About Houlton
Houlton is a small unincorporated community in northwestern Wisconsin.
Houlton holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 1.46 square miles.
📰 Houlton News Today
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Houlton Unique
- An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
- Positioned in northwestern Wisconsin, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
- Part of the fabric of Wisconsin — one of 808 recognized communities statewide.
Why People Love It Here
- Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
- Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
- Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 4 miles.
📍 Neighborhoods in Houlton
Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.
🍽️ Where to Eat in Houlton
- Matt's Basement (café)
- The Daily Grind Espresso Cafe — coffee shop (café)
- The Freight House
- The Next Stop Bar & Grill
- The Wild Hare
- Charlie's Restaurant and Irish Pub
- E's Gourmet Sandwiches — sandwich
- Leo's Grill & Malt Shop
- No Neck Tony's
- Rio 1854
Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🎡 Fun Things to Do
- Stillwater Art Guild Gallery · Art gallery
- Anastasia · Attraction
- Avalon · Attraction
- Empress · Attraction
- Jubilee II · Attraction
- Majestic Star · Attraction
- Showboat · Attraction
- Warden's House Museum · Museum
Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Houlton
Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.
🏫 Schools in Houlton
- Houlton Elementary
- Hudson 4K
Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.