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In Wisconsin, this town has 5,303 residents. Public schools that outperform most of Wisconsin.
Clayton’s strongest is incomes: the median household earns $134K. What holds it back is cost of living (C): the typical home is worth about $501K, 6.7 years of the Oshkosh metro’s $75K median household income. Overall, that makes an A−, good for 140th of 357 in Wisconsin. On that grade it does better than just over three quarters of U.S. towns. The biggest park or preserve is Rat River Wildlife Area, at 1,410 acres. The town has 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Larson Brothers Airport. 52% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in the town, against 32% in Wisconsin’s towns and 29% across U.S. towns.
Figures: incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · home values, Zillow · OpenStreetMap · National Register of Historic Places.
Where Clayton beats most towns.
Where Clayton’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Wisconsin), ordered by how far Clayton is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
The archive holds 1 old photo or paper going back to 1922 and 3 maps from 1961 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Who provides power, water and the rest in Clayton, 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.
Ordered by what stands out in Clayton.
Clayton owes part of its health edge to its incomes and has household incomes well above the Wisconsin norm, but it has homes that cost more against local pay than most of Wisconsin.
Walkers can cover 21 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves. In Clayton, the density of trails is 0.6 miles per square mile.
| Clayton | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 6.5% | 3.8% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.6 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Rat River Wildlife Area | 0.3 mi | 1,410 |
| 2. Trailhead Park | 0.1 mi | 5 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Public schools: the Neenah Joint School District. Its one school is below. 206 students attend Clayton’s public school.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clayton ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–4 | Grades K–4 | 206 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within WI on state tests and graduation
At 6.7 years of the Oshkosh metro’s $75K median household income, the typical home (about $501K) costs more against local pay than in 92% of Wisconsin towns; that ratio is one input to that grade.
Over the 12 months to September 2026, the typical home gained 5% in value. For households in Clayton, the share who are owner-occupiers is 93%. The rent at the middle of the market in the town is $1,400 a month.
| Clayton | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 93% | 74% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,400 a month | $1,076 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Among residents in Clayton, 3.2% live below the poverty line. Jobs based in Clayton grew to 661 in 2023, 152 more than in 2013. Half the trips to work are shorter than 10 miles. The top destinations are Oshkosh (15%), Neenah (13%) and Appleton (12%).
| Clayton | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $134,000 | $87,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 3.2% | 6.4% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.8% | 8.4% | 8% |
| Work from home | 10% | 12% | 11% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Against the 4,178 U.S. towns with household incomes like Clayton’s, it is less healthy than 80%: its national edge comes with its incomes.
In Clayton, 15% of adults report frequent mental distress. Two figures for adults in the town: 28% feel lonely, 31% sleep under 7 hours.
| Clayton | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 20% | 16% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 30% | 33% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 32% | 36% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 38% | 35% |
| What stands out | Clayton | WI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 9.1% | 12.1% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 6.5% | 8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Federal disaster aid has reached households in Clayton after 2 declared disasters, most recently in 2008. On expected storm and flood damage, Clayton sits below nearly two thirds of U.S. communities. Expected losses in Clayton break down as 61% from inland flooding and 15% from cold waves.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Clayton. Close and well known come first.
Big draw33 mi Stadium & arenaLambeau Field
15 mi LakeLake Winnebago
33 mi Stadium & arenaResch Center
33 mi MuseumNational Railroad Museum
15 mi MuseumEAA Aviation Museum
37 mi Theme parkBay Beach Amusement ParkLambeau Field: JL1Row, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lake Winnebago: self, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Resch Center: User Royalbroil on en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 2.5 · National Railroad Museum: Dual Freq, CC BY 3.0 · EAA Aviation Museum: self, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Bay Beach Amusement Park: Royalbroil, CC BY-SA 3.0
3 within 15 miles of the center of Clayton
About 7 of every 100 Clayton residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Wisconsin.
2 places in Clayton on the National Register of Historic Places.
Town in Wisconsin, United States
Clayton is a town in Winnebago County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 4,329 at the 2020 census. The unincorporated communities of Larsen, Medina Junction, and Mikesville are located within the town.
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5 towns share a border with Clayton.
| Town | WI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clayton | #140 | A− | C | — | A− | B+ |
| Fox Crossing | #120 | A− | C+ | A− | A− | B |
| Greenville | — | — | A− | — | A− | — |
| Vinland | — | — | B+ | — | A− | B+ |
| Dale | #169 | B+ | C+ | — | B+ | B+ |
| Winchester | — | — | B− | — | A− | B+ |
Vinland and Winchester have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Clayton, Greenville, Vinland, Dale and Winchester report no FBI crime data of their own. Greenville isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Clayton with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Clayton grades A− overall, better than 76% of U.S. towns and #140 of 357 in Wisconsin. It grades B+ for health and A− for schools.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C.
