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Withee vs Thorp

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: street grid (38.6× in Thorp) and jobs per worker (7.6× in Thorp).

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Withee, WIOne of the healthiest townsClark County · 1,017 people
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Thorp, WIA regional job hubWisconsin · 1,590 people
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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.

WitheeOne of the healthiest towns
Health81% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates SchoolsBetter than 64%of WI districts All about Withee →
ThorpA regional job hub
Work1,295 jobsbased in Thorp, a regional job hub Health83% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates Housing$247K typical home27% below the WI typical home All about Thorp →
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.

Street grid38.6×
Thorp has the more walkable street grid
Thorp 81.0Withee 2.1
Jobs per worker7.6×
Thorp is more of a job hub
Thorp 1.89Withee 0.25
Household income+77%
Households in Withee earn more
Withee $94,583Thorp $53,424
Median age18.7 yrs
Thorp skews older
Thorp 45.7Withee 27
Kids under 18+18.5 pts
Withee has more kids
Withee 40.8%Thorp 22.3%
Property tax bill+58%
Tax bills are bigger in Withee
Withee $3,330Thorp $2,106
★ What stands out · Where they are

Withee and Thorp share a border

And the people who already live in one and work in the other.

WitheeThorpWitheeThorp
Withee ↔ Thorp4.1 miles apart · They share a border
Who commutes between them
84 Withee residents work in Thorp (23.9% of its workers)
Work & commute in Withee →
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.

Withee$1,500/mo
Typical home $234K (Census) · tax rate 1.42% · or rent about $971/mo · Housing →
Thorp$1,560/mo
Typical home $247K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.32% · or rent about $789/mo · Housing →

The difference: $60 a month, about $700 a year, between Thorp and Withee.

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

Grades and rankings, side by side

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
BWitheeBetter than 64% of districts in the state BThorpBetter than 64% of districts in the state
Health
C−WitheeHealthier than 19% of U.S. towns C−ThorpHealthier than 17% of U.S. towns
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
WitheeThorp
Snow a year52″52″
January low3°F3°F
July high80°F80°F
Growing season (days)147d147d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)20th20th
Outdoors & history
WitheeThorp
Trails—1 mi
Conserved land—0%
Famous people born here1—
Community
WitheeThorp
Library hours a week—40 hrs
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.

WitheeThorp
People
Population 1,017Lowest 1,590Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +6.9%Lowest WI: +3.6% +10.7%Highest WI: +3.6%
Median age 27±5Lowest 33% below WI 45.7±5.3Highest 14% above WI
Kids under 18 40.8%±1.7Highest WI: 21.4% 22.3%±4Lowest WI: 21.4%
Age 65+ 12.4%±1.8Lowest WI: 18.5% 28.1%±5.1Highest WI: 18.5%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 7.2%Lowest WI: 33.4% 11.7%Highest WI: 33.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0.8%±0.8Lowest WI: 5.8% 2.1%±0.9Highest WI: 5.8%
Thorp and Withee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $94,583±$13kHighest 22% above WI $53,424±$4kLowest 31% below WI
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $234,000±$37kHighest 12% below WI $160,000±$16kLowest 40% below WI
Rentmedian gross, monthly $971±$108Highest 11% below WI $789±$68Lowest 27% below WI
Property taxmedian, yearly $3,330Highest 12% below WI $2,106Lowest 44% below WI
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 20%±62.5Lowest WI: 43.7% 31.8%±10.8Highest WI: 43.7%
Thorp and Withee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 4.6%Lowest WI: 10.6% 9.8%Highest WI: 10.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 87.6%Highest WI: 67.8% 73.2%Lowest WI: 67.8%
Typical home builtmedian year 1972Highest 3 yrs older than WI 1967Lowest 8 yrs older than WI
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 19 minLowest 13% below WI 22 minHighest 3% below WI
Work from home 17.3%±5.8Highest WI: 13.1% 5.4%±3.8Lowest WI: 13.1%
Work in townworking residents 2.3%Lowest 21.9%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 19.3 miLowest 24.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.25Lowest 1.89Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Thorp (24%)Eau Claire (5%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 24% work in ThorpFew work in Withee
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.1%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 1.0 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.7 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 2Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 2.1Lowest 81.0Highest
Schools
School district —Thorp School District
High school in town —Thorp High
Students per teacherat that high school — 13.9
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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