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Wisconsin›Outagamie County

Deer CreekWI

A town of 625.

Is Deer Creek a good place to live?

The biggest park or preserve is Deer Creek Wildlife Area, at 1,340 acres. Deer Creek has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

625 people, and everyone knows the way

In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.

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Getting set up

Moving to Deer Creek: who provides what

Who provides power, water and the rest in Deer Creek, and how to reach them.

The full setup list →
PowerWe Energies20.5¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
Internet8 providers88% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Deer Creek’s trash rules yet
SchoolsClintonville School DistrictWhich school depends on your addressNCES
Register to voteOnlineIn Wisconsin you can register online until 20 days before Election Day, in person up to and including Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 20 days before).vote.gov
Who runs elections hereTown of Deer Creek ClerkThe town itself; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jun 2025
ZIP codes54922, 54170, 54961, 5492954922 71% · 54170 17% · 54961 8% · 54929 3%Census 2020

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 Deer Creek.

Work & commute

The average trip to work in Deer Creek is longer than in the typical Wisconsin or U.S. town

Among residents in Deer Creek, 1.7% live below the poverty line. Of the 363 Wisconsin towns we compare, none has a lower share of working residents who work in town than Deer Creek. Since 2013, Deer Creek has added 21 jobs, to 82 in 2023. Half commute less than 24 miles.

0%work in town
Deer CreekWisconsin townsU.S. towns
Average trip to work32 minutes22 minutes25 minutes
Below the poverty line1.7%6.4%9.6%
Working residents who work in town0.3%8.3%8%

Where working residents work

In Deer Creek0%
Appleton11%
New London8%
Green Bay5%
Grand Chute5%
24 mi
median commute distance
82
jobs based in Deer Creek
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Natural hazards

The biggest natural risk in Deer Creek is inland flooding, at a low overall level

Deer Creek’s FEMA risk score is 24 of 100. Of the losses FEMA expects locally, 59% come from inland flooding and 21% from cold waves. Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 76% of U.S. communities.

24risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
24Low riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingCold wavesTornadoes

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Climate

Snowy winters and pleasant summers: that is Deer Creek’s year

The typical July afternoon high in Deer Creek is 81°F.

44″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter12–28°
Spring33–55°
Summer57–79°
Fall38–57°
Oct 6
typical first frost
May 4
typical last frost
+1.7°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Outdoors

Conservation land takes up 9.8% of Deer Creek

Walkers can cover 0.8 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves.

9.8%conserved
9.8%
conserved · 2,202 of 22,524 acres
0.8 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Deer Creek Wildlife Area—1,340
2. Wolf River Bottoms Wildlife Area—804

Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US

Health

How healthy Deer Creek is

In Deer Creek, just over a fifth of adults binge drink. 29% of adults get no exercise outside work locally, above both the Wisconsin town median (26%) and the median of U.S. towns (25%).

Deer CreekWisconsin townsU.S. towns
Binge drink (CDC PLACES)21%20%16%
Get no exercise (CDC PLACES)29%26%25%
Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES)16%14%14%
Obesity (CDC PLACES)39%38%35%
32 measures vs. Wisconsin
0 better31 too close to call1 worse
What stands outDeer CreekWI
More adults with arthritis29%26.6%
Thedacare Medical Center - New London
11.7 mi away · emergency room
None
primary care, dental or mental-health shortage

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Deer Creek

16pages on Deer Creek
After high school

Colleges nearby

None within 15 miles of Deer Creek; the nearest are

A commuter town

100% of working residents leave Deer Creek for work

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

11% → Appleton Appleton 11% 8% → New London New London 8% 5% → Green Bay Green Bay 5% 5% → Grand Chute Grand Chute 5% 4% → Seymour Seymour 4% 4% → Clintonville Clintonville 4% Deer Creek · 0% stay
82jobs based in Deer Creek
0%of working residents work in town
24 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Deer Creek

Town in Wisconsin, United States

Deer Creek is a town in Outagamie County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 630 at the 2020 census.

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

Area
36 sq mi
Elevation
774 ft

Questions about Deer Creek

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Deer Creek, WI a good place to live?

Deer Creek has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.