Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The best of Antigo’s subject grades are a B+ for cost of living and walkability; the weakest is a C− for schools. On health, just 77 of Wisconsin’s 874 towns do worse. Antigo’s average trip to work is 16 minutes, below both the Wisconsin town median (22 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). Antigo has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Antigo beats most towns.
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Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Wisconsin), ordered by how far Antigo is from typical.
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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.
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.
18% of adults smoke cigarettes in Antigo, against 14% in Wisconsin’s towns and 14% across U.S. towns. 33% of Antigo adults get no exercise outside work. Antigo beats the Wisconsin average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 14.
| Antigo | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 26% | 25% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 14% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 13% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 11% | 12% |
| What stands out | Antigo | WI |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 9.2% | 6.5% |
| More smokers | 18.1% | 13.6% |
| More adults with heart disease | 8.6% | 6.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 75% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Antigo has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. Antigo’s July high is 79°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Most working residents leave Antigo for work: only 5% work in town. Since 2013, Antigo has added 47 jobs, to 574 in 2023. The median household income in Antigo is $96,000.
| Antigo | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $96,000 | $87,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 5.5% | 6.4% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 5.3% | 8.3% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
13 miles of trail in 0 parks and preserves.
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
None within 15 miles of Antigo; the nearest are
About 5 of every 100 Antigo residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Wisconsin.
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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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 B+.
15 notable people were born here, including John Bradley and D. Wayne Lukas.