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Place dossier plate
SheetWI-STOUGHTON-WI · Stoughton, WI 13,063 pop · income 60th pct
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 Stoughton
Lowest/highest poles plus peers nearest Stoughton on median household income. Full ladder: /browse and /rankings.
median HH income
Claremont · lowest
54,520
Claremont · lowest
54,520 median HH income
22.0% of the leader · rank #1
Buckhorn · near
78,510
Buckhorn · near
78,510 median HH income
31.7% of the leader · rank #2
Washington · near
78,510
Washington · near
78,510 median HH income
31.7% of the leader · rank #3
Chillum · near
78,513
Chillum · near
78,513 median HH income
31.7% of the leader · rank #4
Stoughton · this city
78,517
Stoughton · this city
78,517 median HH income
31.7% of the leader · rank #5
Alachua · near
78,526
Alachua · near
78,526 median HH income
31.7% of the leader · rank #6
Palos Verdes… · highest
247,500
Palos Verdes… · highest
247,500 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 Stoughton 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: 13,063.
Agency-reported UCR totals per 100,000 population, not a neighborhood safety grade or a prediction of personal risk.
Stoughton - the verdict
Nationally, Stoughton sits in the 60th percentile for household income and the 48th percentile for safety among US cities with a population of 1,000 or more. Source: Census ACS + FBI UCR.
60th
percentile, household income
62nd
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: Stoughton, WI
Wisconsin's Stoughton is a small town, with 13,063 residents per the latest Census Bureau ACS figures. The typical household in Stoughton brings in $78,517 a year, above the median for U.S. cities on this measure, with a poverty rate of 3.0%. Typical homes in Stoughton are valued around $283,900, and the median resident age is 41.3 years. Educational attainment runs 40.4% of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher. Separately, 66.1% of working-age residents are in the labor force.
Stoughton reports a comparatively low crime rate: the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting program logs 1454.3 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). The annual average temperature per NOAA climate normals runs 46.6°F with 37.8 inches of precipitation per year and 35.5 inches of snowfall.
Living costs in Wisconsin run below the national norm: BEA Regional Price Parities 2024 puts Wisconsin at 94.1 on a 100-equals-national-average scale (Below Average). A typical two-bedroom carries a HUD Fair Market Rent of $1,097 per month statewide. Statewide, average monthly utility bills in Wisconsin run around $225, per EIA 2023 residential energy data. 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 Stoughton'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 comparison shortlist to schools and households to housing and income to climate and hazard context to population change to work and mobility to reported crime; another city can have a different sequence or fewer supported layers because the source joins are not uniform.
For Stoughton, city-specific coverage includes matched public-school count, annual population history, commute-mode shares, FBI reported-crime rates.
No matched row is reported here for local building permits, within-city Census tract profiles; the page leaves those layers out instead of substituting a statewide or national value.
Question 1
Which cities make useful reference points for Stoughton?
Within Wisconsin, the closest population matches are Suamico (13,003 residents, $113,614 income); Glendale (13,134 residents, $77,096 income); Greenville (12,911 residents, $110,103 income). Outside the state, the closest population matches in this dataset are La Grande, OR (13,059 residents); Grand Terrace, CA (13,069 residents); Claremont, NH (13,054 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.
What does the education layer cover for Stoughton?
The NCES join finds 6 public schools within the city match. 40.4% 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.
How far does income reach against housing in Stoughton?
The home-value-to-income reference sits in a middle range: the ACS median home value is 3.6 times median household income. The ACS poverty estimate is 3.0%, 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. Income and home value move within the same broad scale here. The useful next check is not a generic affordability label, but whether similar-size cities offer a materially different income, housing, or commute trade-off.
NOAA normals put the annual mean temperature at 46.6°F, with 37.8 inches of precipitation and 35.5 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.
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.
Population change
Is Stoughton growing, shrinking, or holding steady?
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.
Census PEP estimates show the population grew by +98 residents from 2020 to 2025, a +0.7% change. No comparable local building-permit series is available here, so population change should not be read as a housing-supply measure. PEP and ACS are different Census series, so the trend is kept separate from the headline ACS population.
Period change
+0.7%
2025 estimate
13,256
2020 estimate
13,158
Census Population Estimates Program, 2020–2025; permit context uses Census BPS.
What does the journey to work look like in Stoughton?
Mode share answers how workers usually travel; it does not measure congestion, reliability, distance to a particular job, or the quality of transit service. Remote work has a visible role in the local pattern. That can reduce commute exposure for some workers, but it says nothing about job availability or broadband quality; read it alongside income and housing rather than as a stand-alone lifestyle score.
Driving alone is the largest reported mode at 72.8%. A reliable mean commute time is not available for this row, so the mode shares carry the comparison.
Public transit
0.0%
Work from home
16.9%
Drive alone
72.8%
City-level Census ACS commuting estimates covering 6,651 workers age 16+.
What can the FBI record say about safety in Stoughton?
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 1454.3 violent and property crimes per 100,000 residents, below the 2280.5 national reference used here. The difference is 36% lower in arithmetic terms, but agency participation is voluntary and reporting completeness varies.
Property rate
1261.9
Violent rate
192.4
Total reported rate
1454.3
FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, incidents per 100,000. Voluntary agency reporting; not a danger score.
Near national cost · BEA RPP 2024, Wisconsin average
B-
City profile score · Stoughton, WI
65/100
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.
Poverty rate B+
3.0%
Share of residents below the poverty line; lower scores better on this axis.
Bachelor's+ share B+
40.4%
Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher; ACS.
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.
Household income C
$78,517
Median household income vs U.S. cities (pop ≥1,000); ACS.
Violent crime D
192 /100k
FBI UCR violent offenses per 100,000 residents; lower is stronger on this axis.
Stoughton profile (scored ACS/FBI dimensions)Read the chart values
Poverty rate: 79/100 (B+) · 3.0%
Bachelor's+ share: 75/100 (B+) · 40.4%
Cost of living: 68/100 (B-) · 94.1 index
Household income: 58/100 (C) · $78,517
Violent crime: 49/100 (D) · 192 /100k
Where Stoughton sits on home value vs crime among peer cities
Stoughton'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 - Stoughton highlighted among 8 peers.Read the chart values
Stoughton, WI (this city): home $283,900, crime 1,454/100k
La Grande, OR : home $244,200, crime 2,924/100k
Grand Terrace, CA : home $465,800, crime 1,989/100k
Claremont, NH : home $171,900, crime 2,059/100k
Palos Verdes Estates, CA : home $2,000,000+, crime 812/100k
Glendale, WI : home $260,300, crime 4,481/100k
Brown Deer, WI : home $221,100, crime 2,960/100k
Port Washington, WI : home $276,000, crime 605/100k
How does Stoughton compare to other US cities?
Stoughton measured against every US city with 1,000+ residents, computed live from the same Census and FBI data shown throughout this page.
Household income60% higher than other cities
Home value62% 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.
National percentiles can mask local variation. Looking only at Wisconsin, Stoughton ranks #145 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 Stoughton 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 Stoughton near the bottom of Wisconsin's cities
Among the 761 Wisconsin cities PlainCities tracks with reported median gross rent data, Stoughton ranks #1 - the 0th percentile within the state. This is a different, narrower cut than the nationwide percentiles above: it compares Stoughton only against its own state's cities, not the full US field.
Median Household Income
#254 of 753
66th percentile in Wisconsin
Median Gross Rent
#1 of 761
0th percentile in Wisconsin
Median Home Value
#132 of 754
82nd percentile in Wisconsin
Poverty Rate
#520 of 761
31st percentile in Wisconsin
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
#102 of 761
87th 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
60th percentile nationally for median household income · 48th percentile for safety (lower crime rate). Source: Census ACS 2023 / FBI UCR 2023.
Stoughton's profile vs. every US city
Income, affordability, and safety percentile
Stoughton'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 Stoughton's home value compares nationally
Median home value vs. every US city (population 1,000+)
$283,90038th percentilemore affordable than 38% 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
Stoughton's home-value-to-income ratio: 3.6×
ACS median home value divided by median household income.
Band
moderate
3.0–5.0×
National rank
#9,418 of 15,516
More affordable than 39% of tracked cities (pop. 1,000+)
Size class
#1,598 of 3,317
Small cities (10,000–49,999)
At 3.6×, Stoughton sits in the moderate band:
national rank #9,418 of 15,516 and #1,598 of 3,317small cities (10,000–49,999).
Income and home value move in the same broad scale; check same-state peers before treating the multiple as an advantage or a warning.
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
$78,517Stoughton, WI median household income (Census ACS)
Show U.S. national quintile / Lorenz context Stoughton, 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 Stoughton, WI.
Key socioeconomic indicators
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)40.4%
Census ACS S1501, educational attainment
Poverty rate (households below FPL)3.0%
Census ACS S1701, poverty status
Labor force participation (adults 16+)66.1%
Census ACS S2301, share of working-age residents in the labor force
Population
13,063
Median Income
$78,517
Median Home Value
$283,900
Median Age
41.3
Poverty Rate
3.0%
Labor force participation
66.1%
Bachelor's Degree+
40.4%
Safety & Crime
Total Crime Rate
1454.3
per 100,000 residents
Violent Crime
192.4
per 100,000 residents
Property Crime
1261.9
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
46.6°F
Annual Precipitation
37.8"
Annual Snowfall
35.5"
Schools
Total Schools
6
Public schools in this city
Population Change
PEP vintage
Annual U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program (PEP) estimates, 2020–2025
Stoughton's Census PEP population estimates, 2020–2025.Read the chart as text
Period
Population
2020
13,158 residents
2021
12,978 residents
2022
12,833 residents
2023
12,991 residents
2024
13,083 residents
2025
13,256 residents
Commute Patterns
Commute source
How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023
Drive Alone
72.8%
Carpool
5.5%
Public Transit
0.0%
Walk
2.6%
Work from Home
16.9%
Other
2.2%
Based on 6,651 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 Stoughton. 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 Stoughton 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 Stoughton sits in; the FEMA hazard score shown here is a statewide average of county NRI inputs, not a parcel-level reading.
How Stoughton 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 ACS B08301/B08136, U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023, BEA Regional Price Parities 2024, HUD Fair Market Rents 2026, FEMA National Risk Index.