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Peshtigo gives you more for your money than most places: a typical home costs about $241K, 3.9 years of the Marinette area’s $61K median household income. It grades A overall, 75th among Wisconsin's 357 graded towns. On the plus side, it reports less crime per resident than 92% of U.S. towns. Peshtigo's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) is stronger than in 89% of U.S. towns. Peshtigo Fire Cemetery is on the National Register of Historic Places. Among 182 Wisconsin towns, just 5 have a lower property crime rate than Peshtigo.
Where Peshtigo beats most towns.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Wisconsin), ordered by how far Peshtigo is from typical.
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Census counts: 1,719 in 1890, 3,420 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1867 and 2 maps from 1954 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Peshtigo, 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 Peshtigo.
Peshtigo pairs an A overall with homes cheaper than the Wisconsin norm and is healthier than towns with similar incomes, but it has commutes longer than most of Wisconsin.
Violent crime is rare: 1 reported in 2025, 0.3 per 1,000 residents.
At 0.3 per 1,000 residents, Peshtigo’s violent crime rate is below both the Wisconsin town median (1.1) and the median of U.S. towns (1.6).
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Its public schools are run by the Peshtigo School District. Two of its 4 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Peshtigo High, with 330 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peshtigo ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–6 | Grades PK–6 | 580 | B− |
| Peshtigo HighLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 330 | C− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within WI on state tests and graduation
Peshtigo grades A overall with a typical home of about $241K, below the Wisconsin typical value; only 24 of the 118 Wisconsin towns graded A− or better can say that. The median property tax bill is $1,766, against $3,792 across Wisconsin, another input to its cost-of-living grade.
Typical home values rose 9% in the year to September 2026. At $825 a month, Peshtigo’s median rent is below both Wisconsin’s towns ($1,080 a month) and U.S. towns ($1,185 a month). 66% of households own their home in Peshtigo.
| Peshtigo | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $825 a month | $1,080 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 66% | 74% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Peshtigo has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. Peshtigo’s July high is 80°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 67% of U.S. communities. Since 1986, 2 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Peshtigo.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The average commute for its 1,693 working residents takes 31.3 minutes, against 22.2 across Wisconsin.
Most working residents leave Peshtigo for work: only 14% work in town. The average trip to work in Peshtigo is 31 minutes. Jobs based in Peshtigo fell to 1,372 in 2023, 131 fewer than in 2013.
| Peshtigo | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 31 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $67,000 | $88,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 14% | 8.2% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 9.4% | 6.3% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
0.3 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is Badger Park Campground and Playground, at 42 acres.
| Peshtigo | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 4% | 3.8% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Badger Park Campground and Playground | — | 42 |
| 2. East Side Ball Parks | — | 11 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Against the 10,195 U.S. towns with household incomes like Peshtigo’s, it is healthier than 64%, so its B− isn’t only a matter of income.
Peshtigo beats the Wisconsin average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 7. 30% of Peshtigo adults get no exercise outside work.
| Peshtigo | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 26% | 25% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 30% | 33% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 20% | 16% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 11% | 12% |
| What stands out | Peshtigo | WI |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 80.9% | 77.8% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 13.8% | 9.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
None within 15 miles of Peshtigo; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 Peshtigo residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Wisconsin.
City in Wisconsin, United States
Peshtigo ( PESH-ti-go) is a city in Marinette County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was at 3,420 as of the 2020 census. The city is surrounded by the Town of Peshtigo. It is part of the Marinette, WI–MI Micropolitan Statistical Area. Peshtigo is known for being the site of the Peshtigo fire of 1871, in which more than 1,200 people died.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Peshtigo grades A overall, better than 87% of U.S. towns and #75 of 357 in Wisconsin. It grades B− for health, A for safety and C for schools.