemedian
$48,750 ±$48k Lowest 37% below WI $108,750 ±$26k Highest 40% above WI
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$185,400 ±$13k Lowest 30% below WI $341,200 ±$51k Highest 28% above WI
Property taxmedian, yearly
$2,100 Lowest 45% below WI $3,500 Highest 8% below WI
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
— 100% ±100 WI: 43.7%
Below poverty line
5% Lowest WI: 10.6% 6.4% Highest WI: 10.6%
Homeownersof occupied homes
100% Highest WI: 67.8% 94.6% Lowest WI: 67.8%
Typical home builtmedian year
1994 Highest 19 yrs newer than WI 1985 Lowest 10 yrs newer than WI
Average commuteone way
— 16 min 26% below WI
Work from home
16.7% ±27.1 Highest WI: 13.1% 5.1% ±2.7 Lowest WI: 13.1%
Work in townworking residents
0% Lowest 0.9% Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line
18.3 mi Highest 13.3 mi Lowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub
0.06 Lowest 0.27 Highest
Top workplaceoutside town
Bruce (13%) Rice Lake (34%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others
Few work in Doyle Few work in Wilkinson
Conserved landshare of the town
77% Highest 7.7% Lowest
Trailsmapped miles
20.9 mi Highest 2.7 mi Lowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi
0.6 mi Highest 0.1 mi Lowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map
1 Lowest 2 Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure
0.4 Lowest 1.0 Highest
“±” Census margin of error ACS 2020–2024
Deciding? Ask the people who live there The numbers stop at the town line. Neighbors can tell you about the commute at 7am, the schools, the winters and the feel of the place.
Wilkinson or Doyle: which would you pick? → What’s it really like to live in Wilkinson? → Moving to Wilkinson: what should I know? →
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Bordering Wilkinson Towns like Wilkinson 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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