Greetings from Hayward, WI!
Numbers always intrigue me even though I barely made it through basic math courses in college. We've heard much in the news about the billions and trillions of dollars that we are either losing or loaning, so I did a little research on property values in our area.
The assessed value of real estate in Sawyer County is pretty interesting; there are a total of 292,756 acres and 14,572 improvements (homes and other buildings) on 34,844 parcels of land.
The total assessed land value is $1,870,724,370 and the total assessment for the improvements is $1,432,697,160. And the grand total for all parcels and improvements is....drum roll please.... $3,303,331,530.
Wow! And yet that's a drop in the bucket compared to the $61.7 billion lost by AIG in the fourth quarter of 2008. Essentially we would need the value of about 19 Sawyer Counties to cover the loss.
So how does Sawyer County compare to it's neighbors? Washburn County has nearly the same acreage as Sawyer with 32,593 parcels and 12,772 improvements for a grand total of $2,418,257,026 in assessments.
Bayfield County is larger by about 80,000 acres and has 33,544 parcels and 12,592 improvements for a total of $2,472,239,015 in assessments.
For more information on Wisconsin assessments go to http://www.revenue.wi.gov/equ/2008/ and click on the Assessments link.
Perhaps you were aware of the size of our "little" northwestern Wisconsin county, but I was surprised!
On the local level:
The American Birkebeiner had another successful year thanks to a great organization, sponsors, volunteers and the 7,000+ people who raced.
This weekend is the Hayward 300, the NASCAR of snowmobile racing at the LCO Casino. For more info: http://haywardareachamber.com/events_hayward300.html
Enjoy your weekend...Life is a Gift...Live It!
Gary Nathan
Amanda Mavis
Woodland Dev. & Realty
15617 Railroad St.
Hayward, WI 54843
715-699-4040
nathan@garynathan.com
http://www.garynathan.com/
