Best PlacesWhitcomb, WI Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Whitcomb, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Costs and crime both read low, and the nearest big city is a drive away. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Whitcomb ranks 23,755th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on cheap car insurance by a wide margin, and cell coverage ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Whitcomb
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.
Whitcomb's strengths and weaknesses
Where Whitcomb ranks high
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 93% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 86% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than 82% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 78% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 77% of towns
Where Whitcomb ranks low
- Cell coverageBetter than only 22% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 24% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 24% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 24% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than only 28% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Whitcomb
A household needs to earn about $53,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Whitcomb home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $71,011, 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 Whitcomb's effective rate of 1.12%, 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 10 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Whitcomb
Whitcomb 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 Whitcomb.
Who works in Whitcomb, and how
Work in Whitcomb 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 88%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Whitcomb
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Whitcomb.
What the weather is like in Whitcomb, month by month
Whitcomb sees roughly 86 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 83 degrees. January highs sit near 28, with lows near 14. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 28° | 20° | 14° |
| April | 56° | 43° | 33° |
| July | 83° | 71° | 59° |
| October | 60° | 48° | 38° |
Flying in and out of Whitcomb
The nearest airport, Central Wisconsin, is about 27 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is General Mitchell International, about 141 miles away.
The best schools in and around Whitcomb
Schools across Whitcomb average a C, better than 35% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Wittenberg ElementaryC+ · 38% proficient
- Tigerton ElementaryC− · 30% proficient
Top high schools
- Wittenberg-birnamwood HighC− · 30% proficient
- Bowler HighD · 18% proficient
- Tigerton HighD− · 17% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Whitcomb school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Whitcomb 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 Whitcomb against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Whitcomb
Is Whitcomb a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Whitcomb ranks 23,755th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on cheap car insurance, heat safety, and low disaster risk, and lowest on cell coverage and property taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Whitcomb expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $193,526. The overall cost of living runs about 10% below the national average. Set against a $71,011 median income, cost of living beats 45% of towns.
Is Whitcomb safe?
Yes, Whitcomb is safer than 77% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $237 per resident a year.
Compare Whitcomb with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Whitcomb. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Whitcomb 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.
Whitcomb detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Whitcomb: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Whitcomb: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Whitcomb: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Whitcomb: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Whitcomb 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
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