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Antigo is a big small town of 8,069 people in Langlade County, Wisconsin. It's about 27 miles from Wausau, WI and 155 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 78°F and winter highs 21°F, with about 54 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $105k and rent runs about $683 a month.
8,069people
$105kTypical home
$683/moRent
78° / 21°Summer / winter
54"Snow
217Sunny days
113Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 8,069
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,250 people per sq mi
- 155 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 27 mi to Wausau, WI
- 26 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $105k (≈$661/mo)
- Median rent $683/mo
- Median household income $46k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 78°F
- Winter highs around 21°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 217 sunny days a year (63 totally clear)
- 148 cloudy days a year
- 46 of 90 winter days are gray
- 113 days a year with rain or snow
- 54" of snow a year
- 19 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 65 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (82 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,079 per 100k)
People
- Median age 45
- 20% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 36 mi to CWA airport
- 164 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 109 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1954
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,499 ft
- 554 mi to the ocean
- 64 mi to a big lake
- 29 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 30 mi to the nearest ski area
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 73 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 34 bars within 25 mi
- 19 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 8% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 30 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 27 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Langlade County: R+35 in 2024
- Wisconsin: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk