Is Carlton a good place to live?
The best of Carlton’s subject grades is an A− for civic life; the weakest is a C for walkability. Only 10 of Wisconsin’s 879 towns score higher on hazard risk. On the outdoors, just 35 of Wisconsin’s 879 towns do worse. Carlton has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Carlton stand out
Where Carlton beats most towns.
Community nonprofits per 1,000 residents
1,016 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How Carlton grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Wisconsin), ordered by how far Carlton is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Carlton: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Carlton, 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 Carlton.
Carlton faces a very low natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 98% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
With 0.4 jobs for every working resident, most of Carlton’s workers commute out
Most working residents leave Carlton for work: only 2% work in town. Jobs based in Carlton fell to 193 in 2023, 462 fewer than in 2013. At 26 minutes, Carlton’s average trip to work is above Wisconsin’s towns (22 minutes) and close to U.S. towns (25 minutes).
| Carlton | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 2.3% | 8.3% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 26 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 6% | 6.4% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Carlton has snowy winters and pleasant summers
Carlton has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. At 79°F, Carlton’s July high is below both the Wisconsin town median (82°F) and the median of U.S. towns (85°F).
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Carlton ranks healthier than 54% of the country’s towns
Carlton beats the Wisconsin average on 2 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 41% of Carlton adults have obesity.
| Carlton | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 38% | 35% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 30% | 33% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 20% | 16% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 15% | 17% |
| What stands out | Carlton | WI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 4.6% | 5.5% |
| Fewer adults without reliable transportation | 5.8% | 6.7% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.8% | 8.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Carlton has set aside 0.5% of its land for conservation
1.6 miles of trail in 0 parks and preserves. Carlton’s trail density is 0.1 miles per square mile.
| Carlton | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 0.5% | 3.8% | 4.3% |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Lambeau Field and 10 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Carlton. Close and well known come first.
Big draw25 mi Stadium & arenaLambeau Field
20 mi MuseumUSS Cobia
25 mi Stadium & arenaResch Center
11 mi Ancient siteRouse Simmons
24 mi MuseumNational Railroad Museum
22 mi Theme parkBay Beach Amusement ParkPhoto credits
Lambeau Field: JL1Row, CC BY-SA 3.0 · USS Cobia: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain · Resch Center: User Royalbroil on en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Rouse Simmons: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain · National Railroad Museum: Dual Freq, CC BY 3.0 · Bay Beach Amusement Park: Royalbroil, CC BY-SA 3.0
Everything we know about Carlton
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Carlton; the nearest are
About 3 of every 100 Carlton residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Wisconsin.
98% of working residents leave Carlton for work
Where Carlton’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Carlton
Town in Wisconsin, United States
Carlton is a town in Kewaunee County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,008 at the 2020 census. Carlton is probably named for James Carlton, an early settler in the area.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 36 sq mi
- Elevation
- 702 ft
- Area code
- 920
Questions about Carlton
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Carlton, WI expensive?
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B+.