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42.81° N · 88.21° W · GEOID 5579740

Tichigan

Racine County, Wisconsin · part of the Racine, WI metro

WisconsinTichigan, WITichiganTichigan

The short answer

Tichigan is home to 5,052 people. Median household income is $126,933 a year and median rent is $1,201 a month, 11.4% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is lighter than in most places. The median home is valued at $445,800, about 3.5x annual median household income.

The story in Tichigan is how fast things are changing. Rent took 15.5% of the median income in the 2019 survey and 11.4% in 2024. In the 24 places most like it the share rose 1.4 points on average, so affordability held up better here. Also notable: The median rent takes 11.4% of the median household's income, a smaller share than in 97% of places its size. It is the 3rd-lowest of 158 Wisconsin places we track.

74OF 100

CTXCitytistics Index

Above average

Tichigan scores better than 74% of the 6,612 places we rate, and ranks 116th of 158 in Wisconsin.

How the CTX is built

Category ratings · 0 to 100, typical place 50

Affordability 20%79
Economy 20%74
Safety 20%n/a
Amenities 15%24
Education 10%72
Commute 10%29
Growth 5%n/a

Not rated: safety, growth, for want of data (the city police department does not report a full year to the FBI). The other weights are spread over the categories rated.

Median gross rent
$1,201
12% below the median place
Median household income
$126,933
58% above the median place
Median home value
$445,800
40% above the median place
Unemployment
4.4%
10% below the median place

Compared with the median of the 6,645 places we track. The bundle was checked 2026-11-14; each measure may refer to an older release.

What stands out about Tichigan

  • AffordabilityAfter the median rent, with other prices set to the US average, the median household keeps about $116,300 a year, more than in 86% of the 1,875 places under 10,000 people we track.
  • HousingOwning with a mortgage costs about $1,112 a month more than the median rent, a wider gap than in 89% of the 2,469 places under 10,000 people we track.
01

Moving to Tichigan

Racine County gains about 3.0 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in7,783
Moved out7,274
Net+509

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Within Wisconsin, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within WisconsinOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$67K
Leavers$63K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Racine County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here
5.9% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 1.3% from another state.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Racine County report $67,100 a year in income on average; those leaving, $62,700, so newcomers earn more than leavers.
Income you would need
$48,000 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $1,201 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $2,313 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $445,800.
Getting to work
29 minutes each way on average; 15.7% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
Credit River, MN matches it on character for less of your income. Compare the two
Moved here in the past year1
5.9%
2% above the median place
Moved from another state1
1.3%
35% below the median place
Net movers per 1,000 people6
3.0
above the median place (median -0.6)
All 5 moving measures
MeasureTichiganAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year15.9%2% above
Moved from another state1County figure1.3%35% below
Net movers per 1,000 people6County figure3.0above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in6County figure$67,1425% below
Income of households moving out6County figure$62,74311% below
02

What it costs to live here

Rent is light relative to pay, but the county has a FEMA natural hazard risk score of 85 out of 100. Budget for insurance before counting the savings.

Tichigan11.4%
Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent
$48,040
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
11.4%
44% below the median place
Home price to income
3.5x
8% below the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
11%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$116,400
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

Uses the median rent in Tichigan, $1,201 a month, and local prices for everything else (96.8 against a US average of 100). It runs in your browser and stores nothing.

Like Tichigan, but easier on the budget

Places that match Tichigan on character (size, age, education, homeownership, household size, housing age, remote work and climate) but where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income. Cost was left out of the match on purpose.

PlaceMatchRent to incomeMore left a year
Credit River, MN957.5% vs 11.4%$11,800Compare
Miller Place, NY819.6% vs 11.4%$9,600Compare

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Homeownership1
93.9%
41% above the median place
Median year built1
1994
1% above the median place
Property tax paid (median)1
$5,241
61% above the median place
All 15 cost and housing measures
MeasureTichiganAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$1,20112% below
Rent to income111.4%44% below
Property tax rate11.2%30% above
Home price to income13.5x8% below
Prices vs US average2Metro figure96.05% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$1,28321% below
Property tax paid (median)1$5,24161% above
Median home value1$445,80040% above
Home prices, 1-year change4County figure7.9%149% above
Home prices, 5-year change4County figure57.3%11% above
Homeownership193.9%41% above
Renters paying 30%+1County figure43.1%15% below
Owner costs with a mortgage1$2,31324% above
Vacant homes16.9%2% below
Median year built119941% above
03

Work and pay

Commutes by transit is 0.0%, below the median place (median 0.8%).

Commutes by transit1
0.0%
below the median place (median 0.8%)
Median household income1
$126,933
58% above the median place
Income per person1
$58,440
46% above the median place
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureTichiganAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$126,93358% above
Income per person1$58,44046% above
Unemployment1County figure4.4%10% below
Average annual pay5County figure$64,9282% below
Pay growth, 1 year5County figure6.2%68% above
Jobs5County figure75,87350% below
Poverty rate1County figure10.3%4% below
Mean commute129 min15% above
Works from home115.7%26% above
Commutes by transit10.0%below (median 0.8%)
04

Who lives here

High school or higher is 98.6%, 7% above the median place.

High school or higher1
98.6%
7% above the median place
No health insurance1
2.2%
66% below the median place
Median age1
48.1
23% above the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Homes with broadband96.4% +4%
Bachelor's or higher44.5% +39%
Household size2.6 +6%
All 8 people measures
MeasureTichiganAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population15,0526600th largest
Median age148.123% above
Bachelor's or higher144.5%39% above
High school or higher198.6%7% above
Household size12.66% above
Born abroad1County figure5.0%44% below
No health insurance12.2%66% below
Homes with broadband196.4%4% above
05

Life in Tichigan

The nearest National Park Service site is Pullman National Historical Park, about 83 miles away.

58 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places, 2 of them National Historic Landmarks. Its history on Wikipedia

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents25.7 2.5×
Playgrounds per 10k9.9 +5%
Grocery stores per 10k0.0 −100%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k11.9 +7%
Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%
Named paths and bike trails0 km −100%
Bus and rail stops per sq mi0.0 −100%

Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

National Park Service sites nearby

  • Pullman National Historical Park 83 miles
  • Ice Age Trail 87 miles
  • Indiana Dunes National Park 98 miles

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars20.4 −2%
Shops26.1 −14%
Arts, recreation and fitness4.0 −2%
Doctors' offices and clinics17.6 −13%
Child care centers2.3 +0%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Nearest National Park Service site9
82.8
169% above the median place
Public schools11
51
above the median place (median 9)
Public school students11
25,125
above the median place (median 4,897)
All 18 schools and local life measures
MeasureTichiganAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools11County figure51above (median 9)
Public school students11County figure25,125above (median 4,897)
Students per teacher11County figure14.28% below
Restaurants and bars per 10k7County figure20.42% below
Shops per 10k7County figure26.114% below
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k7County figure4.02% below
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k7County figure17.613% below
Child care centers per 10k7County figure2.30% above
Parks per 10k825.7153% above
Playgrounds per 10k89.95% above
Grocery stores per 10k80.0below (median 2.1)
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k811.97% above
Libraries per 10k80.0below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails80.0below (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi80.0below (median 0.2)
Nearest National Park Service site982.8169% above
National Park Service sites within 60 miles90below (median 2)
National Register listings10County figure58346% above
06

Safety, weather and risk

January average low is 14°F, 43% below the median place.

No crime figure yet. Either the city police department did not report to the FBI for the latest year, or our monthly fetch has not reached Tichigan. Larger places are fetched first.

January average low12
14°F
43% below the median place
Average temperature12
48°F
13% below the median place
July average high12
82°F
5% below the median place
All 11 weather and risk measures
MeasureTichiganAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high12County figure82°F5% below
January average low12County figure14°F43% below
Average temperature12County figure48°F13% below
Annual precipitation12County figure35.3 in19% below
Natural hazard risk13County figure85.48% below
Hurricane risk13County figure19.473% below
Tornado risk13County figure93.114% above
Wildfire risk13County figure29.851% below
Heat wave risk13County figure83.08% below
Median air quality index14County figure415% below
Good air days14County figure75.9%11% above
08

Tichigan in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 11% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 11% now.

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases. On projected 2030 affordability, Tichigan does better than 78% of places. Its projected home value growth beats 44%.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$1,201/mo (2024)$1,510/mo$1,240 to $1,840/mo+3.9%
Median household income$126,933 (2024)$161,000$136,000 to $190,500+4.0%
Median home value$445,800 (2024)$636,000$462,000 to $877,000+6.1%

The median home would be worth 4.0 years of the median income in 2030, against 3.5 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

09

Places like Tichigan

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

PlaceRentIncome
Vernon, WI$1,125$120,000Compare
Mokena, IL$1,254$123,889Compare
Waukesha, WI$1,292$130,978Compare
Oak Ridge, NJ$1,372$121,875Compare
Oak Ridge, NJWaukesha, WIMokena, ILVernon, WITichigan, WITichiganVernonMokenaWaukeshaOak RidgeTichiganVernonMokenaWaukeshaOak Ridge

Places built like Tichigan

Its statistical peers: the closest matches on size, age, education, homeownership, household size, housing age, origin and remote work, in the same part of the country. Cost and outcomes are left out of the match, so the table shows how Tichigan performs against places like it.

PlaceRent to incomeIncome growthPop. change
Tichigan, WI11.4%5.0%/yrn/a
Lake Fenton, MI16.0%7.4%/yrn/aCompare
Vernon, WI11.2%2.9%/yr-0.1%Compare
Apple Valley, OH13.9%5.7%/yrn/aCompare
Macedonia, OH25.9%0.8%/yr-0.2%Compare
Summit, WI13.8%4.3%/yr11.1%Compare
Mack, OH13.4%3.3%/yrn/aCompare

Common questions

Is Tichigan a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Its Citytistics Index is 74 out of 100, better than 74% of the places we rate and 116th of 158 in Wisconsin. After the median rent, with other prices set to the US average, the median household keeps about $116,300 a year, more than in 86% of the 1,875 places under 10,000 people we track. Owning with a mortgage costs about $1,112 a month more than the median rent, a wider gap than in 89% of the 2,469 places under 10,000 people we track. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Tichigan expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 11.4% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a lighter load here than usual. The median home is valued at $445,800.

What salary do you need to live in Tichigan?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $48,040 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Tichigan?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Vernon, WI, Mokena, IL, Waukesha, WI and Oak Ridge, NJ.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  3. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  4. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  5. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  6. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  7. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  8. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  9. National Park Service sites · Wikidata (CC0), units operated by the National Park Service · Retrieved 2026-11
  10. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  11. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  12. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  13. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  14. Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares Tichigan with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Tichigan itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/tichigan-wisconsin

Citytistics. “Tichigan, Wisconsin.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/tichigan-wisconsin/

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