Antigo is #1 in Wisconsin for affordability
Antigo is ranked on 36 lists against the 371 Wisconsin towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 3 and the top quarter on 5.
Antigo is on Wisconsin’s podium 2 times
Each list ranks every WI town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Antigo marked.
Drier than 98% of Wisconsin
Not better or worse, just Antigo’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Antigo lands in the top half on 10 of 22 lists
Each dot is Antigo’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in WI, the right end is last. Areas where Antigo does best come first.
Where Antigo lands in every WI ranking
41 lists from Census, school, health, library, crime, climate and land data. Tap any list to see every town on it.
Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Antigo · 1.4 yrs
#1
Cheapest rent#1 Bass Lake · $404/mo
#9
Lowest property tax#1 Stanley · $1,492/yr
#2
Rent easiest to afford#1 New Richmond · 20.8%
Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Brockway · 65.5%
#42
Most trails#1 Williams Bay · 3.5 mi / sq mi
#76
Most walkable#1 Whitefish Bay · 158 / sq mi
#114 Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Hayward · 12.3 min
#111 Health
Healthiest#1 Whitefish Bay · 98 / 100
#360
Lowest obesity#1 Mequon · 28%
#178
Fewest smokers#1 Whitefish Bay · 7%
#361
Most active#1 Whitefish Bay · 14%
#362
Fewest uninsured#1 Whitefish Bay · 4%
#332
Lowest depression#1 Brookfield · 19%
#78
Closest to a top hospital#1 Waukesha · 0.2 mi
#359 Safety
Safest#1 Geneva · 2.6
#100 
Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Stephenson · 55.7%
#188
Most new homes#1 DeForest · 26.3 per 1,000
#244
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Algoma · +89.8%
#116
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Whitefish Bay · 31.3 per home
People
Most educated#1 Whitefish Bay · 81.9%
#360
Youngest#1 Whitewater · 22.1
#244
R
Oldest#1 Rome · 64.5
#127
R
Most residents 65+#1 Rome · 48.1%
#42
Most kids#1 Arcadia · 37.7%
#320 
The number on the right is Antigo’s spot. All of Wisconsin’s rankings, with the map → · National lists and other states: all rankings.
Do the numbers ring true?
The lists count what can be counted. Neighbors know the rest.
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
- 2,500+ residents. Census estimates for smaller towns carry margins of error too wide to rank fairly, so they sit out every WI list.
- One town, one row. A city that is both a city and a town in Census data, or a village inside a town, is counted once.
- Ties share a rank. Towns on one weather station, one school district or one CDC estimate share a figure, so they share a spot (T).
- No “worst” lists. Lists rank toward the good end, and share cards are made only for the top half. Age, snow and the like are character, not grades.
U.S. Census Bureau (American Community Survey 5-year, 2010 and 2020 censuses, Building Permits Survey), U.S. Department of Education, FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, CDC PLACES, Medicare Care Compare, IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FHFA House Price Index, NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. Each list explains its own method.