Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Antigo gives you more for your money than most places: homes are within reach, about $188K for a typical one, or 3.4 years of the county’s $56K median household income. It grades C overall, ranked 323rd of 357 in Wisconsin. The low prices come with trade-offs. The median household income is $46K, and 20% of residents live below the poverty line, and CDC estimates put its residents' health behind 82% of the country. On the plus side, natural-hazard risk is low. 40% of working residents work locally in Antigo, against 8.2% in Wisconsin’s towns and 8% across U.S. towns. On the outdoors, just 52 of Wisconsin’s 879 towns do better. Antigo's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) is stronger than in 94% of U.S. towns.
Where Antigo beats most towns.
11.1% of the town is conserved land, across 16 parks and preserves.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Wisconsin), ordered by how far Antigo is from typical.
Its grades run from A+ for hazard risk (better than 96% of comparable towns) to D for jobs and income (better than 15%), so the C overall blends very different results.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 4,424 in 1890, 8,100 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1886 and 2 maps from 1973 on.
5 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Antigo, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Antigo.
Antigo trades lower home prices for longer drives to work, has fewer 90° days than nearly all U.S. towns and is safe by national standards but not by Wisconsin’s.
5.0 miles of trail in 16 parks and preserves. Antigo’s trail density is 0.8 miles per square mile. The biggest park or preserve is Northern Natural Area, at 133 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Northern Natural Area | — | 133 |
| 2. Jaycee Park | — | 15 |
| 3. Remington Lake | — | 11 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its public schools are run by the Antigo Unified School District. Two of its 6 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Antigo High, with 781 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Antigo MiddleLargest public middle schoolGrades 4–7 | Grades 4–7 | 451 | C− |
| Antigo HighLargest public high schoolGrades 8–12 | Grades 8–12 | 781 | C− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within WI on state tests and graduation
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 93% of U.S. communities. Since 1981, 11 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Antigo.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Homes are within reach (about $188K for the typical one, A− for cost of living), but half of working residents commute more than 21 miles. The median property tax bill is $1,499, against $3,792 across Wisconsin, another input to its cost-of-living grade.
The median rent in Antigo is $683 a month. Typical home values rose 11% in the year to September 2026. 62% of households own their home in Antigo.
| Antigo | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $683 a month | $1,080 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 62% | 74% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Against the 4,193 U.S. towns with household incomes like Antigo’s, it is healthier than 55%, so its C− isn’t only a matter of income.
35% of Antigo adults get no exercise outside work. Only 4 of the 357 Wisconsin towns we compare have a higher share of adults who smoke cigarettes than Antigo. 18% of Antigo adults binge drink.
| Antigo | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 35% | 26% | 25% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 14% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 13% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 17% | 19% |
| What stands out | Antigo | WI |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 9.7% | 6.5% |
| More smokers | 19% | 13.6% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 13.8% | 9.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The Antigo weather station records that about 2 days a year reach 90°, fewer than in 96% of U.S. towns.
Antigo has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 79°, January nights drop to 5° and about 54 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Among 362 Wisconsin towns, just 3 have a lower median household income than Antigo. The top destinations are Wausau (5%), Antigo (4%) and Madison (2%).
| Antigo | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $46,000 | $88,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 20 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
At 17.6 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, it reports more crime than 63% of Wisconsin’s graded towns. Violent crime is rare: 7 reported in 2025, 0.9 per 1,000 residents.
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
None within 15 miles of Antigo; the nearest are
About 3 of every 100 Antigo residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Wisconsin.
5 places in Antigo on the National Register of Historic Places.
15 notable people were born in Antigo.
City in Wisconsin, United States
Antigo ( AN-tig-oh) is a city in and the county seat of Langlade County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 8,100 at the 2020 census. Antigo is the center of a farming and lumbering district, and its manufactured products consist principally of lumber, chairs, furniture, sashes, doors and blinds, hubs and spokes, and other wood products.
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3 towns share a border with Antigo.
| Town | WI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antigo | #323 | C | A− | B− | C− | C− |
| Antigo | — | — | B+ | — | C− | C |
| Rolling | — | — | B | — | C− | C |
| Ackley | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Antigo and Rolling have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Antigo and Rolling report no FBI crime data of their own. Ackley isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Antigo with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Antigo grades C overall, better than 30% of U.S. towns and #323 of 357 in Wisconsin. It grades C− for health, B− for safety and C− for schools. Jobs & income is its weak spot, with a D.
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A−.
15 notable people were born here, including John Bradley and D. Wayne Lukas.
