On expected storm and flood damage, Birnamwood sits below nearly four fifths of U.S. communities. Expected losses in Birnamwood break down as 44% from cold waves and 34% from inland flooding.

21risk score of 100

FEMA risk score

Cold wavesInland floodingTornadoes

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What it facesLow risk Flood claims0 paid flood claims · No paid flood claims on record Past disasters6 disaster declarations · Declared for the county Get ready6.7 events a year, on average · Ready for cold waves

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Schools

The schools Birnamwood’s kids attend

Its one school is below. Public schools: the Wittenberg-Birnamwood School District. The town’s only public school teaches 359 students.

School	Level	Students	Letter
Birnamwood ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–8	Grades PK–8	359	B⁺

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The districtsWittenberg-Birnamwood School District Vs. the neighbors3 bordering towns Every school1 school · Birnamwood Elementary Questions“Are Birnamwood’s schools good?”

NCES · EDFacts

Climate

Expect snowy winters and pleasant summers in Birnamwood

In July, afternoons reach 80°; in January, nights fall to 5°, and about 64 inches of snow falls in a winter.

64″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter9–26°

Spring30–53°

Summer55–78°

Fall35–55°

Oct 5

typical first frost

May 6

typical last frost

+2.0°

vs. the 20th-century average

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A year of weatherJuly highs 80°, January lows 5°Rain & snow64″ of snow a winter · 33 inches of rain and snow a year Heating & coolingMostly a heating bill Then and now+2.0° vs. the 20th century · Warmer than the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Housing

Birnamwood stands out in Wisconsin and nationally: the median rent there is lower

The typical Birnamwood home is worth about $271,000, up 14.4% in a year, 20% below the Wisconsin typical home. Birnamwood: 63% of households own their home, below both Wisconsin’s towns (74%) and U.S. towns (73%).

$271KZillow home value

	Birnamwood	Wisconsin towns	U.S. towns
Median rent	$550 a month	$1,078 a month	$1,185 a month
Households that own their home	63%	74%	73%

Typical home value

Birnamwood$271K

Wisconsin$337K

+14.4%

value change, 1 year

homes sold in April

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Prices over the yearsUp 14.4% in a year Years of income to buyA typical home costs 4.2 years of income Rents$550 a month · Median rent Vs. the neighbors3 bordering towns

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

Work & commute

Most of Birnamwood’s workers head elsewhere: there are 0.8 jobs for each of them

The median commute is under 22 miles. The typical household income for Birnamwood comes to $64,000. Just 5% of the town’s working residents have a job in town. Between 2013 and 2023, jobs in Birnamwood dropped by 58, to 288.

5%work in town

	Birnamwood	Wisconsin towns	U.S. towns
Median household income	$64,000	$87,000	$80,000
Below the poverty line	11%	6.4%	9.6%
Average trip to work	26 minutes	22 minutes	25 minutes
Working residents who work in town	4.6%	8.3%	8%

Where working residents work

In Birnamwood5%

Wausau13%

Wittenberg7%

Schofield6%

Weston5%

22 mi

median commute distance

288

jobs based in Birnamwood

Balanced

jobs vs. working residents

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The jobs here288 jobs based here · Balanced Where people work5% work in Birnamwood Commute times26 minutes · The average commute How far they goHalf commute less than 22 miles

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Health

How healthy Birnamwood is

In Birnamwood, 10% of adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance. Birnamwood: 32% of adults get no exercise outside work, where Wisconsin’s towns sit at 26% and U.S. towns at 25%. 18% of adults in Birnamwood smoke cigarettes; 40% have obesity.

	Birnamwood	Wisconsin towns	U.S. towns
Get no exercise (CDC PLACES)	32%	26%	25%
Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES)	18%	14%	14%
Obesity (CDC PLACES)	40%	38%	35%
Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES)	15%	13%	14%

32 measures vs. Wisconsin

0 better25 too close to call7 worse

What stands out	Birnamwood	WI
More older adults who have lost all their teeth	12.8%	9.9%
More adults with COPD	8.4%	6.5%
More smokers	17.5%	13.6%

Langlade Hospital

14.8 mi away · emergency room

None

primary care, dental or mental-health shortage

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Everyday habitsMore smokers Hospitals & doctors nearby14.8 miles to an ER · Langlade Hospital How adults are doingMore adults in fair or poor health Every CDC estimateBetter than WI on 0 of 32

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Outdoors

Conservation land takes up 0.4% of Birnamwood

1.1 miles of trail. Birnamwood’s concentration of trails is 0.5 miles per square mile.

0.4%conserved

	Birnamwood	Wisconsin towns	U.S. towns
Conserved land	0.4%	3.8%	4.3%
Miles of trail per square mile	0.5 miles per square mile	0.4	0.4

0.4%

conserved · 6 of 1,400 acres

1.1 mi

of trails · 0.5 per sq mi

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Trail map1.1 miles of trail, mapped Pick a walkPick a walk Conserved land0.4% conserved · 6 acres protected Questions“Where can I hike in Birnamwood?”

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Birnamwood

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The big questions

Schools1 school HealthBetter than WI on 0 of 32 CDC measures Cost of living$271K typical home · up 14.4% in a year Work & commute$64K median household income · 288 jobs here Natural hazardsFEMA risk higher than 21% of U.S. communities · cold waves

Out and about

Outdoors1 mi of trails · 0% conserved land PlacesAttractions5 nearby · Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum 20 mi LibraryBirnamwood Branch Colleges

The story

HistorySettled 1881 Famous people2 born in Birnamwood Town Hall & politicsOne full-time town employee per 365 residents Climate80° summer highs · 64″ of snow

Day to day

NewsWeatherHandbookZIP code 54414 Town SquareNeighbors

After high school

Colleges nearby

None within 15 miles of Birnamwood; the nearest are

Northcentral Technical CollegeCommunity college · Public · Wausau21.7 mi$4,889 in-state tuition University of Wisconsin-Stevens PointUniversity or college · Public · Stevens Point33 mi$9,488 in-state tuition

About 3 of every 100 Birnamwood residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Wisconsin.

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About Birnamwood

Village in Wisconsin, United States

Birnamwood is a village in Marathon and Shawano counties in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. It is part of the Wausau, Wisconsin Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 730 at the 2020 census. Of this, 716 were in Shawano County, and 14 were in Marathon County. The village is located mostly surrounded by the town of Birnamwood in Shawano County; only a small portion extends into the town of Norrie in adjacent Marathon County. Until the 1990s, Birnamwood was home to the world's largest fiberglass badger. U.S. Route 45 runs through the village.

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Area: 2.2 sq mi
Elevation: 1,302 ft
ZIP code: 54414

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