ClarnoWI
A town of 1,142, settled in 1855.
Is Clarno a good place to live?
Clarno’s best subject grade is a B+ for cost of living. 14% of residents are 65 or older in Clarno, where Wisconsin’s towns sit at 20% and U.S. towns at 18%. On civic life, just 58 of Wisconsin’s 869 towns do worse. Clarno has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Clarno stand out
Where Clarno beats most towns.
1,142 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How Clarno grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Wisconsin), ordered by how far Clarno is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Clarno: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Clarno, 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 Clarno.
Very low risk in Clarno, with cold waves at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 92% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
With 0.4 jobs for every working resident, most of Clarno’s workers commute out
Most working residents leave Clarno for work: only 2% work in town. Jobs based in Clarno grew to 231 in 2023, 74 more than in 2013. 12% of residents live below the poverty line in Clarno, above both Wisconsin’s towns (6.4%) and U.S. towns (9.6%).
| Clarno | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 12% | 6.4% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.2% | 8.3% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 23 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Clarno has snowy winters and pleasant summers
Clarno has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 12° and about 42 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Clarno is healthier than 56% of U.S. towns
Clarno beats the Wisconsin average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 29% of Clarno adults feel lonely.
| Clarno | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 30% | 33% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 38% | 35% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 36% | 33% | 35% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 15% | 17% |
| What stands out | Clarno | WI |
|---|---|---|
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.9% | 8.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
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Everything we know about Clarno
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Clarno; the nearest are
About 3 of every 100 Clarno residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Wisconsin.
98% of working residents leave Clarno for work
Where Clarno’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Clarno
Township in Wisconsin, United States
Clarno is a town in Green County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,133 at the 2020 census. The unincorporated communities of Clarno and Schneyville are located in the town.
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- Area
- 37 sq mi
- Elevation
- 925 ft
- Area code
- 608
Questions about Clarno
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Clarno, 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+.