Cascade’s average commute stands at 22 minutes, near the Wisconsin town median (22 minutes) and below the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). Just 1% of the town’s working residents have a job in town. Also worth knowing: for residents in the town, the share who live below the poverty line is 4.7%. The top destinations are Plymouth (15%), Sheboygan (15%) and Milwaukee (5%).

1%work in town

	Cascade	Wisconsin towns	U.S. towns
Working residents who work in town	1.3%	8.3%	8%
Below the poverty line	4.7%	6.4%	9.6%
Average trip to work	22 minutes	22 minutes	25 minutes

Where working residents work

In Cascade1%

Plymouth15%

Sheboygan15%

Milwaukee5%

Sheboygan Falls4%

14 mi

median commute distance

jobs based in Cascade

A commuter town

jobs vs. working residents

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The jobs here92 jobs based here · A commuter town Where people work1% work in Cascade Commute times22 minutes · The average commute How far they goHalf commute less than 14 miles

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Natural hazards

Cascade faces a low natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding

Of the losses FEMA expects in Cascade, 59% come from inland flooding and 16% from cold waves. On expected storm and flood damage, Cascade sits below nearly three quarters of U.S. communities. Federal aid has come to Cascade households in 2 declared disasters; the latest was in 2008.

26risk score of 100

FEMA risk score

Inland floodingCold wavesTornadoes

federal disasters paid out here

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What it facesLow risk Flood claims0 paid flood claims · No paid flood claims on record Past disasters2 federal disasters · Paid out in Cascade Get ready1 events a year, on average · Ready for inland flooding

FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Climate

Snowy winters and pleasant summers: that is Cascade’s year

For Cascade, the typical July afternoon high is 81°F.

45″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter14–30°

Spring34–54°

Summer57–79°

Fall39–58°

Oct 10

typical first frost

May 3

typical last frost

+1.4°

vs. the 20th-century average

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A year of weatherJuly highs 81°, January lows 11°Rain & snow45″ of snow a winter · 32 inches of rain and snow a year Heating & coolingMostly a heating bill Then and now+1.4° vs. the 20th century · Warmer than the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Housing

The typical home in Cascade: about $291K

Typical home values rose 4.6% in the year to September 2026. 83% of Cascade households live in a home they own, where Wisconsin’s towns sit at 74% and U.S. towns at 73%.

$291KZillow home value

Typical home value

Cascade$291K

Wisconsin$337K

+4.6%

value change, 1 year

homes sold in May

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Prices over the yearsUp 4.6% in a year Years of income to buyA typical home costs 3.6 years of income Rents$797 a month · Median rent

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

Health

How healthy Cascade is

Cascade: just over a fifth of adults binge drink. In Cascade, just over three quarters of adults had a checkup this year, and 28% get no exercise outside work.

	Cascade	Wisconsin towns	U.S. towns
Binge drink (CDC PLACES)	22%	20%	16%
Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES)	76%	78%	79%
Get no exercise (CDC PLACES)	28%	26%	25%
Feel lonely (CDC PLACES)	31%	30%	33%

32 measures vs. Wisconsin

0 better32 too close to call0 worse

St. Nicholas Hospital

14.8 mi away · emergency room

None

primary care, dental or mental-health shortage

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Everyday habitsMore binge drinkers Hospitals & doctors nearby14.8 miles to an ER · St. Nicholas Hospital How adults are doingMore adults in frequent mental distress Every CDC estimateBetter than WI on 0 of 32

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

Outdoors

0% of Cascade is conserved land

0.0 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves.

0%conserved

conserved · 0 of 534 acres

0.0 mi

of trails · 0 per sq mi

Biggest places to walk	Trails	Acres
1. Memorial Park	—	10
2. Mill Pond Park	—	1

Full pageCascade’s outdoors pageOpen the page

Trail map0.0 miles of trail, mapped Pick a walk10 acres · Memorial Park Conserved land0% conserved · 0 acres protected Questions“Where can I hike in Cascade?”

Nearby attractions

Lake Winnebago and 14 more within 40 miles

Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Cascade. Close and well known come first.

All 42 attractions →

32 mi LakeLake Winnebago

14 mi Park & preserveKettle Moraine State Forest

35 mi MuseumUSS Cobia

36 mi MuseumEAA Aviation Museum

16 mi Theme parkBlue Harbor Resort

16 mi MuseumJohn Michael Kohler Arts Center

Sources: 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 · USS Cobia: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain · EAA Aviation Museum: self, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Blue Harbor Resort: self, CC BY-SA 2.5 · John Michael Kohler Arts Center: self, CC BY-SA 2.5

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Everything we know about Cascade

17pages on Cascade

The big questions

HealthBetter than WI on 0 of 32 CDC measures Cost of living$291K typical home · up 4.6% in a year Work & commute$80K median household income · 92 jobs here Natural hazardsFEMA risk higher than 26% of U.S. communities · inland flooding

Out and about

Outdoors0 mi of trails · 0% conserved land PlacesAttractions42 nearby · Wade House Historic Site 9 mi LibraryPlymouth Public Library CollegesLakeland University is 13.9 mi away

The story

HistorySettled 1849 Town Hall & politicsClimate81° summer highs · 45″ of snow

Day to day

NewsWeatherHandbookZIP code 53011 Town SquareNeighbors

After high school

Colleges nearby

1 within 15 miles of the center of Cascade

Lakeland UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Plymouth13.9 mi$33,396 tuition

About 2 of every 100 Cascade residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Wisconsin.

Prices by family income, graduation and earnings →

A commuter town

99% of working residents leave Cascade for work

Where Cascade’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

92jobs based in Cascade

1%of working residents work in town

14 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Cascade

Village in Wisconsin, United States

Cascade is a village in Sheboygan County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 722 at the 2020 census. It is included in the Sheboygan, Wisconsin Metropolitan Statistical Area.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Area: 0.8 sq mi
Elevation: 869 ft
ZIP code: 53011
Area code: 920

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