Best PlacesMarkton, WI Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Markton, 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.
Markton ranks 36,898th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on tree cover by a wide margin, and cell coverage ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Markton
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.
Markton's strengths and weaknesses
Where Markton ranks high
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than 92% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 90% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than 90% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 78% of towns
Where Markton ranks low
- Cell coverageBetter than only 3% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 4% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 11% of towns
- School gradeD+, better than only 12% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Markton
A household needs to earn about $47,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Markton home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $58,764, 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 Markton's effective rate of 1.06%, 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 9 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Markton
Markton 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 Markton.
Who works in Markton, and how
Work in Markton centers on manufacturing and construction. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 81%
- Work from home 14%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in Markton
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Markton.
What the weather is like in Markton, month by month
Markton sees roughly 100 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 Markton
The nearest airport, Green Bay/Austin Straubel International, is about 52 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is General Mitchell International, about 156 miles away.
The best schools in and around Markton
Schools across Markton average a D+, better than 12% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Suring ElementaryC− · 30% proficient
- White Lake ElementaryD+ · 22% proficient
- Keshena PrimaryF · 4% proficient
Top middle schools
- Antigo MiddleD+ · 26% proficient
- White Lake MiddleD+ · 25% proficient
- Menominee Indian MiddleF · 3% proficient
Top high schools
- White Lake HighD+ · 25% proficient
- Suring HighD− · 17% proficient
- Menominee Indian HighF · 5% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Markton school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Markton 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 Markton against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Markton
Is Markton a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Markton ranks 36,898th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on tree cover, low disaster risk, and cheap car insurance, and lowest on cell coverage and internet speeds. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Markton expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $172,376. The overall cost of living runs about 13% below the national average. Set against a $58,764 median income, cost of living beats 25% of towns.
Is Markton safe?
Yes, Markton is safer than 58% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $288 per resident a year.
Compare Markton with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Markton. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Markton 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.
Markton detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Markton: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Markton: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Markton: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Markton: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Markton 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.
- 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
Move a slider to say how much a measure matters. Zero turns it off.