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SheetWI-MAUSTON-WI · Mauston, WI 4,280 pop · income 35th pct · 8 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 Mauston
Lowest/highest poles plus peers nearest Mauston on median household income. Full ladder: /browse and /rankings.
median HH income
Haleyville · lowest
40,538
Haleyville · lowest
40,538 median HH income
37.9% of the leader · rank #1
Troy · near
60,167
Troy · near
60,167 median HH income
56.2% of the leader · rank #2
Reading · near
60,167
Reading · near
60,167 median HH income
56.2% of the leader · rank #3
Mauston · this city
60,174
Mauston · this city
60,174 median HH income
56.2% of the leader · rank #4
Coraopolis · near
60,174
Coraopolis · near
60,174 median HH income
56.2% of the leader · rank #5
New Point · near
60,179
New Point · near
60,179 median HH income
56.2% of the leader · rank #6
Orangeburg · highest
107,000
Orangeburg · highest
107,000 median HH income
100.0% of the leader · rank #7
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 Mauston 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: 4,280.
Agency-reported UCR totals per 100,000 population, not a neighborhood safety grade or a prediction of personal risk.
Mauston - the verdict
Measured against every US city with at least 1,000 residents, Mauston lands in the 35th percentile for household income and the 61st percentile for safety. Source: Census ACS + FBI UCR.
35th
percentile, household income
22nd
percentile, home value
29th
percentile, median rent
61st
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: Mauston, WI
Census ACS 2023 estimates count 4,280 residents in Mauston, a small town within Wisconsin. Median household income here is $60,174 per year, below the median for U.S. cities on this measure, with a poverty rate of 6.7%. Typical homes in Mauston are valued around $135,600, and the median resident age is 44.8 years. 18.2% of adults here have a bachelor's degree or higher; 55.1% of working-age residents are in the labor force.
In 2024, 2 residential building permits were authorized in Mauston (Building Boom), up 100% from five years earlier, per Census BPS data. Mauston reports a comparatively low crime rate: the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting program logs 1068.0 total incidents per 100,000 residents here, below the national average (agency reporting is voluntary, so this measures reporting activity, not a definitive danger score). NOAA puts Mauston's yearly average temperature at 45.8°F with 36.3 inches of precipitation per year and 46.6 inches of snowfall.
Living costs in Wisconsin run below the national norm: on BEA's 100-equals-national-average cost index, Wisconsin scores 94.1 (Below Average), per the 2024 Regional Price Parities release. HUD Fair Market Rent for a typical two-bedroom in this state is $1,097 per month. Monthly utility costs average around $225 across Wisconsin, per EIA 2023 residential energy estimates. Workers in Mauston report an average commute of 23.4 minutes, with 79.9% driving alone and 2.3% working from home. Natural-hazard exposure scores 59.1 out of 100 on FEMA's National Risk Index (Moderate).
A decision-led reading path
Useful questions to ask of Mauston'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 population change to work and mobility to climate and hazard context to comparison shortlist to within-city variation to reported crime to housing and income to schools and households; another city can have a different sequence or fewer supported layers because the source joins are not uniform.
For Mauston, city-specific coverage includes annual population history, FBI reported-crime rates, matched public-school count, within-city Census tract profiles, local building permits, commute-mode shares.
All six city-specific enrichment layers used by this profile are present.
1. Population change
Is Mauston growing, shrinking, or holding steady?
Recent estimates point downward. A falling count can reflect migration, household size, annexation boundaries, or estimation noise, so it is a prompt to inspect the full series rather than a claim about local economic health.
Census PEP estimates show the population declined by -224 residents from 2020 to 2025, a -5.1% change. Separately, Census BPS recorded 2 housing units authorized in 2024. PEP and ACS are different Census series, so the trend is kept separate from the headline ACS population.
What does the journey to work look like in Mauston?
Mode share answers how workers usually travel; it does not measure congestion, reliability, distance to a particular job, or the quality of transit service. No single mode completely explains the work trip here. The mix is more useful than a one-number commute grade, especially when comparing places where transit, walking, and remote work divide the non-driving share differently.
Driving alone is the largest reported mode at 79.9%. The reported mean trip to work is 23.4 minutes.
Which cities make useful reference points for Mauston?
Within Wisconsin, the closest population matches are Saukville (4,268 residents, $79,148 income); Baldwin (4,313 residents, $76,675 income); French Island (4,235 residents, $59,462 income). Outside the state, the closest population matches in this dataset are Forest City, IA (4,280 residents); Orangeburg, NY (4,279 residents); Waverly, TN (4,278 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.
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.
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.
Climate and hazard context
What physical conditions frame life in Mauston?
NOAA normals put the annual mean temperature at 45.8°F, with 36.3 inches of precipitation and 46.6 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.
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.
Mean temperature
45.8°F
Annual precipitation
36.3 in
FEMA risk index (state avg)
59.1
NOAA Climate Normals and FEMA National Risk Index (state-averaged on PlainCities). Hazard context is not address-level.
What can the FBI record say about safety in Mauston?
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.
The joined FBI UCR record reports 1068.0 violent and property crimes per 100,000 residents, below the 2280.5 national reference used here. The difference is 53% lower in arithmetic terms, but agency participation is voluntary and reporting completeness varies.
Property rate
970.9
Violent rate
97.1
Total reported rate
1068.0
FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, incidents per 100,000. Voluntary agency reporting; not a danger score.
How far does income reach against housing in Mauston?
The home-value-to-income reference is relatively compact: the ACS median home value is 2.3 times median household income. The ACS poverty estimate is 6.7%, which keeps the citywide median from describing every household.
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.
Household income
$60,174
Home value
$135,600
Value / income
2.3×
City-level Census ACS 2023 medians. The ratio divides two separate medians and is descriptive only.
The NCES join finds 7 public schools within the city match. 18.2% 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.
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.
Matched public schools
7
Bachelor's degree+
18.2%
Poverty estimate
6.7%
NCES Common Core of Data school locations plus Census ACS resident characteristics.
Below median income · poverty 6.7% (Below-median poverty)
Cost of Living Index (state)
94.1 (US=100)
Near national cost · BEA RPP 2024, Wisconsin average
C-
City profile score · Mauston, WI
52/100
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.
Violent crime B
97 /100k
FBI UCR violent offenses per 100,000 residents; lower is stronger on this axis.
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.
Poverty rate C-
6.7%
Share of residents below the poverty line; lower scores better on this axis.
Household income F
$60,174
Median household income vs U.S. cities (pop ≥1,000); ACS.
Bachelor's+ share F
18.2%
Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher; ACS.
Mauston profile (scored ACS/FBI dimensions)Read the chart values
Violent crime: 71/100 (B) · 97 /100k
Cost of living: 68/100 (B-) · 94.1 index
Poverty rate: 54/100 (C-) · 6.7%
Household income: 35/100 (F) · $60,174
Bachelor's+ share: 29/100 (F) · 18.2%
Where Mauston sits on home value vs crime among peer cities
Mauston'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 - Mauston highlighted among 9 peers.Read the chart values
Mauston, WI (this city): home $135,600, crime 1,068/100k
Waverly, TN : home $164,700, crime 563/100k
Haleyville, AL : home $96,300, crime 3,850/100k
Slatington, PA : home $177,300, crime 684/100k
Caro, MI : home $102,200, crime 2,280/100k
Saukville, WI : home $286,400, crime 868/100k
Medford, WI : home $175,300, crime 1,423/100k
Kewaskum, WI : home $286,800, crime 469/100k
Prescott, WI : home $282,100, crime 507/100k
How does Mauston compare to other US cities?
Mauston measured against every US city with 1,000+ residents, computed live from the same Census and FBI data shown throughout this page.
Household income35% higher than other cities
Home value22% pricier than other cities
Median rent29% pricier than other cities
Safety61% safer than other cities
"Safer than" reflects total crime rate from FBI UCR; the others use Census ACS estimates.
National percentiles can mask local variation. Looking only at Wisconsin, Mauston ranks #114 of 202 Wisconsin cities by lowest crime rate - a narrower, more locally useful cut than the national comparison above.
How we calculate these percentiles & ranks
Each percentile compares Mauston 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 Mauston near the bottom of Wisconsin's cities
Among the 761 Wisconsin cities PlainCities tracks with reported median gross rent data, Mauston ranks #1 - the 0th percentile within the state. This is a different, narrower cut than the nationwide percentiles above: it compares Mauston only against its own state's cities, not the full US field.
Median Household Income
#513 of 753
32nd percentile in Wisconsin
Median Gross Rent
#1 of 761
0th percentile in Wisconsin
Median Home Value
#572 of 754
24th percentile in Wisconsin
Poverty Rate
#311 of 761
59th percentile in Wisconsin
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
#450 of 761
40th 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
35th percentile nationally for median household income · 61st percentile for safety (lower crime rate). Source: Census ACS 2023 / FBI UCR 2023.
Mauston's profile vs. every US city
Income, affordability, and safety percentile
Mauston'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 Mauston's home value compares nationally
Median home value vs. every US city (population 1,000+)
$135,600Among the most affordablemore affordable than 78% 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
Mauston's home-value-to-income ratio: 2.3×
ACS median home value divided by median household income.
Band
affordable
< 3.0×
National rank
#2,730 of 15,516
More affordable than 82% of tracked cities (pop. 1,000+)
Size class
#2,536 of 11,323
Micro cities (under 10,000)
At 2.3×, Mauston sits in the affordable band:
national rank #2,730 of 15,516 and #2,536 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
$60,174Mauston, WI median household income (Census ACS)
Show U.S. national quintile / Lorenz context Mauston, 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 Mauston, WI.
Key socioeconomic indicators
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)18.2%
Census ACS S1501, educational attainment
Poverty rate (households below FPL)6.7%
Census ACS S1701, poverty status
Labor force participation (adults 16+)55.1%
Census ACS S2301, share of working-age residents in the labor force
Population
4,280
Median Income
$60,174
Median Home Value
$135,600
Median Age
44.8
Poverty Rate
6.7%
Labor force participation
55.1%
Bachelor's Degree+
18.2%
Safety & Crime
Total Crime Rate
1068.0
per 100,000 residents
Violent Crime
97.1
per 100,000 residents
Property Crime
970.9
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
45.8°F
Annual Precipitation
36.3"
Annual Snowfall
46.6"
Schools
Total Schools
7
Public schools in this city
Population Change
PEP vintage
Annual U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program (PEP) estimates, 2020–2025
Mauston's Census PEP population estimates, 2020–2025.Read the chart as text
Period
Population
2020
4,357 residents
2021
4,332 residents
2022
4,266 residents
2023
4,209 residents
2024
4,164 residents
2025
4,133 residents
Housing Supply
BPS source
Census Bureau Building Permits Survey (BPS) - annual residential permits authorized
📈 Building Boom
Total Permits (2024)
2
housing units authorized
Single-Family
2
detached homes
Multifamily
0
apartments & condos
Supply Intensity
0.5
permits per 1,000 residents
5-Year Permit Trend (2019–2024)
Year
Total
Single-Family
Multifamily
Est. Value
2019
1
1
0
$0.2M
2020
0
0
0
-
2021
2
2
0
$0.6M
2022
1
1
0
$0.3M
2023
0
0
0
-
2024
2
2
0
$0.6M
Permit volume increased 100% from 2019 to 2024.
Commute Patterns
Commute source
How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023
Average Commute Time
23.4 minutes
Drive Alone
79.9%
Carpool
4.7%
Public Transit
0.0%
Walk
11.5%
Work from Home
2.3%
Other
1.6%
Based on 1,972 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 Mauston. 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 Mauston 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 Mauston sits in; the FEMA hazard score shown here is a statewide average of county NRI inputs, not a parcel-level reading.
How Mauston 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.