Is Anson a good place to live?
Anson’s best subject grades are an A− for incomes and the outdoors. Anson’s January low is 5°F, below both the Wisconsin town median (11°F) and the median of U.S. towns (22°F). 13% of the land in Anson is conserved, above both the Wisconsin town median (3.8%) and the median of U.S. towns (4.3%). The biggest park or preserve is Tom Lawin Wildlife Area, at 1,945 acres. Anson has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Anson has grown 12% since 2010
2,076 counted in 2010 and 2,297 in 2020; an estimated 2,330 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
How Anson grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Wisconsin), ordered by how far Anson is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Anson: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Anson, 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 Anson.
Most of Anson’s workers commute out: the town has 0.4 jobs for each of them
For half of commuters, work is under 14 miles away. 18% of Anson workers do their job from home. Also worth knowing: most people who work leave Anson to do it: just 2% work in town. In Anson, the average commute is 20 minutes.
| Anson | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 18% | 12% | 11% |
| Average trip to work | 20 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.1% | 8.3% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 4.5% | 6.4% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Anson’s schools rank behind 53% of Wisconsin districts
The Chippewa Falls Area Unified School District runs its public schools. Its one school is below. 117 students attend Anson’s public school.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Falls ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 117 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within WI on state tests and graduation
In Anson, expect snowy winters and pleasant summers
Anson’s typical July afternoon high comes in at 81°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Anson keeps 13.1% of its land conserved
4.4 miles of trail in 4 parks and preserves. Anson’s trail density stands at 0.1 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Lake Wissota State Park | 2.9 mi | 1,047 |
| 2. Tom Lawin Wildlife Area | — | 1,945 |
| 3. Cadott School Forest | — | 155 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Fewer young adults than Wisconsin overall
The share of residents in Anson who are 65 or older: 21%. Adults 18 to 34 are 15% of residents (22% statewide); adults 35 to 64 are 45% of residents (38% statewide). For Anson, the age of the median resident is 49.1 years. The bachelor’s-degree share among adults 25 and older is 32%, against 33% across Wisconsin.
| Anson | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 49.1 years | 42.1 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 20% | 21% | 22% |
| Aged 65 or older | 21% | 20% | 18% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±2.9 points. Across Wisconsin, 49.9% of residents are women.
| Anson | WI | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 12% | 11.2% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 7.5% | 10.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 5.5% | 9.3% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 9.6% | 12.6% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 12.6% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 12.8% | 11.8% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 19.2% | 13.8% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 14.3% | 11.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 6.4% | 7.3% | 7% |
| No diploma | 5.1% | 6.4% | 10.4% |
| High school | 29.1% | 29.4% | 26% |
| Some college | 17.4% | 19.5% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 16.7% | 11.3% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 22.3% | 22% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 9.5% | 11.4% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 2,300, single groups can be off by several points
Residents of Anson are less healthy than 52% of U.S. towns
30% of adults feel lonely in Anson. The town tracks Wisconsin closely on all 32 CDC measures.
| Anson | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 38% | 35% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 20% | 16% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 30% | 33% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 76% | 78% | 79% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Natural hazards: moderate risk in Anson, mostly inland flooding
Expected damage from storms and floods is higher here than in 52% of U.S. communities. Of the losses FEMA expects in Anson, 63% come from inland flooding and 19% from cold waves.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Everything we know about Anson
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Anson; the nearest are
About 4 of every 100 Anson residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Wisconsin.
98% of working residents leave Anson for work
Where Anson’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Anson
Town in Wisconsin, United States
Anson is a town in Chippewa County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 2,297 at the 2020 census. The unincorporated communities of Anson and Jim Falls are located in the town. The town was named after Anson Burlingame, a Massachusetts politician, diplomat and lawyer.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 40 sq mi
- Elevation
- 988 ft
Anson’s neighbors
5 towns share a border with Anson.
| Town | WI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anson | — | — | B | — | B− | B− |
| Lafayette | #312 | C+ | C+ | — | B− | B− |
| Eagle Point | #253 | B− | C+ | — | B− | B− |
| Jim Falls | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Goetz | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Arthur | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Anson has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Anson, Lafayette and Eagle Point report no FBI crime data of their own. Jim Falls, Goetz and Arthur aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Anson with a neighbor →
Questions about Anson
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Anson, WI expensive?
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.