BashawWI
A town of 1,080, settled in 1895.
Is Bashaw a good place to live?
The best of Bashaw’s subject grades is an A for civic life; the weakest is a C− for walkability. No town among the 363 in Wisconsin we compare has a lower share of working residents who work in town than Bashaw. Bashaw has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Bashaw stand out
Where Bashaw beats most towns.
Community nonprofits per 1,000 residents
1,080 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How Bashaw grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Wisconsin), ordered by how far Bashaw is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Bashaw: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Bashaw, 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 Bashaw.
Bashaw faces a very low natural-hazard risk, led by cold waves
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 88% of U.S. communities. Since 2002, 13 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Bashaw.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Bashaw has 0.0 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Bashaw’s average trip to work is 19 minutes, below both Wisconsin’s towns (22 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). Jobs based in Bashaw fell to 18 in 2023, 62 fewer than in 2013. 16% of Bashaw workers work from home.
| Bashaw | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 19 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Work from home | 16% | 12% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 7.3% | 6.4% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $78,000 | $87,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
In Bashaw, expect snowy winters and pleasant summers
Bashaw has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. Bashaw’s July high is 80°F, against 82°F in Wisconsin’s towns and 85°F across U.S. towns.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Fewer young adults than Wisconsin overall
Adults 18 to 34 are 15% of residents (22% statewide); people 65 and older are 24% of residents (19% statewide). Bashaw’s median age is 46 years. 27% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 33% across Wisconsin.
| Bashaw | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 24% | 20% | 18% |
| Median age | 46 years | 42.1 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 20% | 21% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 27% | 32% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±3.2 points. Across Wisconsin, 49.9% of residents are women.
| Bashaw | WI | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 10.3% | 11.2% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 9.8% | 10.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 9.4% | 9.3% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 6% | 12.6% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 13% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 13.5% | 11.8% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 13.6% | 13.8% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 17.8% | 11.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 6.6% | 7.3% | 7% |
| No diploma | 3.7% | 6.4% | 10.4% |
| High school | 30.9% | 29.4% | 26% |
| Some college | 26.1% | 19.5% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 12.3% | 11.3% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 17.5% | 22% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 9.6% | 11.4% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,100, single groups can be off by several points
A larger share of adults have high blood pressure in Bashaw than in most of Wisconsin or the rest of the country
39% of adults have high blood pressure in Bashaw. Bashaw beats the Wisconsin average on 2 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 9. 14% of adults have diabetes in Bashaw.
| Bashaw | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 33% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 11% | 12% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 26% | 25% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 13% | 14% |
| What stands out | Bashaw | WI |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 82% | 77.8% |
| More adults getting cholesterol checked | 88.1% | 85.9% |
| More adults with heart disease | 8.9% | 6.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Bashaw
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Bashaw; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 Bashaw residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Wisconsin.
100% of working residents leave Bashaw for work
Where Bashaw’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Bashaw
Town in Wisconsin, United States
Bashaw is a town in Washburn County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,079 at the 2020 census.
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- Area
- 34 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,089 ft
Questions about Bashaw
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Bashaw, 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.