Clarks MillsWI
A town settled in 1855, now home to 87 people.
Is Clarks Mills a good place to live?
Of the 363 Wisconsin towns we compare, none has a higher share of homes lived in by their owners than Clarks Mills. Clarks Mills has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
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The data
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Natural hazards: very low risk in Clarks Mills, mostly inland flooding
In Clarks Mills, the FEMA hazard score is 13 of 100, below both Wisconsin’s towns (23 of 100) and U.S. towns (44 of 100). FEMA puts 47% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 18% to cold waves. Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 87% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Most of Clarks Mills’ workers commute out: the town has 0.2 jobs for each of them
The top destinations are Manitowoc (15%), Valders (10%) and Sheboygan (8%). In Clarks Mills, the middle household income is $104,000, against $87,000 in Wisconsin’s towns and $80,000 across U.S. towns. Clarks Mills’ mean commuting time stands at 24 minutes.
| Clarks Mills | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $104,000 | $87,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 24 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Snowy winters and pleasant summers in Clarks Mills
Clarks Mills’ July high comes in at 80°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
A larger share of adults have high blood pressure in Clarks Mills than in most of Wisconsin or the rest of the country
Against the Wisconsin average, Clarks Mills comes out ahead on 2 CDC measures out of 32, and behind on 6. Among adults here, 22% have been diagnosed with depression. 28% of adults in Clarks Mills feel lonely; 42% have obesity.
| Clarks Mills | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 33% | 35% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 30% | 33% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 38% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 11% | 12% |
| What stands out | Clarks Mills | WI |
|---|---|---|
| More adults screened for colon cancer | 76.2% | 69.4% |
| More adults getting cholesterol checked | 89.2% | 85.9% |
| More adults with COPD | 8.4% | 6.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Clarks Mills
Moving to Clarks Mills: who provides what
Clarks Mills is unincorporated, so Manitowoc County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
100% of working residents leave Clarks Mills for work
Where Clarks Mills’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Clarks Mills
About 0 of every 100 Clarks Mills residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Wisconsin.
About Clarks Mills
Unincorporated community in Wisconsin, United States
Clarks Mills is an unincorporated community located in the town of Cato, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, United States. Clarks Mills is on the Manitowoc River northeast of Valders. It is named for early settler Ira Clark, who along with Thomas Cunningham built a mill and bridge there in the 1840s. The community is home to St. Mary's Catholic Church and St. Mary-St. Michael Catholic School.
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- Elevation
- 850 ft
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