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Windsor vs Burke

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: growth since 2010 (+145.6 pts in Windsor) and jobs per worker (3.3× in Burke).

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Windsor, WIHomes around $524KWisconsin · 9,452 people

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Burke, WIAn outdoors townDane County · 3,181 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.

WindsorHomes around $524K

Housing$524K typical home54% above the WI typical home HealthHealthier than 84%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates Schools#129 for schools in WIof 262 towns All about Windsor →

BurkeAn outdoors town

Outdoors#29 most conserved land in WI10 miles of trails across 9 parks and preserves HealthHealthier than 88%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates Work2,556 jobsbased in Burke, a regional job hub All about Burke →

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.

Growth since 2010+145.6 pts

Windsor has grown faster since 2010

Windsor +145%Burke -0.6%

Jobs per worker3.3×

Burke is more of a job hub

Burke 1.54Windsor 0.46

Property tax bill+35%

Tax bills are bigger in Windsor

Windsor $6,250Burke $4,624

Homeowners+17.1 pts renters

Windsor has more renters

Burke 92.9%Windsor 75.8%

Windsor is the bigger place

Windsor 9,452Burke 3,181

Home values+15%

Homes cost more in Windsor

Windsor $425,600Burke $368,500

★ What stands out · Where they are

Windsor and Burke share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

WindsorBurke

Windsor ↔ Burke5.9 miles apart · They share a border

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.

Down paymentRate%

Windsor$3,390/mo

Typical home $524K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.47% · or rent about $1,375/mo · Housing →

Burke$3,420/mo

Typical home $544K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.25% · or rent about $1,633/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.

Report cards

Burke places higher on 12 of 18 WI lists

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every Wisconsin ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Schools

B−WindsorBetter than 52% of districts in the state –BurkeNot graded

Health

A−WindsorHealthier than 84% of U.S. towns ABurkeHealthier than 88% of U.S. towns

4Windsor

12Burke

Lists won, of 18 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Fastest growingGrowth · 358 towns #1#289 Most conserved landOutdoors · 356 towns #220#29 Most trailsOutdoors · 301 towns #192#81 Closest to a top hospitalHealth · 371 towns #299#197 Most remote workersWork · 363 towns #55#136 Lowest property taxCost of living · 371 towns #350#282 Shortest commuteGetting around · 371 towns #151#84 Highest incomeIncome · 371 towns #43#101

Left end = #1 in Wisconsin. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Windsor’s rankings →

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

WindsorBurke

Snow a year43″52″

January low9°F 12°F

July high82°F 82°F

Growing season (days)154d 160d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)27th 8th

Outdoors & history

WindsorBurke

Trails8 mi 10 mi

Conserved land3.1%13.4%

Archive photos6 18

Famous people born here1 1

Community

WindsorBurke

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined1 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

WindsorBurke

People

Population 9,452Highest 3,181Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +145%Highest WI: +3.6% -0.6%Lowest WI: +3.6%

Median age 38.3±1.6Lowest 5% below WI 43.8±8.4Highest 9% above WI

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

Kids under 18 26.8%±3.7Highest WI: 21.4% 22.2%±8.1Lowest WI: 21.4%

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

Age 65+ 13.6%±3.3Lowest WI: 18.5% 17%±7.4Highest WI: 18.5%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 43.5%Lowest WI: 33.4% 51.9%Highest WI: 33.4%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.3%±1Lowest WI: 5.8% 5.2%±4Highest WI: 5.8%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $120,048±$14kHighest 55% above WI $104,025±$22kLowest 34% above WI

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $425,600±$29kHighest 60% above WI $368,500±$18kLowest 38% above WI

Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,375±$220Lowest 26% above WI $1,633±$611Highest 50% above WI

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $6,250Highest 65% above WI $4,624Lowest 22% above WI

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 32.3%±18.3Lowest WI: 43.7% 48.8%±32.8Highest WI: 43.7%

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

Below poverty line 4.5%Highest WI: 10.6% 1%Lowest WI: 10.6%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 75.8%Lowest WI: 67.8% 92.9%Highest WI: 67.8%

Typical home builtmedian year 1994Highest 19 yrs newer than WI 1986Lowest 11 yrs newer than WI

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 21 minHighest 4% below WI 19 minLowest 15% below WI

Work from home 18.8%±4.2Highest WI: 13.1% 13.9%±8.5Lowest WI: 13.1%

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

Work in townworking residents 3.5%Highest 1.6%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 10.8 miHighest 9.3 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.46Lowest 1.54Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Madison (46%)Madison (51%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in BurkeFew work in Windsor

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 3.1%Lowest 13.4%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 8.4 miLowest 10.1 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.3 miLowest 0.7 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 19Highest 9Lowest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 13.7Lowest 15.7Highest

Schools

Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #129 of 262 in WI—

School district De Forest Area School District—

High school in town None in town—

Wisconsin average“±” Census margin of errorACS 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.

Windsor neighborsTown Square →

1 neighbor in Windsor can answer.

Burke neighborsTown Square →

Your question goes to Burke’s Town Square.

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Bordering Windsor

DeForest11,501 people · $360K homes

Sun Prairie37,570 people · $366K homes

Bristol4,374 people · $493K homes

Leeds870 people · $333K homes

Towns like Windsor

Mukwonago8,415 people · $366K homes

Washington7,593 people · $367K homes

Mount Horeb7,736 people · $389K homes

Oregon11,547 people · $417K homes

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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.