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%

Wyeville$840/mo

Typical home $138K (Census) · tax rate 1.00% · Housing →

Parrish$1,340/mo

Typical home $225K (Census) · tax rate 0.86% · Housing →

The difference: $500 a month, about $6,100 a year, between Parrish and Wyeville.

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

DWyevilleBetter than 7% of districts in the state –ParrishNot graded

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

WyevilleParrish

Snow a year48″65″

January low5°F —

July high81°F —

Growing season (days)148d —

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)44th 13th

Outdoors & history

WyevilleParrish

Trails—77 mi

Conserved land—78.8%

Community

WyevilleParrish

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.

Where they are

108 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

WyevilleWI ParrishLanglade County

Wyeville ↔ Parrish108 miles apart

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

WyevilleParrish

People

Population 159Highest 80Lowest

Median age 50.4±21.1Lowest 25% above WI 54.5±14.3Highest 36% above WI

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

Kids under 18 25.8%±18.2Highest WI: 21.4% 13.8%±26.2Lowest WI: 21.4%

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

Age 65+ 12.6%±14Lowest WI: 18.5% 31.3%±21.9Highest WI: 18.5%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 4.7%Lowest WI: 33.4% 5.9%Highest WI: 33.4%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0.6%±6.6Highest WI: 5.8% 0%±17.7Lowest WI: 5.8%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $65,000±$23kLowest 16% below WI $73,750±$37kHighest 5% below WI

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $137,500±$98kLowest 48% below WI $225,000±$62kHighest 16% below WI

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,375Lowest 64% below WI $1,929Highest 49% below WI

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 50%±100 WI: 43.7% —

Below poverty line 9.4%Highest WI: 10.6% 8.8%Lowest WI: 10.6%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 96.9%Lowest WI: 67.8% 100%Highest WI: 67.8%

Typical home builtmedian year 1951Lowest 24 yrs older than WI 1975Highest same as WI

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 14 minLowest 36% below WI 30 minHighest 33% above WI

Work from home 3.8%±6Lowest WI: 13.1% 17.9%±18.8Highest WI: 13.1%

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

Work in townworking residents 0% 0%

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 11.8 miLowest 30.3 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.24Highest 0.07Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Tomah (33%)Antigo (14%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in ParrishFew work in Wyeville

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 78.8%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 76.5 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 2.1 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 2Highest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 42.7Highest 0.6Lowest

Schools

School district Tomah Area School District—

High school in town None in town—

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.

Wyeville vs Parrish

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they part ways

A typical home costs $500 more a month in Parrish

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