BrothertownWisconsin, 2006
Brothertown’s story
167 years in pictures
The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 2004 and 4 maps from 1910 on.
- 1859Brothertown is settled
BrothertownWI
Population
1,282
2025 Census estimate · −3.4% since 2020
Median home value
$250K
Census ACS
Household income
$72K
median
Median age
50.9
years
Jobs based here
263
A commuter town
Is Brothertown a good place to live?
Brothertown’s weakest subject grade is a C for walkability. 14% of residents are under 18 in Brothertown, below both Wisconsin’s towns (21%) and U.S. towns (22%). Only 42 of Wisconsin’s 879 towns score lower on the outdoors. Brothertown's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 83% of U.S. towns. Brothertown has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Brothertown stand out
Where Brothertown beats most towns.
Small town
1,282 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Nearby towns
CalumetStockbridgeChiltonCharlestownBlack WolfNew HolsteinBrothertown
How Brothertown grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Wisconsin), ordered by how far Brothertown is from typical.
Hazard riskFEMA risk higher than 16% of U.S. communities; inland flooding tops the listAOpen →WalkabilityEPA walkability 3.5 of 20; 1.4% of households have no car; 2.4% of workers walk, bike or ride transitCOpen →Cost of livingTypical home $250K, 2.9 years of the Appleton metro’s $86K median household incomeBOpen →Jobs & income263 jobs based hereBOpen →SchoolsBeat 58% of Wisconsin districts on tests and graduationBOpen →HealthAscension Calumet Hospital 7.6 miles awayBOpen →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Getting set up
The full setup list →Moving to Brothertown: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Brothertown, and how to reach them.
PowerWe Energies20.5¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterLakeview Estates MHPNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet6 providers70% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Brothertown’s trash rules yet
SchoolsChilton School DistrictNew Holstein School District2 districts serve Brothertown; which school depends on your address and gradeNCES
Register to voteOnlineIn Wisconsin you can register online until 20 days before Election Day, in person up to and including Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 20 days before).vote.govWho runs elections hereTown of Brothertown ClerkThe town itself; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jun 2023
ZIP codes53014, 5304953014 93% · 53049 7%Census 2020
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 Brothertown.
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade A
Inland flooding leads a very low hazard risk in Brothertown
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 84% of U.S. communities.
16risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingCold wavesTornadoes
2
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Work & commuteJobs & income grade B
Most of Brothertown’s workers commute out: the town has 0.4 jobs for each of them
Most working residents leave Brothertown for work: only 6% work in town. Brothertown’s average trip to work is 26 minutes, where Wisconsin’s towns sit at 22 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. The median household income in Brothertown is $72,000.
6%work in town
| Brothertown | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 26 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $72,000 | $87,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 5.5% | 8.3% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 7.1% | 6.4% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
In Brothertown6%
Chilton13%
Fond du Lac7%
Appleton6%
Fox Crossing5%
19 mi
median commute distance
263
jobs based in Brothertown
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
C
Walkability grade: more walkable than 25% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Climate
In Brothertown, expect snowy winters and pleasant summers
Brothertown has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. Brothertown’s July high is 81°F.
44″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter13–28°
Spring34–54°
Summer58–78°
Fall39–57°
Oct 14
typical first frost
May 1
typical last frost
+1.5°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
HealthB
Brothertown ranks healthier than 58% of the country’s towns
Brothertown tracks Wisconsin closely on all 32 CDC measures. 29% of adults feel lonely in Brothertown.
58%healthier than U.S. townsBHealth Grade
| Brothertown | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 30% | 33% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 20% | 16% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 26% | 25% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 32% | 36% |
32 measures vs. Wisconsin
0 better32 too close to call0 worse
Ascension Calumet Hospital
7.6 mi away · emergency room
None
primary care, dental or mental-health shortage
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
0%conserved
0%
conserved · 16 of 34,703 acres
0.0 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Brothertown Harbor | — | 8 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Nearby attractions
All 24 attractions →Lambeau Field and 17 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Brothertown. Close and well known come first.
Big draw39 mi Stadium & arenaLambeau Field
8 mi LakeLake Winnebago
32 mi MuseumUSS Cobia
39 mi Stadium & arenaResch Center
38 mi MuseumNational Railroad Museum
15 mi MuseumEAA Aviation MuseumSources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits
Lambeau Field: JL1Row, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lake Winnebago: self, CC BY-SA 2.5 · USS Cobia: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain · Resch Center: User Royalbroil on en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 2.5 · National Railroad Museum: Dual Freq, CC BY 3.0 · EAA Aviation Museum: self, CC BY-SA 2.5
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Brothertown
18pages on Brothertown
The big questions
Out and about
The story
Day to day
After high school
Colleges nearby
3 within 15 miles of the center of Brothertown
Moraine Park Technical CollegeCommunity college · Public · Fond du Lac14 mi$4,819 in-state tuitionUniversity of Wisconsin-OshkoshUniversity or college · Public · Oshkosh14.1 mi$8,532 in-state tuitionMarian UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Fond Du Lac14.6 mi$35,178 tuition
About 3 of every 100 Brothertown residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Wisconsin.
A commuter town
94% of working residents leave Brothertown for work
Where Brothertown’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
263jobs based in Brothertown
6%of working residents work in town
19 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
About Brothertown
Town in Wisconsin, United States
Brothertown is a town in Calumet County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 1,328 at the 2020 census, slightly down from 1,329 at the 2010 census. The unincorporated communities of Brothertown, Charlesburg, Eckers Lakeland, Jericho, and Maple Heights are located in the town. The unincorporated community of Calumetville is also located partially in the town.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 55 sq mi
- Elevation
- 984 ft
- Area code
- 920
Questions about Brothertown
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Brothertown, 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.