Portage, WI

Portage is a small city in Wisconsin with a population of 10,374. Residents earn $62,785 per year, which is 16% below the national average.

3.1 /5.0

B Good

10,374 Population 1,163/sq mi density

$62,785 Median Income $29,973 per capita

$187,300 Home Value $282,197 Zillow

$963 Median Rent 25.8% income on rent

47°F Avg Temperature 260 sunny days/yr

163 Violent Crime/100K 1,569 property/100K

Overall

3.1 / 5.0

Good overall score based on economy, affordability, safety and education

B+

Economy

3.9 / 5.0

$62,785 median income, 3.2% unemployment

A+

Affordability

5.0 / 5.0

$187,300 home value, $963/mo rent

Safety

1.0 / 5.0

163 violent crimes/100K (57% below avg)

Education

2.4 / 5.0

17.7% bachelor's degree or higher

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Mines

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3 reported haunted locations found near Portage, WI.

Name	Description
Church Rd	The cemetery described on church road is a favorite place to visit of me and my friends. it is a quite a long drive to get to and easy to miss. the road is a dead end road, the cemetery at almost the very end. Explorers were told by locals that it used to be a dead baby (children's) cemetery but that something happened in which all the gravestones were removed to "start over." most of the stones remaining are not of children and some date back to early 1800's. one particularly disturbing expe...
Church Road	It's a cemetery, when it gets dark out sources have seen a young girl hanging from a tree. They have also seen dark shadows move from headstone to headstone.
On Wisconsin St	At about 9:00 p.m., You can see a lady, about in the early 1900's, walking on the sidewalk with a stroller. But as you get closer, the image disappears.