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Place dossier plate
SheetWI-ANTIGO-WI · Antigo, WI 8,058 pop · income 15th pct · 7 tracts
Instrument codes from this place’s ACS population and household income, BEA state COL, FBI safety, national income percentile, photo-finish peer city, home-value band, and matched Census-tract book - not a moving recommendation.
Income neighbourhood around Antigo
Lowest/highest poles plus peers nearest Antigo on median household income. Full ladder: /browse and /rankings.
median HH income
Long Point · lowest
46,786
Long Point · lowest
46,786 median HH income
24.1% of the leader · rank #1
Hornbeck · near
46,786
Hornbeck · near
46,786 median HH income
24.1% of the leader · rank #2
McBain · near
46,786
McBain · near
46,786 median HH income
24.1% of the leader · rank #3
Campbell · near
46,786
Campbell · near
46,786 median HH income
24.1% of the leader · rank #4
Antigo · this city
46,791
Antigo · this city
46,791 median HH income
24.1% of the leader · rank #5
South Kensing… · highest
193,793
South Kensing… · highest
193,793 median HH income
100.0% of the leader · rank #6
What this shows Neighbourhood peers only - not a full nationwide city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the spread is wide.
Compare beyond this state
Nationwide peers by population, income, and FBI crime rate
Out-of-state nearest neighbors for Antigo on ACS population and median household income
, plus FBI UCR reporting rate when the extract covers this place. Link sets are deduped so each column is a distinct comparison path, not a forecast that peers share a labor market or climate.
Similar population
Nearest out-of-state cities by ACS population. This city: 8,058.
Agency-reported UCR totals per 100,000 population, not a neighborhood safety grade or a prediction of personal risk.
Antigo - the verdict
Measured against every US city with at least 1,000 residents, Antigo lands in the 15th percentile for household income and the 48th percentile for safety. Source: Census ACS + FBI UCR.
15th
percentile, household income
8th
percentile, home value
29th
percentile, median rent
48th
percentile, safety
📝 How we sourced this
Population, income, and housing-cost figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates (B-series tables). Crime data uses FBI UCR; climate uses NOAA Climate Normals; school counts come from NCES Common Core of Data; permits use the Census Building Permits Survey (BPS). See our methodology page for the full ETL pipeline and OMB / FIPS join keys.
Data Snapshot: Antigo, WI
8,058 people live in Antigo, Wisconsin - a small town by U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 estimates. The typical household in Antigo brings in $46,791 a year, in the lower quartile of U.S. cities for household income, with a poverty rate of 12.9%. Antigo's housing stock carries a median value of $94,700, and the median resident age is 46.2 years. Educational attainment runs 13.6% of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher. Separately, 56.3% of working-age residents are in the labor force.
In 2024, 8 residential building permits were authorized in Antigo (Growing), up 14% from five years earlier, per Census BPS data. Antigo reports a comparatively low crime rate: per-100,000 total crime stands at 1436.1 in FBI UCR data, below the national average (a voluntary reporting program, read this as reporting activity, not a definitive danger score). NOAA puts Antigo's yearly average temperature at 41.4°F with 29.4 inches of precipitation per year and 53.6 inches of snowfall.
Living costs in Wisconsin run below the national norm: the state registers 94.1 on a 100-equals-national-average index (Below Average) per BEA Regional Price Parities 2024. A typical two-bedroom carries a HUD Fair Market Rent of $1,097 per month statewide. Monthly utility costs average around $225 across Wisconsin, per EIA 2023 residential energy estimates. On FEMA's National Risk Index, this area rates 59.1 out of 100 for natural-hazard exposure (Moderate).
A decision-led reading path
Useful questions to ask of Antigo's data
How this reading path is ordered
This is not a composite city score. It is a city-specific route through the available public records, ordered for this profile so the page starts with questions the joined data can actually answer. The route here runs from housing and income to reported crime to work and mobility to climate and hazard context to schools and households to population change to comparison shortlist to within-city variation; another city can have a different sequence or fewer supported layers because the source joins are not uniform.
For Antigo, city-specific coverage includes annual population history, within-city Census tract profiles, commute-mode shares, matched public-school count, FBI reported-crime rates, local building permits.
All six city-specific enrichment layers used by this profile are present.
1. Housing and income
How far does income reach against housing in Antigo?
This is a citywide price-to-income reference, not a mortgage-affordability test; it does not include interest rates, taxes, insurance, household size, or an individual buyer's down payment. The ratio makes housing the clearest place to start this profile, but a low multiple can coexist with slow demand, older stock, or household-level hardship. Compare the home-value distribution and same-state peer table before treating it as an advantage.
The home-value-to-income reference is relatively compact: the ACS median home value is 2.0 times median household income. The ACS poverty estimate is 12.9%, which keeps the citywide median from describing every household.
What can the FBI record say about safety in Antigo?
The joined FBI UCR record reports 1436.1 violent and property crimes per 100,000 residents, below the 2280.5 national reference used here. The difference is 37% lower in arithmetic terms, but agency participation is voluntary and reporting completeness varies.
Treat this as a reporting-rate comparison, not a prediction of personal risk or a neighborhood-level safety grade. Tourism, daytime population, reporting practices, and variation inside the city are not adjusted away. The state rank and same-state peer table are the narrower comparisons available on this page.
Which cities make useful reference points for Antigo?
Use the in-state set to hold state policy and broad price conditions more nearly constant. Use the nationwide size set to ask whether cities with a similar resident count produce different housing, income, or commute outcomes. The income set is a third lens, deliberately separate from population matching. The nationwide peer panel below adds a fourth FBI UCR reporting-rate lens, not personal risk.
Within Wisconsin, the closest population matches are Sheboygan Falls (8,190 residents, $68,264 income); Cottage Grove (7,906 residents, $132,717 income); Ashland (7,884 residents, $49,258 income). Outside the state, the closest population matches in this dataset are South Kensington, MD (8,057 residents); Oak Hill, WV (8,057 residents); Stuttgart, AR (8,060 residents). A third, income-matched reference set of 6 out-of-state cities sits in the income neighbourhood chart near the Place Dossier plate. These are mechanical peer sets, not claims that the places share a labor market, climate, culture, or metro context.
That layer breaks the citywide income, rent, and home-value medians into smaller Census geographies, which can reveal differences that one municipal median necessarily hides. A tract is a statistical area, not a locally defined neighborhood or a promise about conditions on a particular block. Start with the city profile for the broad comparison, then use the tract layer to test whether the same housing and income pattern is consistent across the city. Large within-city spreads are a reason to avoid treating any citywide median as a universal resident experience.
These joined records add useful context, but they do not need another full-size panel. Each remains a separate measure with its own geography and source boundary.
Work and mobility
What does the journey to work look like in Antigo?
Driving alone is the largest reported mode at 89.4%. A reliable mean commute time is not available for this row, so the mode shares carry the comparison.
Mode share answers how workers usually travel; it does not measure congestion, reliability, distance to a particular job, or the quality of transit service. The profile is strongly car-oriented, so a relocation comparison should put trip distance, vehicle access, and household fuel costs ahead of a citywide commute average. The same-state peer links offer a more relevant benchmark than a national label.
Drive alone
89.4%
Work from home
2.2%
Public transit
0.4%
City-level Census ACS commuting estimates covering 3,639 workers age 16+.
The two sources should not be blended into one comfort or safety score. Use the climate values for baseline conditions and the risk index as a prompt to inspect specific hazards, insurance, and local emergency guidance for a particular address.
NOAA normals put the annual mean temperature at 41.4°F, with 29.4 inches of precipitation and 53.6 inches of annual snowfall. FEMA's state-averaged National Risk Index score for Wisconsin is 59.1 out of 100. Climate normals describe long-run weather; the FEMA score on PlainCities is a state average of county NRI inputs and combines hazards, exposure, vulnerability, and resilience.
FEMA risk index (state avg)
59.1
Annual precipitation
29.4 in
Mean temperature
41.4°F
NOAA Climate Normals and FEMA National Risk Index (state-averaged on PlainCities). Hazard context is not address-level.
The city has a broader matched school footprint, but count alone does not describe performance, capacity, program availability, or attendance boundaries. This profile deliberately avoids converting it into an unsupported family-friendliness score.
The NCES join finds 5 public schools within the city match. 13.6% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher in the ACS estimate. These measures answer different questions: the school count describes local institutions, while adult attainment describes residents and cannot be used as a school-quality rating.
Poverty estimate
12.9%
Bachelor's degree+
13.6%
Matched public schools
5
NCES Common Core of Data school locations plus Census ACS resident characteristics.
Census PEP estimates show the population declined by -10 residents from 2020 to 2025, a -0.1% change. Separately, Census BPS recorded 8 housing units authorized in 2024. PEP and ACS are different Census series, so the trend is kept separate from the headline ACS population.
The recent population line is broadly flat. That makes the composition of change more important than the headline count: housing turnover, household size, and age structure can shift even when the total barely moves.
2020 estimate
8,070
2025 estimate
8,060
Period change
-0.1%
Census Population Estimates Program, 2020–2025; permit context uses Census BPS.
Near national cost · BEA RPP 2024, Wisconsin average
F
City profile score · Antigo, WI
34/100
5 published dimensions · ACS/FBI 2023
Comparative score against U.S. cities with population of 1,000 or more on Census ACS medians
(income, poverty, bachelor's share, cost of living) and FBI UCR violent-crime rates when
published. Higher means a stronger standing on those published figures, not a livability
rating, not a recommendation to move, buy, or pick a "best" city. Missing inputs drop out
and redistribute weight.
How it is calculated.
Cost of living B-
94.1 index
BEA state Regional Price Parities index (100 ≈ national average); lower is stronger on this axis. Same value for every city in the state.
Violent crime D
239 /100k
FBI UCR violent offenses per 100,000 residents; lower is stronger on this axis.
Poverty rate F
12.9%
Share of residents below the poverty line; lower scores better on this axis.
Household income F
$46,791
Median household income vs U.S. cities (pop ≥1,000); ACS.
Bachelor's+ share F
13.6%
Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher; ACS.
Antigo profile (scored ACS/FBI dimensions)Read the chart values
Cost of living: 68/100 (B-) · 94.1 index
Violent crime: 42/100 (D) · 239 /100k
Poverty rate: 28/100 (F) · 12.9%
Household income: 16/100 (F) · $46,791
Bachelor's+ share: 16/100 (F) · 13.6%
Where Antigo sits on home value vs crime among peer cities
Antigo's median home value and FBI crime rate plotted with similar-size and
same-state peers (padded with large cities when the peer set is thin). The second
read: pricey does not always mean safer, check which quadrant this city lands in.
Census ACS median home value vs FBI UCR crime rate - Antigo highlighted among 8 peers.Read the chart values
Antigo, WI (this city): home $94,700, crime 1,436/100k
Oak Hill, WV : home $110,400, crime 2,220/100k
Stuttgart, AR : home $150,600, crime 3,599/100k
Oberlin, OH : home $207,500, crime 1,519/100k
Sheboygan Falls, WI : home $205,400, crime 917/100k
Cottage Grove, WI : home $401,900, crime 567/100k
Ashland, WI : home $162,200, crime 3,126/100k
Rhinelander, WI : home $123,300, crime 1,816/100k
How does Antigo compare to other US cities?
Where Antigo sits among all US cities (population 1,000+) on each measure, computed live from Census and FBI data.
Household income15% higher than other cities
Home value8% pricier than other cities
Median rent29% pricier than other cities
Safety48% safer than other cities
"Safer than" reflects total crime rate from FBI UCR; the others use Census ACS estimates.
Zoom in to just Wisconsin and the picture shifts: Antigo ranks #144 of 202 Wisconsin cities by lowest crime rate, a different read than the national percentile above.
How we calculate these percentiles & ranks
Each percentile compares Antigo against every qualifying US city; each in-state rank narrows that to Wisconsin only. Full formula and direction notes: methodology.
Wisconsin-relative analysis
Median Gross Rent places Antigo near the bottom of Wisconsin's cities
Among the 761 Wisconsin cities PlainCities tracks with reported median gross rent data, Antigo ranks #1 - the 0th percentile within the state. This is a different, narrower cut than the nationwide percentiles above: it compares Antigo only against its own state's cities, not the full US field.
Median Household Income
#685 of 753
9th percentile in Wisconsin
Median Gross Rent
#1 of 761
0th percentile in Wisconsin
Median Home Value
#710 of 754
6th percentile in Wisconsin
Poverty Rate
#110 of 761
85th percentile in Wisconsin
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
#569 of 761
25th percentile in Wisconsin
How in-state ranks are ordered
Ranked by raw value (highest first); a higher rank is not automatically "better" for every measure, see each metric's own context above. This is a comparison within Wisconsin only, not a livability score. See the methodology for the source and calculation.
Gauge source note
15th percentile nationally for median household income · 48th percentile for safety (lower crime rate). Source: Census ACS 2023 / FBI UCR 2023.
Antigo's profile vs. every US city
Income, affordability, and safety percentile
Antigo's percentile rank on 3 favorable-direction measures (income, affordability, safety) vs. every tracked US city -- higher on every axis is more favorable. Not a composite quality score, just the arithmetic mean of the axes shown.
How Antigo's home value compares nationally
Median home value vs. every US city (population 1,000+)
$94,700Among the most affordablemore affordable than 92% of 15,600 US cities
Show national distribution
Each bar is a $25K-wide band; taller bars hold more US cities. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2023
Antigo's home-value-to-income ratio: 2.0×
ACS median home value divided by median household income.
Band
affordable
< 3.0×
National rank
#1,708 of 15,516
More affordable than 89% of tracked cities (pop. 1,000+)
Size class
#1,636 of 11,323
Micro cities (under 10,000)
At 2.0×, Antigo sits in the affordable band:
national rank #1,708 of 15,516 and #1,636 of 11,323micro cities (under 10,000).
The multiple is comparatively compact among tracked cities, but a low ratio can still coexist with slow demand or household-level hardship.
How this ratio is calculated
Ratio = Census ACS 2023 median home value ÷ median household income for cities with both fields and population ≥ 1,000.
Rank 1 = lowest ratio (most compact). Bands match the fleet affordability thresholds used on guides (<3.0 / 3.0–5.0 / >5.0).
This is not a mortgage payment estimate and does not include rates, taxes, insurance, or down payment.
Income distribution context
$46,791Antigo, WI median household income (Census ACS)
Show U.S. national quintile / Lorenz context Antigo, WI median household income (Census ACS 5-year) with U.S. national quintile shares for context. Diagonal = equality; the curve is national, not computed for Antigo, WI.
Key socioeconomic indicators
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)13.6%
Census ACS S1501, educational attainment
Poverty rate (households below FPL)12.9%
Census ACS S1701, poverty status
Labor force participation (adults 16+)56.3%
Census ACS S2301, share of working-age residents in the labor force
Population
8,058
Median Income
$46,791
Median Home Value
$94,700
Median Age
46.2
Poverty Rate
12.9%
Labor force participation
56.3%
Bachelor's Degree+
13.6%
Safety & Crime
Total Crime Rate
1436.1
per 100,000 residents
Violent Crime
239.4
per 100,000 residents
Property Crime
1196.8
per 100,000 residents
Crime reporting caveat
Reflects incidents reported to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting program — agency participation is voluntary and reporting completeness varies by jurisdiction and year, so this reflects reporting activity, not a definitive danger score. Not adjusted for tourism, commuter, or daytime population.
Climate
Avg Temperature
41.4°F
Annual Precipitation
29.4"
Annual Snowfall
53.6"
Schools
Total Schools
5
Public schools in this city
Population Change
PEP vintage
Annual U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program (PEP) estimates, 2020–2025
Antigo's Census PEP population estimates, 2020–2025.Read the chart as text
Period
Population
2020
8,070 residents
2021
8,046 residents
2022
8,057 residents
2023
8,069 residents
2024
8,074 residents
2025
8,060 residents
Housing Supply
BPS source
Census Bureau Building Permits Survey (BPS) - annual residential permits authorized
🏗️ Growing
Total Permits (2024)
8
housing units authorized
Single-Family
2
detached homes
Multifamily
6
apartments & condos
Supply Intensity
1
permits per 1,000 residents
5-Year Permit Trend (2019–2024)
Year
Total
Single-Family
Multifamily
Est. Value
2019
7
5
2
$1.1M
2020
6
6
0
$1.3M
2021
4
4
0
$0.5M
2022
8
4
4
$1.4M
2023
11
3
8
$2.1M
2024
8
2
6
$1.5M
Permit volume increased 14% from 2019 to 2024.
Commute Patterns
Commute source
How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023
Drive Alone
89.4%
Carpool
3.3%
Public Transit
0.4%
Walk
4.7%
Work from Home
2.2%
Based on 3,639 workers 16 and over.
Monthly Utility Costs
Wisconsin statewide monthly utility average (EIA 2023): $225
EIA 2023 residential energy data puts average monthly utilities across Wisconsin at $225 (electricity about $100 , water and sewer about $45 ).
These are Wisconsin statewide averages, not a meter reading for Antigo. Actual bills vary by home size, usage, and local rates. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023.
Living Costs & Risk
Wisconsin's BEA cost-of-living index is 94.1 (Below Average; US average = 100, RPP 2024). HUD Fair Market Rent for a typical two-bedroom in the county around Antigo is $1,097/mo. FEMA's National Risk Index, averaged to Wisconsin statewide on PlainCities, rates natural-hazard exposure at 59.1 / 100 (Moderate).
Cost/risk geography note
Cost of living is a Wisconsin statewide BEA average; rent is a county-level HUD Fair Market Rent for the county Antigo sits in; the FEMA hazard score shown here is a statewide average of county NRI inputs, not a parcel-level reading.
How Antigo compares to similar-size Wisconsin cities
Same-state peer method
Closest same-state population matches, not geographic neighbors. Population + median household income come from Census Bureau ACS 5-year B01001 and B19013.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year 2023, FBI UCR, NOAA Climate Normals, NCES CCD, Census BPS 2024, Census ACS B08301/B08136, U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023, BEA Regional Price Parities 2024, HUD Fair Market Rents 2026, FEMA National Risk Index.