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Wisconsin›Chippewa County

DelmarWI

A town of 1,027.

Is Delmar a good place to live?

Delmar’s best subject grade is an A− for schools; its weakest is a C− for health. Only 65 of Wisconsin’s 874 towns score lower on health. Delmar’s January low is 5°F, below both the Wisconsin town median (11°F) and the median of U.S. towns (22°F). Only 3 of Wisconsin’s 879 towns score lower on the outdoors. Delmar has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.

Small town

1,027 people, and everyone knows the way

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

Nearby towns
StanleyGoetzThorpBoydEdsonColburnStanleyGoetzThorpBoydEdsonColburnDelmar

How Delmar grades

Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Wisconsin), ordered by how far Delmar is from typical.

How grading works

Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.

How TownRatings grades towns →

Getting set up

Moving to Delmar: who provides what

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

The full setup list →
PowerChippewa Valley Electric CoopEIAHIFLD · EIA
WaterStanley WaterworksNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
InternetProviders and speedsData pending · D4
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Delmar’s trash rules yet
SchoolsStanley-Boyd Area 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 Delmar ClerkThe town itself; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jun 2023
ZIP codes54768, 54726, 5472754768 52% · 54726 44% · 54727 4%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 Delmar.

HealthC−

Compared with most of Wisconsin and the rest of the country, more of Delmar’s adults smoke cigarettes

19% of adults smoke cigarettes in Delmar, above both Wisconsin’s towns (14%) and U.S. towns (14%). 32% of adults get no exercise outside work in Delmar. Delmar beats the Wisconsin average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 18.

24%healthier than U.S. townsC−Health Grade
DelmarWisconsin townsU.S. towns
Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES)19%14%14%
Obesity (CDC PLACES)44%38%35%
Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES)74%78%79%
Get no exercise (CDC PLACES)32%26%25%
32 measures vs. Wisconsin
0 better14 too close to call18 worse
What stands outDelmarWI
More smokers19.1%13.6%
More older adults who have lost all their teeth13%9.9%
More adults facing a utility shut-off7%5.5%
Aspirus Stanley Hospital
4.6 mi away · emergency room
None
primary care, dental or mental-health shortage

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

Work & commuteJobs & income grade C

With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Delmar’s workers commute out

Most working residents leave Delmar for work: only 0% work in town. Jobs based in Delmar grew to 57 in 2023, 21 more than in 2013. 13% of Delmar residents live below the poverty line.

0%work in town
DelmarWisconsin townsU.S. towns
Below the poverty line13%6.4%9.6%
Median household income$74,000$87,000$80,000
Average trip to work24 minutes22 minutes25 minutes

Where working residents work

In Delmar0%
Eau Claire12%
Stanley12%
Chippewa Falls10%
Thorp5%
22 mi
median commute distance
57
jobs based in Delmar
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
B−
Walkability grade: more walkable than 47% of U.S. towns

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Natural hazardsHazard risk grade B+

Delmar faces a low natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding

Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 68% of U.S. communities.

32risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
32Low riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingCold wavesTornadoes
1
federal disasters paid out here

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Climate

In Delmar, expect snowy winters and pleasant summers

Delmar has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. Delmar’s July high is 80°F.

52″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter8–26°
Spring32–54°
Summer56–78°
Fall36–55°
Oct 3
typical first frost
May 7
typical last frost
+1.6°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Delmar

16pages on Delmar
After high school

Colleges nearby

None within 15 miles of Delmar; the nearest are

A commuter town

100% of working residents leave Delmar for work

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

12% → Eau Claire Eau Claire 12% 12% → Stanley Stanley 12% 10% → Chippewa Falls Chippewa Falls 10% 5% → Thorp Thorp 5% 5% → Cadott Cadott 5% 3% → Lake Hallie Lake Hallie 3% Delmar · 0% stay
57jobs based in Delmar
0%of working residents work in town
22 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Delmar

Town in Wisconsin, United States

The Town of Delmar is located in Chippewa County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 1,013 at the 2020 census.

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

Area
43 sq mi
Elevation
1,132 ft

Questions about Delmar

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Delmar, WI expensive?

The typical home is worth about $269,000. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C+.