Looking Up The Wind Turbine Tower, Byron, Wisconsin, 2007-05-05, 2007
Byron’s story
180 years in pictures
The archive holds 4 old photos and papers going back to 2004 and 2 maps from 1955 on.
- 1846Byron is settled
Photo: Royalbroil · CC BY-SA 3.0
Population
1,679
2025 Census estimate · +0.4% since 2020
Median home value
$307K
Census ACS
Household income
$105K
median
Median age
53.3
years
Jobs based here
485
A commuter town
Is Byron a good place to live?
The best of Byron’s subject grades are an A for incomes and an A− for schools; the weakest is a C− for walkability. Only 84 of Wisconsin’s 879 towns score higher on hazard risk. Byron’s median age is 53.3 years, above both the Wisconsin town median (42.1 years) and the median of U.S. towns (40.5 years). Hobbs Woods County Park, at 60 acres with 2.2 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. Byron has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Byron stand out
Where Byron beats most towns.
A commuter town
98% of working residents leave Byron for work
Where Byron’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
485jobs based in Byron
2%of working residents work in town
12 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
How Byron grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Wisconsin), ordered by how far Byron is from typical.
Hazard riskFEMA risk higher than 8% of U.S. communities; inland flooding tops the listA+Open →Jobs & income$105K median household incomeAOpen →SchoolsBeat 79% of Wisconsin districts on tests and graduationA−Open →WalkabilityEPA walkability 4.5 of 20; 2.5% of households have no car; 1.6% of workers walk, bike or ride transitC−Open →Cost of livingTypical home $307K, 4.1 years of the Fond du Lac metro’s $74K median household incomeC+Open →HealthSSM Health St. Agnes Hospital-Fond Du Lac 7.7 miles awayB−Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Outdoors4 miles of trails; 0% conserved landCOpen →History2 notable people born hereB+Open →Civic life3.6 community nonprofits per 1,000 residentsC+Open →
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 Byron: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Byron, and how to reach them.
PowerWe Energies20.5¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
Internet7 providers80% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpWednesdayTrash dayTown site
SchoolsOakfield School DistrictLomira School District2 districts serve Byron; 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 Byron ClerkThe town itself; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jun 2023
ZIP codes54937, 53006, 5306554937 63% · 53006 25% · 53065 12%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 Byron.
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade A+
Inland flooding leads a very low hazard risk in Byron
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 92% of U.S. communities. Since 2019, 2 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Byron.
8risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingTornadoesCold waves
2
paid flood claims since 2019
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Work & commuteJobs & income grade A
With 0.5 jobs for every working resident, most of Byron’s workers commute out
Most working residents leave Byron for work: only 2% work in town. At 18 minutes, Byron’s average trip to work is where Wisconsin’s towns sit at 22 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. Jobs based in Byron fell to 485 in 2023, 513 fewer than in 2013.
2%work in town
| Byron | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 18 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 3.2% | 6.4% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $105,000 | $87,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.9% | 8.3% | 8% |
Where working residents work
In Byron2%
Fond du Lac28%
Oshkosh4%
Brownsville3%
Oakfield3%
12 mi
median commute distance
485
jobs based in Byron
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
C−
Walkability grade: more walkable than 23% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Climate
Byron has four seasons and pleasant summers
Byron has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. The July high in Byron is 81°F.
38″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter14–29°
Spring34–54°
Summer58–79°
Fall39–58°
Oct 12
typical first frost
May 1
typical last frost
+1.2°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
HealthB−
Residents of Byron are healthier than 51% of U.S. towns
Byron beats the Wisconsin average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 44% of Byron adults have obesity.
51%healthier than U.S. townsB−Health Grade
| Byron | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 44% | 38% | 35% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 32% | 36% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 20% | 16% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 26% | 25% |
32 measures vs. Wisconsin
0 better31 too close to call1 worse
| What stands out | Byron | WI |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with obesity | 43.7% | 37.7% |
SSM Health St. Agnes Hospital-Fond Du Lac
7.7 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: dental
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
0.1%conserved
| Byron | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.1% | 3.8% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
0.1%
conserved · 34 of 23,269 acres
3.6 mi
of trails · 0.1 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Hobbs Woods County Park | 2.2 mi | 60 |
| 2. Oakfield Railroad Prairie State Natural Area | 1.4 mi | 38 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Nearby attractions
All 41 attractions →Lake Winnebago and 10 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Byron. Close and well known come first.
24 mi LakeLake Winnebago
18 mi Park & preserveKettle Moraine State Forest
23 mi MuseumEAA Aviation Museum
38 mi Theme parkBlue Harbor Resort
20 mi MuseumWade House Historic Site
38 mi MuseumJohn Michael Kohler Arts CenterSources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits
Lake Winnebago: self, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Kettle Moraine State Forest: self, CC BY-SA 2.5 · EAA Aviation Museum: self, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Blue Harbor Resort: self, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Wade House Historic Site: Royalbroil, CC BY-SA 3.0 · John Michael Kohler Arts Center: self, CC BY-SA 2.5
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Byron
19pages on Byron
The big questions
Out and about
The story
Day to day
After high school
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Byron
Marian UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Fond Du Lac7.8 mi$35,178 tuitionMoraine Park Technical CollegeCommunity college · Public · Fond du Lac8.3 mi$4,819 in-state tuition
About 4 of every 100 Byron residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Wisconsin.
About Byron
Town in Wisconsin, United States
Byron is a town in Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, United States. As of the 2020 census, the town population was 1,677. The unincorporated communities of Byron, Hamilton, and South Byron are located in the town.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 36 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,040 ft
- Area code
- 920
Byron’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with Byron.
OakfieldEdenFond du LacLomiraByron
How the neighbors grade
| Town | WI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Byron | — | — | C+ | — | A− | B− |
| Oakfield | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Eden | — | — | B | — | A− | B− |
| Fond du Lac | #278 | C+ | C+ | — | C | B− |
| Lomira | — | — | C | — | B− | C+ |
Byron, Eden and Lomira have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Byron, Eden, Fond du Lac and Lomira report no FBI crime data of their own. Oakfield isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Byron with a neighbor →
Questions about Byron
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Byron, 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 C+.
What is Byron, WI known for?
2 notable people were born here, including Steve Wittman and Oscar Brookin.