CliftonWI
A town of 2,289.
Is Clifton a good place to live?
The best of Clifton’s subject grades are an A for incomes and an A− for schools and health; the weakest is a D for walkability. On walkability, just 83 of Wisconsin’s 879 towns do worse. 13% of the land in Clifton is conserved, against 3.8% in Wisconsin’s towns and 4.3% across U.S. towns. The biggest place to walk is Kinnickinnic State Park, 1,322 acres with 7 miles of trail. Clifton has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
99% of working residents leave Clifton for work
Where Clifton’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Clifton grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Wisconsin), ordered by how far Clifton is from typical.
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Moving to Clifton: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Clifton, 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 Clifton.
On CDC estimates, Clifton is healthier than 82% of U.S. towns
Clifton beats the Wisconsin average on 15 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2. 21% of adults binge drink in Clifton, above both Wisconsin’s towns (20%) and U.S. towns (16%). 29% of Clifton adults have high blood pressure.
| Clifton | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 20% | 16% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 33% | 35% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 75% | 78% | 79% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 8.7% | 11% | 12% |
| What stands out | Clifton | WI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults with diabetes | 8.7% | 11.4% |
| Fewer adults who have had a stroke | 2.6% | 3.4% |
| Fewer adults treating high blood pressure | 73.9% | 77.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Clifton stands out in Wisconsin and nationally: a smaller share of its working residents work locally
Of the 363 Wisconsin towns we compare, none has a lower share of working residents who work in town than Clifton. Jobs based in Clifton grew to 206 in 2023, 156 more than in 2013. The median household income in Clifton is $123,000.
| Clifton | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 21% | 12% | 11% |
| Median household income | $123,000 | $87,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 29 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.6% | 8.3% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
In Clifton, expect snowy winters and pleasant summers
Clifton has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 82°, January nights drop to 7° and about 41 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Kinnickinnic State Park | 7 mi | 1,322 |
| 2. Manion Wildlife Area | — | 161 |
| 3. Drewiske Family Preserve | — | 39 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Clifton faces a low natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 61% of U.S. communities. Since 1993, 25 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Clifton.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
U.S. Bank Stadium and 66 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Clifton. Close and well known come first.
Big draw28 mi Stadium & arenaU.S. Bank Stadium
21 mi Stadium & arenaGrand Casino Arena
27 mi Stadium & arenaHuntington Bank Stadium
30 mi Stadium & arenaTarget Field
26 mi Theme parkNickelodeon Universe
23 mi LandmarkFort SnellingPhoto credits
U.S. Bank Stadium: Darb02, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Grand Casino Arena: AlexiusHoratius, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Huntington Bank Stadium: Lectrician2, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Target Field: Lectrician2, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Nickelodeon Universe: Tyler Vigen, CC BY 4.0 · Fort Snelling: en:User:The Statue With The Dictionary, CC BY-SA 3.0
Everything we know about Clifton
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Clifton
About 3 of every 100 Clifton residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Wisconsin.
About Clifton
Town in Wisconsin, United States
Clifton is a town in Pierce County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 2,177 at the 2020 census.
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- Area
- 36 sq mi
- Elevation
- 961 ft
Clifton’s neighbors
5 towns share a border with Clifton.
| Town | WI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clifton | — | — | B− | — | A− | A− |
| Prescott | #25 | A+ | C+ | A− | A | A− |
| Troy | #152 | B+ | C | — | A | A− |
| River Falls | — | — | C+ | — | A− | A− |
| Oak Grove | #67 | A | C+ | — | A | A− |
Clifton and River Falls have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Clifton, Troy, River Falls and Oak Grove report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Clifton with a neighbor →
Questions about Clifton
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Clifton, WI expensive?
Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro 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−.