Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Whitehall’s best subject grade is an A for civic life; its weakest is a C− for hazard risk. 35% of working residents work locally in Whitehall, above both the Wisconsin town median (8.3%) and the median of U.S. towns (8%). Only 27 of Wisconsin’s 879 towns score lower on hazard risk. On civic life, just 64 of Wisconsin’s 869 towns do better. Green Bay and Western Railroad Depot is on the National Register of Historic Places. Whitehall has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Whitehall beats most towns.
Green Bay and Western Railroad DepotWhere Whitehall’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 Whitehall is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 267 in 1880, 1,645 in 2020. The archive holds 5 old photos and papers going back to 1911 and 2 maps from 1926 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Whitehall, 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 Whitehall.
About one in 3 of Whitehall’s working residents works in town. At $62,000, Whitehall’s median household income is against $87,000 in Wisconsin’s towns and $80,000 across U.S. towns. Jobs based in Whitehall fell to 4,395 in 2023, 253 fewer than in 2013.
| Whitehall | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $62,000 | $87,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 22 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 6.3% | 6.4% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Its public schools are run by the Whitehall School District. Its two schools are below. The largest public high school is Whitehall Memorial Junior/Senior High, with 321 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whitehall Memorial ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–6 | Grades PK–6 | 439 | B |
| Whitehall Memorial Junior/Senior HighLargest public high schoolGrades 7–12 | Grades 7–12 | 321 | C |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within WI on state tests and graduation
18% of adults smoke cigarettes in Whitehall. Whitehall beats the Wisconsin average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 15. 33% of adults get no exercise outside work in Whitehall.
| Whitehall | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 14% | 14% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 43% | 38% | 35% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 26% | 25% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 13% | 14% |
| What stands out | Whitehall | WI |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 8.9% | 6.5% |
| More smokers | 18.3% | 13.6% |
| More uninsured adults | 10.7% | 8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The typical Whitehall home is worth about $236,000, up 5.5% in a year, 30% below the Wisconsin typical home. 58% of Whitehall households own their home.
| Whitehall | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 58% | 74% | 73% |
| Median rent | $829 a month | $1,078 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 74% of U.S. communities. One flood insurance claim has been paid in Whitehall since 2015.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Whitehall has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 82°, January nights drop to 6° and about 41 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Whitehall's reported crime rate is well below Wisconsin's. The property crime rate in Whitehall is 2.5 per 1,000 residents. Among 185 Wisconsin towns, just 10 have a lower violent crime rate than Whitehall.
| Whitehall | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2024) | 2.5 per 1,000 residents | 7.9 | 11.5 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2024) | 0 per 1,000 residents | 1.1 | 1.7 |
FBI crime data, 2024 · crimes reported to police
0.2 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. Whitehall’s trail density is 0.1 miles per square mile.
| Whitehall | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 3% | 3.8% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. LaFollete Park | — | 7 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
None within 15 miles of Whitehall; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 Whitehall residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Wisconsin.
4 notable people were born in Whitehall.
City in Wisconsin, United States
Whitehall is a city and the county seat of Trempealeau County, Wisconsin, United States, along the Trempealeau River. The population was 1,645 at the 2020 census. Whitehall is situated on the former Green Bay and Western Railroad midway between La Crosse and Eau Claire.
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2 towns share a border with Whitehall.
| Town | WI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whitehall | — | — | B+ | — | C | C− |
| Lincoln | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Independence | — | — | B+ | — | C− | C+ |
Whitehall and Independence have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Whitehall and Independence report no FBI crime data of their own. Lincoln isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Whitehall with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Not for the area. That is 3.1 years of the area's median household income ($76,313 across the county).
4 notable people were born here, including Callista Gingrich and John Bethune Melby.
