Federal disaster aid has reached households in Dresser once, in 2002. Expected damage from storms and floods is lower here than in 84% of U.S. communities. 35% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from cold waves, followed by inland flooding at 26%.

16risk score of 100

FEMA risk score

Cold wavesInland floodingTornadoes

federal disasters paid out here

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What it facesVery low risk Flood claims0 paid flood claims · No paid flood claims on record Past disasters1 federal disaster · Paid out in Dresser Get ready9.5 events a year, on average · Ready for cold waves

FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Schools

The schools Dresser’s kids attend

The Saint Croix Falls School District runs its public schools. Its one school is below.

School	Level	Students	Letter
Dresser ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–K	Grades PK–K	46	–

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The districtsSaint Croix Falls School District Vs. the neighbors1 bordering town Every school1 school · Dresser Elementary Questions“Are Dresser’s schools good?”

NCES · EDFacts

Climate

The climate in Dresser brings snowy winters and pleasant summers

For Dresser, the midsummer high is 82°F.

43″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter8–26°

Spring33–55°

Summer58–80°

Fall37–56°

Oct 8

typical first frost

May 4

typical last frost

+1.7°

vs. the 20th-century average

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A year of weatherJuly highs 82°, January lows 4°Rain & snow43″ of snow a winter · 32 inches of rain and snow a year Heating & coolingMostly a heating bill Then and now+1.7° vs. the 20th century · Warmer than the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Work & commute

With 1.3 jobs for every working resident, Dresser draws in 637 commuters

The top destinations are Osceola (14%), St. Croix Falls (11%) and Minneapolis (3%). Just 4% of Dresser’s working residents have a job in town. The average commute for Dresser comes to 30 minutes. Also worth knowing: this Wisconsin town had 656 jobs in 2023, up 242 from 2013.

4%work in town

	Dresser	Wisconsin towns	U.S. towns
Average trip to work	30 minutes	22 minutes	25 minutes
Working residents who work in town	3.9%	8.3%	8%
Work from home	9.7%	12%	11%
Below the poverty line	8.1%	6.4%	9.6%

Where working residents work

In Dresser4%

Osceola14%

St. Croix Falls11%

Minneapolis3%

Forest Lake3%

23 mi

median commute distance

656

jobs based in Dresser

Balanced

jobs vs. working residents

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The jobs here656 jobs based here · Balanced Where people work4% work in Dresser Commute times30 minutes · The average commute How far they goHalf commute less than 23 miles

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Health

How healthy Dresser is

30% of Dresser adults sleep under 7 hours. Among adults here, 20% binge drink and 75% had a checkup this year.

	Dresser	Wisconsin towns	U.S. towns
Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES)	30%	32%	36%
Binge drink (CDC PLACES)	20%	20%	16%
Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES)	75%	78%	79%
Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES)	15%	14%	14%

32 measures vs. Wisconsin

0 better31 too close to call1 worse

What stands out	Dresser	WI
More older adults who have lost all their teeth	12.5%	9.9%

St. Croix Regional Medical Center

3.2 mi away · emergency room

None

primary care, dental or mental-health shortage

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Everyday habitsMore smokers Hospitals & doctors nearby3.2 miles to an ER · St. Croix Regional Medical Center How adults are doingMore adults in frequent mental distress Every CDC estimateBetter than WI on 0 of 32

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

Housing

The typical home in Dresser is valued at about $343K

Over the 12 months to September 2026, the typical home gained 2.5% in value. 77% of Dresser households are owner-occupiers, near the Wisconsin town median (74%) and above the median of U.S. towns (73%). Its typical rent is $1,068 a month.

$343KZillow home value