RollingWI
A town of 1,449.
Is Rolling a good place to live?
The best of Rolling’s subject grades are a B+ for incomes and a B for cost of living; the weakest is a D for walkability. Rolling has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Rolling stand out
Where Rolling beats most towns.
1,449 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How Rolling grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Wisconsin), ordered by how far Rolling is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Rolling: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Rolling, 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.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Rolling.
Very low risk in Rolling, with cold waves at the top
Storm and flood damage is expected to run lower than in 89% of U.S. communities. 55% of Rolling’s expected losses from natural hazards come from cold waves, followed by inland flooding at 28%.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Most of Rolling’s workers commute out: the town has 0.5 jobs for each of them
The top destinations are Antigo (32%), Wausau (8%) and Antigo (3%). For most workers, Rolling is a place to come home to: only 5% work in town. Since 2013, Rolling has lost 36 jobs, to 298 in 2023. 3.6% of Rolling residents live below the poverty line, where Wisconsin’s towns sit at 6.4% and U.S. towns at 9.6%.
| Rolling | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 3.6% | 6.4% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 21 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Work from home | 8.4% | 12% | 11% |
| Median household income | $95,000 | $87,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Rolling is less healthy than 73% of U.S. towns
22% of Rolling adults say their health is fair or poor, above both the Wisconsin town median (17%) and the median of U.S. towns (19%). The share of adults in Rolling who smoke cigarettes: 18%.
| Rolling | 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) | 13% | 11% | 12% |
| What stands out | Rolling | WI |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 9.1% | 6.5% |
| More smokers | 17.9% | 13.6% |
| More adults with heart disease | 8.5% | 6.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Rolling has snowy winters and pleasant summers
The peak summer temperature for Rolling comes to 79°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
0.7% of the land in Rolling is protected from building
13 miles of trail. For Rolling, the density of trails is 0.4 miles per square mile.
| Rolling | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.7% | 3.8% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.4 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Rolling
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Rolling; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 Rolling residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Wisconsin.
95% of working residents leave Rolling for work
Where Rolling’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Rolling
Town in Wisconsin, United States
Rolling is a town in Langlade County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,432 at the 2020 census. The unincorporated community of Elmhurst is located within the town. The town established a post office in 1882. It was later discontinued in 1884.
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- Area
- 36 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,512 ft
Questions about Rolling
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Rolling, WI expensive?
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.