Portage
- Town in Wisconsin
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Portage
- grade BOverall Grade
- Town in Wisconsin
- Rating 3.59 out of 5 22 reviews
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- Public Schoolsgrade B
- Crime & Safetygrade C+
- Housinggrade B minus
- Nightlifegrade A
- Good for Familiesgrade B
- Diversitygrade B
- Jobsgrade B minus
- Weathergrade C+
- Cost of Livinggrade B+
- Health & Fitnessgrade B minus
- Outdoor Activitiesgrade B+
- Commutegrade B minus
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Median Home Value
$151,000
National
$244,900Median Rent
$881
National
$1,163Area Feel
Dense Suburban
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Crime & Safety
grade C+
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Violent Crimes
- Calculated annually per 100,000 residents
- Assault192.5national 282.7
- Murder0national 6.1
- Rape96.3national 40.7
- Robbery9.6national 135.5
Property Crimes
- Calculated annually per 100,000 residents
- Burglary115.5national 500.1
- Theft1,732.9national 2,042.8
- Motor Vehicle Theft133.9national 284
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grade B minus
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$56,303
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Rating 3.59 out of 5 22 reviews
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We recently moved to the Portage area from Madison WI. We love it. One of the things we have quickly learned to appreciate is the people and "small town culture". People are friendly and helpful. Whether it's the grocery store, the hardware store, the small barber shop, or the convenience store, people are engaging and helpful. It's a beautiful place with parks, waterways, and quaint old downtown. I've read some reviews that say traffic is a negative but, having moved from Madison, we don't think it's bad at all. The Portage area is our retirement home.
Portage is a small city that is rich in history and beauty. Many people in Portage are good hearted and friendly. It is because of that friendliness that I find myself going back to school at 52 years of age to pursue a career in Archaeology, which has been my passion since moving to Portage over 20 years ago.
Last spring a neighbor contacted me to tell me about the "Open Lab nights" at the UW Platteville in the Baraboo Archaeology Department. The public is welcome to help analyze artifacts on loan to the UW. My neighbor had heard about it from someone else and thought of me with my passion immediately.
My second night helping out in the lab, I knew I had to make a career change. I equivalate analyzing artifacts to how I felt the first time I held my first born as a young mother. That realization of "This is why I am here! This is what I am meant to be."
I can't say that I was "lost" before coming to live in Portage but, I can say I have found myself because of it.
Last spring a neighbor contacted me to tell me about the "Open Lab nights" at the UW Platteville in the Baraboo Archaeology Department. The public is welcome to help analyze artifacts on loan to the UW. My neighbor had heard about it from someone else and thought of me with my passion immediately.
My second night helping out in the lab, I knew I had to make a career change. I equivalate analyzing artifacts to how I felt the first time I held my first born as a young mother. That realization of "This is why I am here! This is what I am meant to be."
I can't say that I was "lost" before coming to live in Portage but, I can say I have found myself because of it.
Portage does not have a wide sense of diversity and most people I have met have no desire to see such diversity happen. As I have observed, most of Portage has a low education level, not much to do that is family friendly, senior friendly, or anything in between. I believe a clean-up project (not just of downtown) would be in order and maybe some diversity education and outreach would be of assistance as well.