WilliamsMN
A town of 156, settled in 1903.
Is Williams a good place to live?
Williams has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
156 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Williams: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Williams, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Williams.
A typical Williams home is worth about $210K
Typical home values rose 3.8% in the year to September 2026. Williams: 88% of households live in a home they own.
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Compared with most of Minnesota and the rest of the country, the FEMA risk score in Williams is higher
FEMA puts 83% of Williams’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 6% to cold waves. Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in just over four fifths of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
With 0.4 jobs for every working resident, most of Williams’ workers commute out
For Williams, the average trip to work is 21 minutes. Most people who work leave Williams to do it: just 2% work in town. Jobs based in Williams grew to 33 in 2023, 30 more than in 2013. Half the trips to work are shorter than 17 miles.
| Williams | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 2.4% | 9.8% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 21 minutes | 23 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 9.7% | 7% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Snowy winters and pleasant summers: that is Williams’ year
The range runs from -5° on a January night to 79° on a July afternoon, with about 46 inches of snow a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Williams is
26% of adults get no exercise outside work in Williams. Two figures for adults in the town: 20% binge drink, 18% smoke cigarettes.
| Williams | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 72% | 75% | 79% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 18% | 16% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 14% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 16% | 17% |
| What stands out | Williams | MN |
|---|---|---|
| More smokers | 17.7% | 13.1% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 11.5% | 8.9% |
| More adults in frequent mental distress | 17.8% | 15.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Williams City Park Campground | — | 5 |
| 2. Lady Slipper Park | — | 3 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Williams
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Williams; the nearest are
About 1 of every 100 Williams residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Minnesota.
98% of working residents leave Williams for work
Where Williams’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Williams
City in Minnesota, United States
Williams is a city in Lake of the Woods County, Minnesota, United States. As of the 2020 census, Williams had a population of 157.
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- Area
- 1.0 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,152 ft
- ZIP code
- 56686
- Area code
- 218
Questions about Williams
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Williams, MN a good place to live?
Williams has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.