On expected storm and flood damage, Almond sits below 80% of U.S. communities. Of the losses FEMA expects in the town, 39% come from inland flooding and 28% from cold waves. Federal disaster aid has reached households in Almond after 2 declared disasters, most recently in 2004.

20risk score of 100

FEMA risk score

Inland floodingCold wavesTornadoes

federal disasters paid out here

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What it facesLow risk Flood claims0 paid flood claims · No paid flood claims on record Past disasters2 federal disasters · Paid out in Almond Get ready0.5 events a year, on average · Ready for inland flooding

FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Schools

The schools Almond’s kids attend

Public schools: the Almond-Bancroft School District. Of its 3 schools, two are listed below, each with the reason. 3 public schools serve Almond, with 351 students in all.

School	Level	Students	Letter
Almond-Bancroft ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5	Grades PK–5	171	C⁺
Almond-Bancroft HighLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12	Grades 9–12	103	C⁻

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The districtsAlmond-Bancroft School District Every school3 schools · Almond-Bancroft Elementary Questions“Are Almond’s schools good?”

NCES · EDFacts

Climate

Almond: snowy winters and pleasant summers

Almond’s typical July afternoon high stands at 81°F.

43″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter11–27°

Spring32–54°

Summer56–79°

Fall37–57°

Oct 3

typical first frost

May 10

typical last frost

+1.6°

vs. the 20th-century average

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A year of weatherJuly highs 81°, January lows 7°Rain & snow43″ of snow a winter · 34 inches of rain and snow a year Heating & coolingMostly a heating bill Then and now+1.6° vs. the 20th century · Warmer than the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Housing

Almond stands out in Wisconsin and nationally, with the median rent lower than most

In the year to September 2026, typical home values climbed 16%. 77% of Almond households live in a home they own, near the Wisconsin town median (74%) and above the median of U.S. towns (73%). The typical Almond home is worth about $268,000, up 15.8% in a year, 20% below the Wisconsin typical home.

$268KZillow home value

	Almond	Wisconsin towns	U.S. towns
Median rent	$675 a month	$1,078 a month	$1,185 a month
Households that own their home	77%	74%	73%

Typical home value

Almond$268K

Wisconsin$337K

+15.8%

value change, 1 year

homes sold in April

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Prices over the yearsUp 15.8% in a year Years of income to buyA typical home costs 3.7 years of income Rents$675 a month · Median rent

Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center

Work & commute

Most of Almond’s workers commute out: the town has 0.8 jobs for each of them

Most people who work leave Almond to do it: just 3% work in town. Since 2013, Almond has added 42 jobs, to 157 in 2023. The mean commuting time in the town is 28 minutes. Just over a tenth of Almond residents live below the poverty line, against 6.4% in Wisconsin’s towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns.

3%work in town

	Almond	Wisconsin towns	U.S. towns
Average trip to work	28 minutes	22 minutes	25 minutes
Working residents who work in town	3.2%	8.3%	8%
Below the poverty line	11%	6.4%	9.6%
Median household income	$72,000	$87,000	$80,000

Where working residents work

In Almond3%

Stevens Point13%

Plover7%

Waupaca5%

Madison3%

19 mi

median commute distance

157

jobs based in Almond

Balanced

jobs vs. working residents

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The jobs here157 jobs based here · Balanced Where people work3% work in Almond Commute times28 minutes · The average commute How far they goHalf commute less than 19 miles

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Health

How healthy Almond is

The share of adults in Almond who have obesity: 38%. CDC measures, 32 in all: Almond beats Wisconsin on 2 and trails on 1. In Almond, 30% of adults have high blood pressure, and 30% feel lonely.

	Almond	Wisconsin towns	U.S. towns
Binge drink (CDC PLACES)	20%	20%	16%
High blood pressure (CDC PLACES)	30%	33%	35%
Feel lonely (CDC PLACES)	30%	30%	33%
No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES)	9.5%	7.1%	8.1%