SigelWI
A town of 1,162.
Is Sigel a good place to live?
Sigel’s weakest subject grade is a C− for walkability. 21% of residents live below the poverty line in Sigel, where Wisconsin’s towns sit at 6.4% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. Among 363 Wisconsin towns, just 6 have a lower share of working residents who work in town than Sigel. On history, just 56 of Wisconsin’s 879 towns do worse. Sigel has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Sigel stand out
Where Sigel beats most towns.
1,162 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How Sigel grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Wisconsin), ordered by how far Sigel is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Sigel: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Sigel, 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 Sigel.
Sigel has 0.3 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Most working residents leave Sigel for work: only 1% work in town. At 29 minutes, Sigel’s average trip to work is against 22 minutes in Wisconsin’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. Jobs based in Sigel grew to 142 in 2023, 89 more than in 2013.
| Sigel | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 29 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $82,000 | $87,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
A larger share of adults smoke cigarettes in Sigel than in most of Wisconsin or the rest of the country
18% of Sigel adults smoke cigarettes. Sigel beats the Wisconsin average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 8. 20% of Sigel adults binge drink.
| Sigel | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 43% | 38% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 14% | 14% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 20% | 16% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 26% | 25% |
| What stands out | Sigel | WI |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 13.5% | 9.9% |
| More smokers | 18.2% | 13.6% |
| More adults with COPD | 8% | 6.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Inland flooding leads a low hazard risk in Sigel
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 73% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Snowy winters and pleasant summers in Sigel
Sigel has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. The July high in Sigel is 81°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Everything we know about Sigel
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Sigel; the nearest are
About 3 of every 100 Sigel residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Wisconsin.
99% of working residents leave Sigel for work
Where Sigel’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Sigel
Town in Wisconsin, United States
Sigel is a town in Chippewa County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 1,132 at the 2020 census, up from 1,044 at the 2010 census.
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- Area
- 36 sq mi
- Elevation
- 961 ft
Questions about Sigel
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Sigel, 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 C+.