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Ashwaubenon's standout: natural-hazard risk is low. Overall it grades B, ranked 200th of 357 in Wisconsin. It also does better than most on health: residents are healthier than 65% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. Its lowest everyday mark is in safety: its crime rate is higher than 65% of U.S. towns, with 7 violent crimes reported to the FBI in 2025. A typical home there costs about $345K, 4.4 years of the Green Bay metro’s $79K median household income. Only 2 of Wisconsin’s 879 towns score lower on history. Ashwaubenon’s average trip to work is 16 minutes, against 22 minutes in Wisconsin’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. Ashwaubomay Memorial Park, at 80 acres with 1.3 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve.
Where Ashwaubenon beats most towns.
Where Ashwaubenon’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Wisconsin), ordered by how far Ashwaubenon is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 14,486 in 1980, 16,991 in 2020. The archive holds 9 old photos and papers going back to 2011 and 4 maps from 1954 on.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Ashwaubenon, 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.
Ordered by what stands out in Ashwaubenon.
Ashwaubenon draws workers from Green Bay and beyond, is healthier than towns with similar incomes and is safe by national standards but not by Wisconsin’s.
28,864 jobs are based in Ashwaubenon, 3.4 for every working resident, so most of the people who work here commute in. The average commute takes 16.1 minutes, against 22.2 across Wisconsin.
About one in 5 of Ashwaubenon’s working residents works in town. 12% of residents live below the poverty line in Ashwaubenon. The top destinations are Green Bay (25%), De Pere (9%) and Howard (4%).
| Ashwaubenon | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 21% | 8.2% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 12% | 6.3% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $70,000 | $88,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 15% | 12% | 11% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Its public schools are run by the Ashwaubenon School District. Three of its 8 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Ashwaubenon High, with 1,024 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parkview MiddleLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 747 | B− |
| Ashwaubenon HighLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,024 | C+ |
| Pioneer ElementaryTop results in townGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 495 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within WI on state tests and graduation
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 98% of U.S. communities. Since 1994, 4 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Ashwaubenon.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
7.7 miles of trail in 17 parks and preserves.
| Ashwaubenon | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.6 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 3.5% | 3.8% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Ashwaubomay Memorial Park | 1.3 mi | 80 |
| 2. Sherwood Forest | 1.3 mi | 52 |
| 3. Titletown | 1 mi | 8 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
The Green Bay weather station records that the frost-free season runs about 161 days: shorter than most of the country, but longer than 76% of Wisconsin places with climate records. January nights average 11°: colder than most of the country, but milder than 82% of Wisconsin places with climate records; July afternoons average 80.2°.
Ashwaubenon has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. Ashwaubenon’s July high is 80°F. About 56 inches of snow falls in a winter.
| Ashwaubenon | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| July high | 80°F | 82°F | 85°F |
| January low | 11°F | 11°F | 22°F |
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
At 25.5 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, it reports more crime than 86% of Wisconsin’s graded towns. Reported crimes fell from 364 to 318 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings.
The property crime rate in Ashwaubenon is 17.7 per 1,000 residents. Ashwaubenon reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 65% report less. The violent crime rate in Ashwaubenon is 0.4 per 1,000 residents.
| Ashwaubenon | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 17.7 per 1,000 residents | 6.3 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0.4 per 1,000 residents | 1.1 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Against the 10,500 U.S. towns with household incomes like Ashwaubenon’s, it is healthier than 82%, so its B isn’t only a matter of income.
30% of Ashwaubenon adults sleep under 7 hours. Ashwaubenon beats the Wisconsin average on 2 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 28% of Ashwaubenon adults feel lonely.
| Ashwaubenon | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 32% | 36% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 30% | 33% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 38% | 35% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 20% | 16% |
| What stands out | Ashwaubenon | WI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults lacking emotional support | 17.5% | 20.2% |
| More adults seeing a dentist | 70.5% | 67.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
No broad age group is more than 4 points off the Wisconsin average. Ashwaubenon has grown 2.5% since 2020, to 17,398 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. 36% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 33% across Wisconsin.
| Ashwaubenon | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 18% | 21% | 22% |
| Aged 65 or older | 23% | 20% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 36% | 32% | 29% |
| Median age | 43.1 years | 42.1 years | 40.5 years |
54% women, 46% men
About 86 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±2.5 points). Across Wisconsin, 49.9% of residents are women.
| Ashwaubenon | WI | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 8.8% | 11.2% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 9.5% | 10.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 9.5% | 9.3% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 13.1% | 12.6% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 11.3% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 10.3% | 11.8% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 15.1% | 13.8% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 13.8% | 11.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 8.6% | 7.3% | 7% |
| No diploma | 3.4% | 6.4% | 10.4% |
| High school | 28.9% | 29.4% | 26% |
| Some college | 17.9% | 19.5% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 13.4% | 11.3% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 23.4% | 22% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 12.8% | 11.4% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
The typical Ashwaubenon home is worth about $345,000, up 2.8% in a year, close to the Wisconsin typical home.
| Ashwaubenon | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 60% | 74% | 73% |
| Median rent | $964 a month | $1,080 a month | $1,185 a month |
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Ashwaubenon. Close and well known come first.
Big draw2 mi Stadium & arenaLambeau Field
in town Stadium & arenaResch Center
in town MuseumNational Railroad Museum
36 mi LakeLake Winnebago
6 mi Theme parkBay Beach Amusement Park
34 mi MuseumUSS CobiaLambeau Field: JL1Row, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Resch Center: User Royalbroil on en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 2.5 · National Railroad Museum: Dual Freq, CC BY 3.0 · Lake Winnebago: self, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Bay Beach Amusement Park: Royalbroil, CC BY-SA 3.0 · USS Cobia: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain
5 within 15 miles of the center of Ashwaubenon
About 4 of every 100 Ashwaubenon residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Wisconsin.
4 notable people were born in Ashwaubenon.
Village in Wisconsin, United States
Ashwaubenon ( ash-WAW-bin-on) is a village in Brown County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 16,991 at the 2020 census. A suburb of Green Bay, Ashwaubenon is part of the Green Bay metropolitan area and carries a Green Bay mailing address. Part of the Oneida Nation of Wisconsin is in Ashwaubenon.
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5 towns share a border with Ashwaubenon.
| Town | WI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashwaubenon | #200 | B | B− | C+ | B | B |
| Hobart | #129 | A− | C− | — | A− | A |
| De Pere | #12 | A+ | B− | A− | A | A− |
| Green Bay | #336 | C− | B | C | D | C |
| Lawrence | #125 | A− | C | — | A− | A− |
| Allouez | #235 | B− | B− | — | D | A− |
Hobart, Lawrence and Allouez report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Ashwaubenon with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Ashwaubenon grades B overall, better than 64% of U.S. towns and #200 of 357 in Wisconsin. It grades B for health, C+ for safety and B for schools.
Wisconsin has less crime than most states, so among its own towns Ashwaubenon sits nearer the middle.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.
4 notable people were born here, including Adam Koch and Mike Taylor.
