2025 Compare Cities Crime:
Wausau, WI vs Portland, OR

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Highlights
- Portland has 30% more violent crime than Wausau.
- Portland has 55% more property crime than Wausau.
 Wausau, WIPortland, ORUnited States
 Violent Crime  Unlock21.722.7
 Property Crime32.5  Unlock35.4

Crime is ranked on a scale of 1 (low crime) to 100 (high crime)

Reviews for Wausau    6 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

I visited Wausau during the summer and it was a very nice change from Phoenix. The people were friendly & helpful. It was a little humid than what I’m used to but  More

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Beautiful area geographically but beneath that beauty are some of the most overly conservative, unfriendly, judgemental people anywhere. Very hard to make friends here  More

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I LIVED IN WAUSAU WI OVER 23 YEARS AGO. I RELOCATED TO WYOMING IN 1990 FOR GOVERMENT POSITION. NOW RETIRED FROM FEDERAL SERVICE, I WILL BE MOVING BACK TO THE UPPER  More

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Reviews for Portland    386 Reviews

I lived in Portland for 19 years (I've also lived in Boise, ID, the Bay Area, Austin, TX and now Nampa, ID). It drives me nuts when people try to give a large city a  More

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One of the best cities in America. Food scene is the best in the world. Weather is preferable over places where you have the same weather year round. I enjoy the  More

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I moved from Houston to Portland about a year ago. I remember reading the reviews on here and it making me second guess moving before I did, so I wanted to come back and  More

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Cities with the Least Crime Near Wausau, WisconsinCrime Index
 Edgar, WI7.9
 Athens, WI9.6
 Kronenwetter, WI11.7
 Maine, WI11.85
 Marathon City, WI12.25
 Hatley, WI12.55
 Fenwood, WI15.05
 Mosinee, WI15.8
 Spencer, WI17
 Stratford, WI17.25

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