Is Ashford a good place to live?
The best of Ashford’s subject grades are an A for incomes and an A− for schools; the weakest is a C for walkability. Ashford’s median age is 50.4 years, against 42.1 years in Wisconsin’s towns and 40.5 years across U.S. towns. Ashford has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Ashford stand out
Where Ashford beats most towns.
94% of working residents leave Ashford for work
Where Ashford’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Ashford grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Wisconsin), ordered by how far Ashford is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Ashford: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Ashford, 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 Ashford.
Ashford faces a very low natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 90% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Most of Ashford’s workers commute out: the town has 0.4 jobs for each of them
Most working residents leave Ashford for work: only 6% work in town. 2.5% of residents live below the poverty line in Ashford, where Wisconsin’s towns sit at 6.4% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. 7.6% of Ashford workers work from home.
| Ashford | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 2.5% | 6.4% | 9.6% |
| Work from home | 7.6% | 12% | 11% |
| Average trip to work | 26 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $91,000 | $87,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Four seasons and pleasant summers in Ashford
Ashford has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. The July high in Ashford is 81°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Health in Ashford trails 51% of U.S. towns
Ashford beats the Wisconsin average on 2 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 3. 44% of adults have obesity in Ashford.
| Ashford | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 44% | 38% | 35% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 32% | 36% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 20% | 16% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 26% | 25% |
| What stands out | Ashford | WI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 10.1% | 12.1% |
| Fewer adults without reliable transportation | 5.7% | 6.7% |
| More adults with obesity | 43.9% | 37.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Campbellsport Drumlins State Park | — | 10 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Lake Winnebago and 12 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Ashford. Close and well known come first.
30 mi LakeLake Winnebago
10 mi Park & preserveKettle Moraine State Forest
30 mi MuseumEAA Aviation Museum
34 mi Theme parkBlue Harbor Resort
19 mi MuseumWade House Historic Site
34 mi MuseumJohn Michael Kohler Arts CenterPhoto credits
Lake Winnebago: self, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Kettle Moraine State Forest: self, CC BY-SA 2.5 · EAA Aviation Museum: self, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Blue Harbor Resort: self, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Wade House Historic Site: Royalbroil, CC BY-SA 3.0 · John Michael Kohler Arts Center: self, CC BY-SA 2.5
Everything we know about Ashford
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Ashford
About 4 of every 100 Ashford residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Wisconsin.
About Ashford
Town in Wisconsin, United States
Ashford is a town in Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,722 at the 2020 census. The unincorporated communities of Ashford and Elmore are located in the town.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 36 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,014 ft
Ashford’s neighbors
5 towns share a border with Ashford.
| Town | WI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashford | — | — | C+ | — | A− | B− |
| Campbellsport | — | — | B | — | A− | B− |
| Lomira | — | — | C | — | B− | C+ |
| Eden | — | — | B | — | A− | B− |
| Wayne | — | — | C+ | — | A | B |
| Auburn | — | — | C | — | A− | B− |
Ashford, Campbellsport, Lomira, Eden, Wayne and Auburn have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Ashford, Campbellsport, Lomira, Eden, Wayne and Auburn report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Ashford with a neighbor →
Questions about Ashford
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Ashford, 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 C+.