Town guide

Rantoul, Wisconsin

Rantoul is a town in Calumet County, Wisconsin, home to about 680 people across 32 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 53014, 54110 and 54129.

Homes sold for a median of $208 per square foot across 3 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and all of them were seller’s markets.

Population68021 per sq mi
Median home value$313,400Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$208Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking23%Median of 3 ZIP codes

ZIP codes in Rantoul

3 ZIP codes, 3 shared with neighboring towns

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Around Rantoul

Distances

Nearest major airportGeneral Mitchell International Airport (MKE)82 miles away
Closer regional airportAppleton International Airport (ATW)20 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Milwaukee, WI74 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Chicago, IL160 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Rantoul; driving is longer.

Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Who represents Rantoul

Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.

Population over time

Rantoul had 740 residents in the 2020 census, down 12% since 2000.

It’s the 1241st largest of 1,889 towns in Wisconsin by population.

Calumet County grew from 17,078 residents in 1900 to 52,442 in 2020.

Rantoul population by census2000: 841, 2010: 798, 2020: 740841200079820107402020

Calumet County, 1900–2020

Calumet County population, 1900 to 20201900: 17,078, 1910: 16,701, 1920: 17,228, 1930: 16,848, 1940: 17,618, 1950: 18,840, 1960: 22,268, 1970: 27,604, 1980: 30,867, 1990: 34,291, 2000: 40,631, 2010: 48,971, 2020: 52,44217K’00’1017K’20’3018K’40’5022K’60’7031K’80’9041K’00’1052K’20

Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).

Weather by month

Average highs peak around 82°F in summer, and winter lows average 10°F. About 32.2 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 43 inches of snow.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near RantoulJan: high 26°F, low 10°F, 1.4 in; Feb: high 29°F, low 12°F, 1 in; Mar: high 41°F, low 22°F, 1.9 in; Apr: high 54°F, low 33°F, 3 in; May: high 68°F, low 45°F, 3.9 in; Jun: high 77°F, low 56°F, 4.5 in; Jul: high 82°F, low 59°F, 3.7 in; Aug: high 79°F, low 56°F, 3.3 in; Sep: high 72°F, low 49°F, 3.1 in; Oct: high 58°F, low 38°F, 2.8 in; Nov: high 44°F, low 28°F, 2 in; Dec: high 31°F, low 17°F, 1.6 in26°10°Jan1.429°12°Feb1.041°22°Mar1.954°33°Apr3.068°45°May3.977°56°Jun4.582°59°Jul3.779°56°Aug3.372°49°Sep3.158°38°Oct2.844°28°Nov2.031°17°Dec1.6Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Brillion, WI weather station (5 miles away).

Jobs in Calumet County

13,842 jobs at 968 businesses in Calumet County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Calumet CountyManufacturing: 3,381 jobs; Health care and social assistance: 1,854 jobs; Retail trade: 1,832 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 1,365 jobs; Construction: 854 jobs; Information: 824 jobs; Wholesale trade: 721 jobs; Other services: 570 jobsManufacturing 24% Health care and social assistance 13% Retail trade 13% Hotels and restaurants 10% Construction 6% Information 6% Wholesale trade 5% Other services 4%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).

Health care

69 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Rantoul’s ZIP codes.

Nearest hospitals

  • Ascension Calumet HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · Chilton6.7 miles
  • Ascension Ne Wisconsin - St. Elizabeth CampusGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Appleton14.8 miles
  • Thedacare Regional Medical Center - Appleton INCGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Appleton15.8 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors7
Specialist doctors1
Dentists10
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants15
Mental health providers16
Physical and occupational therapists11
Optometrists3
Chiropractors6
Pharmacies4

Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.

Places in and around Rantoul

Parks (1 nearby)

  • Hilbert Civic Park · 8 acres1.4 mi

Grocery stores

  • Marketplace Foods6.1 mi
  • Dick's Family Foods6.6 mi
  • Walmart Supercenter6.9 mi

Pharmacies

  • Walgreens6.9 mi

Libraries

  • Brillion Public Library6.3 mi
  • Chilton Public Library6.4 mi

Museums

  • AriensCo Museum6.2 mi

Theaters and performance venues

  • Endries Performing Arts Center5.6 mi

Counts are within about 4 miles of the center of town.

Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.

Schools in Rantoul

Public schools here are run by Brillion School District, Chilton School District, Hilbert School District. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (9)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Brillion ElementaryBrillionPre-K–5426Public6.0 mi
Chilton ElementaryChiltonPre-K–4375Public6.5 mi
Hilbert ElementaryHilbertPre-K–4177Public1.1 mi
Chilton MiddleChilton5–8282Public6.5 mi
Hilbert MiddleHilbert5–8147Public1.1 mi
Brillion MiddleBrillion6–8211Public6.0 mi
Brillion HighBrillion9–12327Public5.6 mi
Chilton HighChilton9–12380Public6.8 mi
Hilbert HighHilbert9–12157Public1.1 mi
Private schools (5)
SchoolGradesStudentsAffiliationDistance
Chilton Area Catholic SchoolChiltonPre-K–8100Roman Catholic6.4 mi
Holy Family SchoolBrillionPre-K–876Roman Catholic5.8 mi
St Mary Catholic SchoolHilbertPre-K–614Roman Catholic1.0 mi
Trinity Evangelical Lutheran SchoolBrillionPre-K–8101Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod6.2 mi
Trinity Lutheran SchoolHilbertPre-K–838Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod3.5 mi

Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.

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Shares ZIP codes with Chilton City, Brillion City, Harrison, Brillion Town, Brothertown, Hilbert, Chilton Town, Stockbridge Town, Charlestown, Woodville Town, Stockbridge Village, Maple Grove Town (Manitowoc County), Eaton Town (Manitowoc County) and Rockland Town (Manitowoc County).

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