Guest, Sign inJoin
Compare towns

Ackley vs Antigo

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: street grid (110.8× in Antigo) and trails (10.7× in Ackley).

×
Ackley, WIAn outdoors townLanglade County · 459 people
×
Antigo, WIHomes around $184KWisconsin · 8,069 people
Swap order
Where each one shines

Two towns, two different strengths

What each town does better than most of its state (not better than each other). Tap one to see the page behind it.

AckleyAn outdoors town
Outdoors51.8% conserved land54 miles of trails across 3 parks and preserves All about Ackley →
AntigoHomes around $184K
Housing$184K typical home46% below the WI typical home Outdoors#42 most conserved land in WI5.0 miles of trails across 16 parks and preserves Health81% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about Antigo →
The biggest differences

Where they part ways

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Street grid110.8×
Antigo has the more walkable street grid
Antigo 55.4Ackley 0.5
Trails10.7×
Ackley has more miles of trail
Ackley 53.5 miAntigo 5.0 mi
Size17.6×
Antigo is the bigger place
Antigo 8,069Ackley 459
Jobs per worker5.3×
Antigo is more of a job hub
Antigo 1.39Ackley 0.26
Household income+76%
Households in Ackley earn more
Ackley $80,000Antigo $45,520
Home values+69%
Homes cost more in Ackley
Ackley $176,800Antigo $104,800
★ What stands out · Where they are

Ackley and Antigo share a border

And the people who already live in one and work in the other.

AckleyAntigoAckleyAntigo
Ackley ↔ Antigo9.1 miles apart · They share a border
Who commutes between them
72 Ackley residents work in Antigo (34.8% of its workers)
Work & commute in Ackley →
Monthly cost

A typical home costs about the same each month

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.

Ackley$1,090/mo
Typical home $177K (Census) · tax rate 1.12% · or rent about $938/mo · Housing →
Antigo$1,190/mo
Typical home $184K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.43% · or rent about $683/mo · Housing →

The difference: $90 a month, about $1,100 a year, between Antigo and Ackley.

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.

Safety
–AckleyNot graded B−AntigoSafer than 54% of U.S. towns
Schools
–AckleyNot graded CAntigoBetter than 25% of districts in the state
Health
–AckleyNot graded C−AntigoHealthier than 19% of U.S. towns
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
AckleyAntigo
Snow a year54″54″
January low4°F4°F
July high78°F78°F
Growing season (days)139d139d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)25th7th
Outdoors & history
AckleyAntigo
Trails54 mi5 mi
Conserved land51.8%11.1%
Settled18791853
National Register places—5
Archive photos1—
Community
AckleyAntigo
Library hours a week—57 hrs
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined00

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.

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.

AckleyAntigo
People
Population 459Lowest 8,069Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -10.9%Lowest WI: +3.6% -1.6%Highest WI: +3.6%
Median age 41.1±9.8Lowest about the WI average 44.9±3.6Highest 12% above WI
Antigo and Ackley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 22.9%±6.7Highest WI: 21.4% 17.1%±3.3Lowest WI: 21.4%
Ackley and Antigo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 17.4%±6.4Lowest WI: 18.5% 26.1%±3.7Highest WI: 18.5%
Antigo and Ackley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 20.6%Highest WI: 33.4% 14.2%Lowest WI: 33.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.1%±1Lowest WI: 5.8% 3%±1.5Highest WI: 5.8%
Antigo and Ackley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $80,000±$13kHighest 3% above WI $45,520±$6kLowest 41% below WI
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $176,800±$17kHighest 34% below WI $104,800±$8kLowest 61% below WI
Rentmedian gross, monthly $938±$66Highest 14% below WI $683±$106Lowest 37% below WI
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,983Highest 48% below WI $1,499Lowest 60% below WI
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 12%±57.6Lowest WI: 43.7% 52.1%±12.2Highest WI: 43.7%
Antigo and Ackley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 0.7%Lowest WI: 10.6% 19.5%Highest WI: 10.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 79.2%Highest WI: 67.8% 62.2%Lowest WI: 67.8%
Typical home builtmedian year 1963Highest 12 yrs older than WI 1954Lowest 21 yrs older than WI
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 17 minLowest 25% below WI 20 minHighest 10% below WI
Work from home 6.1%±3.6 WI: 13.1% 6.1%±4.1 WI: 13.1%
Work in townworking residents 1.4%Lowest 40.1%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 20.3 miLowest 20.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.26Lowest 1.39Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Antigo (35%)Wausau (5%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 35% work in AntigoFew work in Ackley
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 51.8%Highest 11.1%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 53.5 miHighest 5.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.8 mi 0.8 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 3Lowest 16Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.5Lowest 55.4Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading —#247 of 262 in WI
School district —Antigo Unified School District
High school in town —Antigo High
Students per teacherat that high school — 16.5
Wisconsin average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
Deciding?

Ask the people who live there

The numbers stop at the town line. Neighbors can tell you about the commute at 7am, the schools, the winters and the feel of the place.

Ackley neighborsTown Square →

Your question goes to Ackley’s Town Square.

Antigo neighborsTown Square →

Your question goes to Antigo’s Town Square.

Add a town

Set another town beside Ackley and Antigo

One tap adds it. Up to 4 towns at once.

Bordering Ackley

P
+ Compare
Peck333 people · $224K homes
V
+ Compare
Vilas192 people · $200K homes
P
+ Compare
Pine River1,734 people · $280K homes
+ Compare
Antigo1,384 people · $194K homes

Towns like Ackley

S
+ Compare
Sterling575 people · $223K homes
W
+ Compare
Wauzeka441 people · $236K homes
+ Compare
Neosho536 people · $242K homes
M
+ Compare
Marion580 people · $243K homes
Not sure which town to add? Find your place ranks Wisconsin towns on what matters to you.Find your place →

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.

Post to Ackley

We’ll email a one-tap link to publish your post. No password, and nothing is public until you click it.
Already a member? Sign in