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Wrightstown vs Deerfield

99 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (2× in Deerfield) and street grid (+59% in Deerfield).

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Wrightstown, WIHomes around $383KWisconsin · 3,322 people
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Deerfield, WIHomes around $425KWisconsin · 2,541 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.

WrightstownHomes around $383K
Housing$383K typical home13% above the WI typical home Schools#41 for schools in WIof 262 towns HealthHealthier than 80%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates All about Wrightstown →
DeerfieldHomes around $425K
Housing$425K typical home25% above the WI typical home Outdoors#109 most walkable in WI0.6 miles of trails across 4 parks and preserves HealthHealthier than 78%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates All about Deerfield →
The biggest differences

Where they differ most

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Trails2×
Deerfield has more miles of trail
Deerfield 0.6 miWrightstown 0.3 mi
Street grid+59%
Deerfield has the more walkable street grid
Deerfield 55.8Wrightstown 35.1
Growth since 2010+4.4 pts
Wrightstown has grown faster since 2010
Wrightstown +12.5%Deerfield +8.1%
★ What stands out · Report cards

Wrightstown places higher on 11 of 19 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
AWrightstownBetter than 86% of districts in the state CDeerfieldBetter than 26% of districts in the state
Health
A−WrightstownHealthier than 80% of U.S. towns A−DeerfieldHealthier than 78% of U.S. towns
11Wrightstown
6Deerfield

Lists won, of 19 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Best schoolsSchools · 262 towns #41#191 Lowest depressionHealth · 366 towns #178#345 Lowest obesityHealth · 366 towns #213#102 Most new homesHousing · 294 towns #2#78 Shortest commuteGetting around · 371 towns #148#240 Most walkableOutdoors · 371 towns #197#109 Fewest smokersHealth · 366 towns #66#118 Closest to a top hospitalHealth · 371 towns #263#312

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

Monthly cost

A typical home costs $180 more a month in Deerfield

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.

Wrightstown$2,520/mo
Typical home $383K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.59% · or rent about $1,266/mo · Housing →
Deerfield$2,700/mo
Typical home $425K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.33% · or rent about $1,156/mo · Housing →

The difference: $180 a month, about $2,200 a year, between Deerfield and Wrightstown.

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
WrightstownDeerfield
Snow a year56″42″
January low11°F11°F
July high81°F84°F
Growing season (days)161d167d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)38th14th
Outdoors & history
WrightstownDeerfield
Trails0 mi1 mi
Conserved land0.8%0.9%
National Register places1—
Archive photos1812
Famous people born here—3
Community
WrightstownDeerfield
Library hours a week23 hrs44 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.

Where they are

99 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

WrightstownWIDeerfieldWI
Wrightstown ↔ Deerfield99 miles apart
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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.

WrightstownDeerfield
People
Population 3,322Highest 2,541Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +12.5%Highest WI: +3.6% +8.1%Lowest WI: +3.6%
Median age 37.5±4.9Highest 7% below WI 33.6±4Lowest 16% below WI
Wrightstown and Deerfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 31.2%±6.7Highest WI: 21.4% 30.7%±6.6Lowest WI: 21.4%
Wrightstown and Deerfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 17.8%±8.5Highest WI: 18.5% 11.5%±2.9Lowest WI: 18.5%
Wrightstown and Deerfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 45.9%Highest WI: 33.4% 42.2%Lowest WI: 33.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4%±2.4Highest WI: 5.8% 0.7%±0.7Lowest WI: 5.8%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $93,125±$43kHighest 20% above WI $91,029±$22kLowest 17% above WI
Wrightstown and Deerfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $285,400±$16kLowest 7% above WI $315,900±$22kHighest 19% above WI
Deerfield and Wrightstown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,266±$298Highest 16% above WI $1,156±$198Lowest 6% above WI
Wrightstown and Deerfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $4,532Highest 20% above WI $4,194Lowest 11% above WI
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 16.9%±13Lowest WI: 43.7% 33.8%±27.3Highest WI: 43.7%
Deerfield and Wrightstown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 2.1%Lowest WI: 10.6% 3.9%Highest WI: 10.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 80.1%Highest WI: 67.8% 79.7%Lowest WI: 67.8%
Typical home builtmedian year 1995Highest 20 yrs newer than WI 1984Lowest 9 yrs newer than WI
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 21 minLowest 4% below WI 24 minHighest 9% above WI
Work from home 13.5%±4.5Lowest WI: 13.1% 14.2%±5.4Highest WI: 13.1%
Deerfield and Wrightstown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 5.2%Lowest 7%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 13.3 miLowest 15.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.77Lowest 0.98Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Green Bay (15%)Madison (39%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in DeerfieldFew work in Wrightstown
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.8%Lowest 0.9%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.3 miLowest 0.6 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miLowest 0.3 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2Lowest 4Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 35.1Lowest 55.8Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #41 of 262 in WI#191 of 262 in WI
School district Wrightstown Community School DistrictDeerfield Community School District
High school in town Wrightstown HighDeerfield High
Students per teacherat that high school 13.5Highest 11.6Lowest
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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