Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Chilton is one of the best-graded places in America: an A, 28th among Wisconsin's 357 graded towns. Homes are within reach, about $310K for a typical one, or 3.6 years of the Appleton metro’s $86K median household income, the median household earns $83K, and natural-hazard risk is low. Its lowest mark, a B−, is in health. Only 60 of Wisconsin’s 879 towns score higher on walkability. Chilton has 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Calumet County Courthouse and Chilton Post Office. Chilton's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) is stronger than in 85% of U.S. towns.
Where Chilton beats most towns.
Calumet County CourthouseWhere Chilton’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Wisconsin), ordered by how far Chilton is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 363 in 1870, 4,080 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1913 and 3 maps from 1954 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Chilton, 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 Chilton.
Chilton pairs an A overall with homes cheaper than the Wisconsin norm, draws workers from Chilton and beyond and has colder winter nights than most of the country, though not than most of Wisconsin.
2,878 jobs are based in Chilton, 1.6 for every working resident, so most of the people who work here commute in.
About one in 4 of Chilton’s working residents works in town. Chilton’s average trip to work is 18 minutes, against 22 minutes in Wisconsin’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. Since 2013, Chilton has lost 154 jobs, to 2,878 in 2023.
| Chilton | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 27% | 8.2% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 18 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 7.8% | 6.3% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Its public schools are run by the Chilton School District. Two of its 4 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Chilton High, with 380 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chilton ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–4 | Grades PK–4 | 375 | C+ |
| Chilton HighLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 380 | C |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within WI on state tests and graduation
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 91% of U.S. communities. Since 2008, 3 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Chilton.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Chilton’s property crime rate is 4.3 per 1,000 residents, where Wisconsin’s towns sit at 6.5 and U.S. towns at 9.9.
| Chilton | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 4.3 per 1,000 residents | 6.5 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 1.7 per 1,000 residents | 1.1 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
January nights average 10.4°: colder than most of the country, but milder than 77% of Wisconsin places with climate records; July afternoons average 80.8°.
Chilton has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. The January low in Chilton is 10°F. About 44 inches of snow falls in a winter.
| Chilton | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 10°F | 11°F | 22°F |
| July high | 81°F | 82°F | 85°F |
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Chilton grades A overall with a typical home of about $310K, below the Wisconsin typical value; only 24 of the 118 Wisconsin towns graded A− or better can say that.
Typical home values rose 5.1% in the year to September 2026. 65% of Chilton households own their home.
| Chilton | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 65% | 74% | 73% |
| Median rent | $964 a month | $1,080 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Chilton beats the Wisconsin average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 30% of adults get no exercise outside work in Chilton.
| Chilton | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 26% | 25% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 20% | 16% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 30% | 33% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 32% | 36% |
| What stands out | Chilton | WI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 8% | 9.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
0.8 miles of trail in 6 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is Calumet County Fairgrounds, at 25 acres.
| Chilton | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 2% | 3.8% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Morrissey Park | 0.4 mi | 18 |
| 2. Calumet County Fairgrounds | — | 25 |
| 3. Hobart Park | — | 16 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Chilton. Close and well known come first.
Big draw33 mi Stadium & arenaLambeau Field
12 mi LakeLake Winnebago
26 mi MuseumUSS Cobia
33 mi Stadium & arenaResch Center
32 mi MuseumNational Railroad Museum
21 mi MuseumEAA Aviation MuseumLambeau Field: JL1Row, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lake Winnebago: self, CC BY-SA 2.5 · USS Cobia: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain · Resch Center: User Royalbroil on en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 2.5 · National Railroad Museum: Dual Freq, CC BY 3.0 · EAA Aviation Museum: self, CC BY-SA 2.5
None within 15 miles of Chilton; the nearest are
About 1 of every 100 Chilton residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Wisconsin.
2 places in Chilton on the National Register of Historic Places.
6 notable people were born in Chilton.
City in Wisconsin, United States
Chilton is a city in and county seat of Calumet County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 3,720 as of 2024. The city is partially within the Town of Chilton.
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2 towns share a border with Chilton.
| Town | WI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chilton | #28 | A | A− | B+ | B | B− |
| Charlestown | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Chilton | — | — | A− | — | B | B |
Chilton has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Chilton reports no FBI crime data of its own. Charlestown isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Chilton with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Yes, by almost any measure. Chilton grades A overall, better than 94% of U.S. towns and #28 of 357 in Wisconsin. It grades B− for health, B+ for safety and B for schools.
6 notable people were born here, including Thomas P. M. Barnett and Francis Peter Leipzig.
