TichiganWI
A town of 5,052, settled in 1902.
Is Tichigan a good place to live?
Tichigan’s median household income is $127,000, above both the Wisconsin town median ($87,000) and the median of U.S. towns ($80,000). Tichigan State Wildlife Area, at 472 acres with 1.6 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. We don’t grade Tichigan yet; the figures below are still real.
98% of working residents leave Tichigan for work
Where Tichigan’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Moving to Tichigan: who provides what
Tichigan is unincorporated, so Racine County and regional agencies provide most services.
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 Tichigan.
Tichigan has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Most working residents leave Tichigan for work: only 2% work in town. The average trip to work in Tichigan is 29 minutes. Since 2013, Tichigan has lost 28 jobs, to 420 in 2023.
| Tichigan | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 29 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 3.6% | 6.4% | 9.6% |
| Work from home | 16% | 12% | 11% |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.2% | 8.3% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Four seasons and pleasant summers in Tichigan
Tichigan has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 13° and about 38 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Tichigan State Wildlife Area | 1.6 mi | 472 |
| 2. Waterford Town Park | 1.1 mi | 34 |
| 3. Wateford Woods Park | — | 3 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
A smaller share of adults feel lonely in Tichigan than in most of Wisconsin or the rest of the country
26% of Tichigan adults feel lonely. Tichigan beats the Wisconsin average on 10 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 14% of Tichigan adults report frequent mental distress.
| Tichigan | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 30% | 33% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 15% | 17% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 20% | 16% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 32% | 36% |
| What stands out | Tichigan | WI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 8.6% | 12.1% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 5.7% | 8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Tichigan faces a moderate natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 59% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
A home in Tichigan sells for about $550K at the median
94% of households own their home in Tichigan.
| Tichigan | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 94% | 74% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,201 a month | $1,078 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Six Flags Great America and 33 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Tichigan. Close and well known come first.
Big draw34 mi Theme parkSix Flags Great America3.0M visitors a year
22 mi Stadium & arenaFiserv Forum
22 mi MuseumMilwaukee Art Museum350K visitors a year
13 mi TheatreAlpine Valley Music Theatre
22 mi Stadium & arenaUW–Milwaukee Panther Arena
21 mi MuseumHarley-Davidson Museum300K visitors a yearPhoto credits
Six Flags Great America: Feather Better, CC BY 4.0 · Fiserv Forum: Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Milwaukee Art Museum: Michael Hicks (Mulad), CC BY 2.0 · Alpine Valley Music Theatre: chad davis, CC BY-SA 2.0 · UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena: Shadowlink1014, Public domain · Harley-Davidson Museum: Dori, CC BY-SA 3.0 us
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Everything we know about Tichigan
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Tichigan
About 3 of every 100 Tichigan residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Wisconsin.
About Tichigan
Census-designated place in Wisconsin, United States
Tichigan (formerly known as Waterford North) is a census-designated place (CDP) in the Town of Waterford, Racine County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 5,277 at the 2020 census.
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- Area
- 13 sq mi
- Elevation
- 794 ft
Tichigan’s neighbors
6 towns share a border with Tichigan.
| Town | WI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tichigan | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Waterford · Waterford | #199 | B | D | — | A | B+ |
| Norway | #207 | B | C | — | A− | B |
| Vernon | — | — | A− | — | A | — |
| Wind Lake | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rochester | #121 | A− | B− | — | B+ | B+ |
Waterford, Norway, Vernon and Rochester report no FBI crime data of their own. Tichigan, Vernon and Wind Lake aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Waterford and Waterford are one community, graded once. Compare Tichigan with a neighbor →
Questions about Tichigan
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Tichigan, WI a good place to live?
We don’t grade Tichigan yet; the figures below are still real.