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Living in Fort Atkinson

Fort Atkinson is a city in the United States, with a population of 12,463 in July 2026. The city had 7 schools in 2026. In July 2026, median gross rent was US$961 per month and the median home value was US$211,800. There were 80 physicians per 100,000 residents in 2026.

Last checked 2026-09-1929 sources

Population12,388people31 Dec 2025Official source · U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program
Median gross salary3,278EUR/month31 Dec 2024Community source · Census Reporter ACS 2020-2024 5-year, table B20002 (underlying U.S. Census Bureau ACS)
Median rent844.7EUR/month31 Dec 2024Independent source · Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables
Unemployment rate4.48%31 Dec 2024Independent source · Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables
Recorded crime994offences per 100,000country median 1,586 — 37% belowOfficial source · FBI Crime Data Explorer / Uniform Crime Reporting
PM2.5, annual mean5.96µg/m³31 Dec 2024Independent source · EPA AQS annual PM2.5 monitor data 2024

Which United States-wide rules apply when you move to Fort Atkinson?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

Housing and cost

Owner occupation was 68.5%, and the vacancy rate was 2.98% in July 2026. 42% of renter households spent at least 30% of income on housing in July 2026.

What recurs every month3 published recurring costs, € per month
Fort Atkinson recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Utilities, 85 m² flat€117
Internet, 60 Mbps€49
Mobile plan, 10 GB€22

Supplemental estimate lane, not official statistics: Utilities, 85 m² flat, Internet, 60 Mbps. The others are published prices.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited49.34 EUR/month31 Dec 2021Numbeo - Cost of Living in Fort Atkinson (Wayback Machine capture 20210126221444)29Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Mobile plan, 10 GB21.57 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Visible unlimited mobile plan19Official · national market
Basic utilities, 85 m² home116.9 EUR/month31 Dec 2021Numbeo - Cost of Living in Fort Atkinson (Wayback Machine capture 20210126221444)29Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Median gross rent$961/month4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent2Official
Households spending over 30% of income on rent42 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent2Official
Housing vacancy rate (legacy series)2.98 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent2Official
Property crime per 100,000 residents1,422 per 100,000 people1 Jul 2026FBI CDE/UCR crime statistics10Official
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)920.6 EUR/month31 Dec 2020ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent)1Official
Median monthly rent844.7 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables21Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Recorded property crimes52 offenses/year31 Dec 2025FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2025 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2025.zip)11Official

Is Fort Atkinson a good place to live?

There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.

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Remote worker55%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 46–64%
Skilled employee59%strong on work, weak on safety · range 50–68%
Student57%strong on education, weak on work · range 47–67%
Family66%strong on family, weak on cost · range 57–75%
Retirement53%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 42–64%

Worked out from these numbers

How international is the population?

7.6% of residents hold a foreign nationality — 937 of 12,388 people. This counts nationality, not place of birth, so long-settled residents who naturalised are not in it.

Uses a supplemental estimate, so treat it as indicative.

Work and income

Median household income was US$79,302 a year in July 2026.

Unemployment across cities in United StatesUnemployment in Fort Atkinson is 4.5%. Of 2,153 cities with data, 1,250 have unemployment of 0 to under 5%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Median household income79,302 USD/year4 Jul 2026ACS total population3Official
Households with cable, fibre or DSL broadband78.42 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population3Official
Households with a broadband subscription90.7 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population3Official
Households with internet but no subscription2.05 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population3Official
Households without internet7.25 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population3Official
Households with satellite internet5.34 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population3Official
Median gross salary3,278 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Census Reporter ACS 2020-2024 5-year, table B20002 (underlying U.S. Census Bureau ACS)20Community estimate · Supplemental context
Median gross salary (regional)3,481 EUR/month31 Dec 2025data.bls.gov8Official
Unemployment rate4.48 %31 Dec 2024Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables21Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context

What does a salary buy in Fort Atkinson?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

regional median gross pay: €3,481 (US Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2025-12-31).
Left over each month€1,628of €2,737 take-home
  • Rent
  • Utilities
  • Internet
  • Mobile
  • Left over
Line-by-line breakdown and sources
Each month€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions; euro amounts at the ECB average for 2026-08.€2,737
Rentaverage rent of a whole dwelling · official · ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent) · 2020-12-31− €921
Public transport passnot published for this city—
Utilities, 85 m²€117 · market price · Numbeo - Cost of Living in Fort Atkinson (Wayback Machine capture 20210126221444) · 2021-12-31− €117
Internet€49 · market price · Numbeo - Cost of Living in Fort Atkinson (Wayback Machine capture 20210126221444) · 2021-12-31− €49
Mobile plan€22 · official · Visible unlimited mobile plan · 2026-09-30− €22
Left overbefore the bill this city does not publish€1,628
Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Fort Atkinson Salary needed to live in Fort Atkinson

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Fort Atkinson. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

American Job Centers — Public employment service

U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration

Job Search

Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Fort Atkinson. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Family and education

MetricValuePeriodSource
Residents with high school education or higher89.29 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent2Official
Schools7 schools30 Jun 2026NCES CCD public school count14Official
School enrolment, share of residents21.27 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent2Official

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Mental health provider ratio1 ratio30 Jun 2026HRSA mental health provider ratio13Official
Primary care doctors per 100,000 residents80 per 100,000 people30 Jun 2026HRSA mental health provider ratio13Official
Preventable hospitalizations2,627 per 100,000 people30 Jun 2026HRSA mental health provider ratio13Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Fort Atkinson when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.

Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.

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Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

Recorded crime across major citiesFort Atkinson highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Fort Atkinson highlighted

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Philadelphia5,457
Houston5,442
San Antonio5,218
Chicago4,012
Dallas4,010
Austin3,709
Fort Worth3,158
Phoenix3,125
New York City3,039
Los Angeles2,212
San Diego2,082
Fort Atkinson994
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents994 offences per 100,000country median 1,58631 Dec 2024FBI Crime Data Explorer / Uniform Crime Reporting12Official
Violent crime per 100,000 residents207.7 per 100,000 people1 Jul 2026FBI CDE/UCR crime statistics10Official
Recorded violent crimes26 offenses/year31 Dec 2025FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2025 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2025.zip)11Official

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Average commute time20.17 minutes4 Jul 2026ACS total population3Official
Workers commuting by bicycle0.51 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population3Official
Workers commuting by public transport0.62 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population3Official
Workers walking to work2.68 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population3Official
Nearest airportJVL3 Aug 2026OurAirports17Official
Distance to nearest airport38 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports17Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Fort Atkinson. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

Adult Education and English Language Acquisition (AEFLA) — State Language Course

U.S. Department of Education

For adult learners, adult English-language learners.

EnglishIn Person, Online, HybridCost varies

USCIS English and citizenship class finder — Civic Orientation

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

For immigrants, future citizens.

EnglishIn Person, OnlineCost varies
National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Fort Atkinson.

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Climate and air quality

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in United StatesAnnual PM2.5 in Fort Atkinson is 6.0 µg/m³. Of 968 cities with data, 261 have annual PM2.5 of 6 to under 7 µg/m³.

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

MetricValuePeriodSource
PM2.5 — annual mean5.96 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EPA AQS annual PM2.5 monitor data 202428Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Average daytime high by monthJan -2.39 · Feb -0.222 · Mar 6.44 · Apr 13.83 · May 20.61 · Jun 26.11 · Jul 28.06 · Aug 27 · Sep 23.33 · Oct 16.06 · Nov 7.61 · Dec 0.667 °C1991–2020NOAA U.S. Monthly Climate Normals 1991-2020 — station USC00472869 (FT ATKINSON WWTP)16Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan -11.83 · Feb -10.11 · Mar -4.06 · Apr 2.33 · May 8.61 · Jun 14.28 · Jul 16.5 · Aug 15.33 · Sep 10.67 · Oct 4.28 · Nov -1.89 · Dec -7.83 °C1991–2020NOAA U.S. Monthly Climate Normals 1991-2020 — station USC00472869 (FT ATKINSON WWTP)16Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan -7.11 · Feb -5.17 · Mar 1.17 · Apr 8.11 · May 14.61 · Jun 20.17 · Jul 22.28 · Aug 21.17 · Sep 17 · Oct 10.17 · Nov 2.89 · Dec -3.61 °C31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information16Official
Average precipitation by monthJan 38.35 · Feb 36.32 · Mar 49.78 · Apr 90.42 · May 104.9 · Jun 126.5 · Jul 102.4 · Aug 98.04 · Sep 84.58 · Oct 72.14 · Nov 55.88 · Dec 43.43 mm1991–2020NOAA U.S. Monthly Climate Normals 1991-2020 — station USC00472869 (FT ATKINSON WWTP)16Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5, highest monitored reading192.7 µg/m³1 Jul 2026EPA AirData PM2.5 annual mean9Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · monitor observation
PM2.5, annual mean9.97 µg/m³1 Jul 2026EPA AirData PM2.5 annual mean9Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · monitor observation
PM2.5 monitoring sites5 monitors1 Jul 2026EPA AirData PM2.5 annual mean9Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · monitor observation
Annual precipitation759.9 mm30 Jun 2026NOAA GHCN-Daily climate normals15Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · station observation
Maximum July temperature22.31 °C30 Jun 2026NOAA GHCN-Daily climate normals15Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · station observation
Average annual temperature9.83 °C30 Jun 2026NOAA GHCN-Daily climate normals15Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · station observation
Minimum January temperature-2.25 °C30 Jun 2026NOAA GHCN-Daily climate normals15Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · station observation

Similar climate. In United States: Cedar Rapids ±0.6 °C. Elsewhere: Chatham-Kent (Canada) ±1.3 °C, Gatineau (Canada) ±1.7 °C, Barrie (Canada) ±1.8 °C, Markham (Canada) ±2.2 °C, Mississauga (Canada) ±2.2 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month

Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.

Population and city profile

Foreign residents and their share come from different publications that count different groups (for example citizens of another country, or people born abroad, or of foreign origin), so 937 is not 5.4% of the population. Each row names its source.

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Foreign-resident share5.38 %31 Dec 2020Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)6Official
Foreign residents937 people31 Dec 2024Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables21Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Population density818.1 people/km²31 Dec 2025Census Reporter / U.S. Census Bureau7Official
Population12,388 people31 Dec 2025U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program18Official
Population covered by crime statistics12,327 people31 Dec 2025FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2025 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2025.zip)11Official

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Median home value211,800 USD4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent2Official
Owner-occupied homes68.47 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent2Official
Labour force participation rate69.81 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population3Official
Residents born abroad7.52 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population3Official
Naturalized citizens, share of residents2.14 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population3Official
Non-citizens, share of residents5.38 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population3Official
Flu vaccination coverage63.57 %30 Jun 2026CDC BRFSS flu vaccination coverage4Official
Mammography screening coverage79.1 %30 Jun 2026CDC mammography screening rate5Official
Residents without health insurance7.06 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent2Official
Residents with a bachelor's degree or higher26.21 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent2Official
Crime reporting agencies1 agencies1 Jul 2026FBI CDE/UCR crime statistics10Official
Households with a vehicle available93.64 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent2Official
Public transport agencies in the National Transit Database1 agencies4 Jul 2026ACS total population3Official
Transit passenger trips, 202231,570 trips4 Jul 2026ACS total population3Official
Transit vehicles in peak service, 20227 vehicles4 Jul 2026ACS total population3Official
Workers aged 16 and over6,829 workers4 Jul 2026ACS total population3Official
Workers mainly working from home9.74 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population3Official
Households using cellular data plans80.14 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population3Official

Alternatives for people set on Fort Atkinson

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

Milton as a Fort Atkinson alternative in the same region

19 km away, better on 4 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1. Median gross pay, region cannot be compared like for like.

  • Unemployment: 0.9% Milton vs 4.5% Fort Atkinson−79%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 461 Milton vs 994 Fort Atkinson−54%
  • Median gross pay, region: €3,576 Milton vs €3,481 Fort Atkinsonno percentage
  • Median gross pay, city: €3,626 Milton vs €3,278 Fort Atkinson+11%
  • Residents: 6,024 Milton vs 12,388 Fort Atkinson−51%
  • Nearest airport: 19.0 km Milton vs 38.0 km Fort Atkinson−50%
  • Foreign residents: 4.0% Milton vs 5.4% Fort Atkinson−25%

Plainfield as a Fort Atkinson alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 155 km, better on 4 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1. Median gross pay, region cannot be compared like for like.

  • Residents: 50,043 Plainfield vs 12,388 Fort Atkinson+304%
  • Median gross pay, city: €4,830 Plainfield vs €3,278 Fort Atkinson+47%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 741 Plainfield vs 994 Fort Atkinson−25%
  • Nearest airport: 9.0 km Plainfield vs 38.0 km Fort Atkinson−76%
  • Annual PM2.5: 7.8 µg/m³ Plainfield vs 6.0 µg/m³ Fort Atkinson+31%
  • Median gross pay, region: €4,043 Plainfield vs €3,481 Fort Atkinsonno percentage
  • Unemployment: 3.8% Plainfield vs 4.5% Fort Atkinson−16%

Cities near Fort Atkinson

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Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

What is the typical salary around Fort Atkinson?

The median gross salary is 3,481 EUR/month. Source: data.bls.gov.

What is the unemployment rate in Fort Atkinson?

The unemployment rate is 4.48 %. This is a supplemental estimate, not an official municipal measurement. Source: Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables.

Is the air quality good in Fort Atkinson?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 5.96 µg/m³. The WHO 2021 guideline is 5 µg/m³ and the EU limit value is 25 µg/m³, so this reading is above the WHO guideline but within the EU limit. This is a supplemental estimate, not an official municipal measurement. Source: EPA AQS annual PM2.5 monitor data 2024.

How safe is Fort Atkinson?

Police recorded 994 offences per 100,000. This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer / Uniform Crime Reporting.

How many people live in Fort Atkinson?

The published population is 12,388 people. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program.

How many foreign residents live in Fort Atkinson?

937 residents hold a foreign nationality. This is a supplemental estimate, not an official municipal measurement. Source: Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables.

Is Fort Atkinson a good place to live?

Fort Atkinson may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

Which cities are near Fort Atkinson?

Jefferson, Whitewater, Lake Mills, Milton, Edgerton are near Fort Atkinson. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

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  5. CDC mammography screening rate data.cdc.gov · checked 2026-06-30
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