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    Moving to Neenah, WI

    Is Neenah a good place to live?

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    Neenah ranks #2 of 35 Wisconsin cities with 25,000+ people on the Smart Movers livability score (74/100), which weighs home affordability, unemployment, education and population growth. Population grew 0.4% in the latest Census year.

    Median home value
    $194,700
    +11.3% vs prior year
    Median rent
    $970
    per month
    Household income
    $73,880
    median
    Unemployment
    2.5%
    lower is better

    Cost of living in Neenah

    The median home value in Neenah is $194,700 and median rent is $970 a month, against a median household income of $73,880. Homes cost about 2.6× a year of income (under 3× is considered affordable).

    Neenah crime rate

    City-level FBI figures vary by agency; across Wisconsin the 2025 rate was 245 violent and 1,033 property crimes per 100,000 people — #45 highest of 50 states. The full report breaks down local trends.

    Moving to Neenah, WI

    Neenah has about 27,409 residents, 2.5% unemployment and 23% of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher.

    Compare Neenah with

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    Sources: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimates (2023, compared with 2022); FBI Crime Data Explorer.

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