BrunswickWI
A town of 1,929, settled in 1858.
Is Brunswick a good place to live?
The best of Brunswick’s subject grades are an A− for incomes and health; the weakest is a C− for cost of living. On cost of living, just 86 of Wisconsin’s 879 towns do worse. Brunswick’s January low is 6°F, below both the Wisconsin town median (11°F) and the median of U.S. towns (22°F). The biggest park or preserve is Lower Chippewa River State Natural Area, at 618 acres. Brunswick has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Brunswick has grown 19% since 2010
1,624 counted in 2010 and 1,958 in 2020; an estimated 1,929 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
How Brunswick grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Wisconsin), ordered by how far Brunswick is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Brunswick: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Brunswick, 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 Brunswick.
Brunswick is healthier than 79% of U.S. towns
Brunswick beats the Wisconsin average on 10 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 31% of adults have obesity in Brunswick, below both Wisconsin’s towns (38%) and U.S. towns (35%). 29% of Brunswick adults have high blood pressure.
| Brunswick | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 38% | 35% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 33% | 35% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 20% | 16% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 24% | 23% |
| What stands out | Brunswick | WI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 7.9% | 9.9% |
| Fewer adults with diabetes | 9.2% | 11.4% |
| Fewer adults getting cholesterol checked | 83.3% | 85.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
About half of Brunswick’s working residents commute to Eau Claire
Most working residents leave Brunswick for work: only 1% work in town. Jobs based in Brunswick grew to 187 in 2023, 51 more than in 2013. 3.5% of residents live below the poverty line in Brunswick.
| Brunswick | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 18% | 12% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 3.5% | 6.4% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.5% | 8.3% | 8% |
| Median household income | $92,000 | $87,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Fewer young adults than Wisconsin overall
Adults 18 to 34 are 13% of residents (22% statewide); adults 35 to 64 are 47% of residents (38% statewide). Brunswick’s median age is 48.7 years. 34% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 33% across Wisconsin.
| Brunswick | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 48.7 years | 42.1 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 34% | 32% | 29% |
| Under 18 | 21% | 21% | 22% |
| Aged 65 or older | 20% | 20% | 18% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
45% women, 55% men
About 121 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±4.1 points). Across Wisconsin, 49.9% of residents are women.
| Brunswick | WI | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 8% | 11.2% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 12.7% | 10.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 7.5% | 9.3% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 5.2% | 12.6% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 11.5% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 16.6% | 11.8% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 18.8% | 13.8% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 15.2% | 11.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 4.6% | 7.3% | 7% |
| No diploma | 3.1% | 6.4% | 10.4% |
| High school | 31.2% | 29.4% | 26% |
| Some college | 13.2% | 19.5% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 18.5% | 11.3% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 21.4% | 22% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 12.7% | 11.4% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,900, single groups can be off by several points
Brunswick has snowy winters and pleasant summers
Brunswick has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 82°, January nights drop to 6° and about 55 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Brunswick faces a moderate natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 57% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Guettinger Woods And Wildlife Area Park | 0.8 mi | 43 |
| 2. Lower Chippewa River State Natural Area | — | 618 |
| 3. Chippewa River State Trail Corridor | — | 138 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Brunswick
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Brunswick
About 2 of every 100 Brunswick residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Wisconsin.
99% of working residents leave Brunswick for work
Where Brunswick’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Brunswick
Town in Wisconsin, United States
Brunswick is a town in Eau Claire County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,958 at the 2020 census. The unincorporated communities of Lufkin and Mount Hope Corners are located in the town.
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- Area
- 37 sq mi
- Elevation
- 883 ft
Brunswick’s neighbors
6 towns share a border with Brunswick.
| Town | WI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brunswick | — | — | C− | — | B− | A− |
| Union | #195 | B+ | B− | — | B− | B+ |
| Eau Claire | #264 | B− | C+ | C+ | B− | A− |
| Rock Creek | — | — | B− | — | B− | B− |
| Washington | #164 | B+ | C+ | — | B− | A− |
| Drammen | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pleasant Valley | #286 | C+ | D | — | B− | A− |
Brunswick and Rock Creek have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Brunswick, Union, Rock Creek, Washington and Pleasant Valley report no FBI crime data of their own. Drammen isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Brunswick with a neighbor →
Questions about Brunswick
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Brunswick, WI expensive?
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C−.