Best PlacesLanglade County, WI Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in Langlade County, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Langlade County ranks 1,608th of 3,144 U.S. counties on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low disaster risk by a wide margin, and the schools rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Langlade County
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
Langlade County's strengths and weaknesses
Where Langlade County ranks high
- Disaster safetyBetter than 94% of counties
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 94% of counties
- Heat safetyBetter than 90% of counties
- Voter turnoutBetter than 89% of counties
- Healthcare accessBetter than 88% of counties
Where Langlade County ranks low
- School gradeD+, better than only 10% of counties
- Local economyBetter than only 16% of counties
- Low vacancyBetter than only 20% of counties
- Big-city accessBetter than only 21% of counties
- Low property taxBetter than only 22% of counties
What it costs to buy a home in Langlade County
A household needs to earn about $45,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Langlade County home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $60,644, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses Langlade County's effective rate of 1.15%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Langlade County
Langlade County runs older than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Langlade County.
Who works in Langlade County, and how
Work in Langlade County centers on manufacturing and retail trade. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 87%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in Langlade County
Langlade County has more restaurants and bars per resident than 73% of counties and more parkland per resident than 85% of counties. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Langlade County and thins out in others, which the map shows.
Is Langlade County growing, and who is moving in?
Langlade County has grown about 2% over the last decade. The largest inbound stream comes from Forest County, WI.
Where new residents come from
Where people leaving Langlade County go
Move counts are the latest county-to-county migration flows, each county grouped into its metro.
What the weather is like in Langlade County, month by month
Langlade County sees roughly 102 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 80 degrees. January highs sit near 24, with lows near 7. The comfortable stretch runs June through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 24° | 16° | 7° |
| April | 52° | 39° | 28° |
| July | 80° | 67° | 54° |
| October | 57° | 45° | 35° |
Flying in and out of Langlade County
The nearest airport, Rhinelander/Oneida County, is about 35 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is General Mitchell International, about 166 miles away.
The best schools in and around Langlade County
Schools across Langlade County average a D+, better than 10% of counties.
Top elementary schools
- Washington ElementaryB+ · 53% proficient
- Birnamwood ElementaryB · 47% proficient
- Crescent ElementaryC · 33% proficient
Top middle schools
- Prairie River MiddleC · 35% proficient
- James Williams MiddleC · 32% proficient
- Crandon MiddleC− · 30% proficient
Top high schools
- Rhinelander HighC · 32% proficient
- Merrill HighC− · 27% proficient
- White Lake HighD+ · 25% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Langlade County school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Langlade County measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare Langlade County against the other 3,143 counties.
Common questions about living in Langlade County
Is Langlade County a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Langlade County ranks 1,608th of 3,144 counties. It scores highest on low disaster risk, cheap car insurance, and heat safety, and lowest on the schools and a weak job market. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Langlade County expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $162,505. The overall cost of living runs about 17% below the national average. Set against a $60,644 median income, cost of living beats 36% of counties.
Is Langlade County safe?
Yes, Langlade County is safer than 68% of counties. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $299 per resident a year.
Compare Langlade County with other counties
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Langlade County. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Langlade County represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
Langlade County detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Langlade County: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Langlade County: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Langlade County: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Langlade County: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Langlade County detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program: population growth and net migration behind the population-change section.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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