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Public schools that outperform most of Wisconsin. It is a town of 3,536 residents in Wisconsin.
Trash & recyclingThe everyday basics are strong; the price of a home is the catch. It does especially well on schools: its schools outperform 86% of the state's. Incomes are a strength too: the median household earns $126K. At about $475K, a typical home costs 6.1 years of the Milwaukee metro’s $78K median household income. What holds it back is walkability (C−). Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 80% of U.S. towns. Put together, the subjects come to an A− overall, better than 78% of U.S. towns. Its place in the ranking is 130th of 357 in Wisconsin.
Figures: schools, state test and graduation results · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · home values, Zillow.
Where Eagle beats most towns.
4.7% of the town is conserved land, across 6 parks and preserves.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Wisconsin), ordered by how far Eagle is from typical.
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Census counts: 292 in 1880, 2,071 in 2020. The archive holds 18 old photos and papers going back to 1846 and 4 maps from 1892 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Who provides power, water and the rest in Eagle, 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 Eagle.
Eagle has less tooth loss than most of Wisconsin, has household incomes well above the Wisconsin norm and has cooler summers than most of the country, though not than most of Wisconsin.
Count the trails in 6 parks and preserves and they come to 45 miles. Eagle Oak Opening State Natural Area, at 342 acres with 5.8 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. In Eagle, the density of trails is 1.3 miles per square mile, where Wisconsin’s towns sit at 0.4 and U.S. towns at 0.4.
| Eagle | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 1.3 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 4.7% | 3.8% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Kettle Moraine State Forest - Southern Unit | 35.7 mi | 5,877 |
| 2. Eagle Oak Opening State Natural Area | 5.8 mi | 342 |
| 3. Eagle Town Park | 0.3 mi | 40 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its one school is below. Public schools: the Mukwonago School District. Eagle’s only public school teaches 95 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eagleville Charter SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–6 | Grades K–6 | 95 | A+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within WI on state tests and graduation
Its widest gap with Wisconsin is tooth loss: 6.1% of those 65+ have lost all their teeth, against 9.9% statewide. Against the 4,976 U.S. towns with household incomes like Eagle’s, it is healthier than 56%, a smaller edge than it has nationally: part of it comes with its incomes.
5.3% of adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance in Eagle. Against the Wisconsin average, Eagle comes out ahead on 14 CDC measures out of 32, and behind on 1. Eagle: just over a fifth of adults binge drink, above both Wisconsin’s towns (20%) and U.S. towns (16%). Two figures for adults here: 14% report frequent mental distress, 21% get no exercise outside work.
| Eagle | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 20% | 16% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 15% | 17% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 26% | 25% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 30% | 33% |
| What stands out | Eagle | WI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 6.1% | 9.9% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 7.6% | 12.1% |
| More binge drinkers | 21.7% | 19% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Just 2% of Eagle’s working residents have a job in town. The town’s mean commuting time is 28 minutes. The top destinations are Waukesha (11%), Milwaukee (9%) and Mukwonago (6%). The median commute is under 19 miles.
| Eagle | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $126,000 | $87,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 28 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.9% | 8.4% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 6.2% | 6.4% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The median household earns $125,792, against $77,485 across Wisconsin, one input to its A for jobs and income.
For residents in Eagle, the share who are under 18 is 14%. Adults 35 to 64 are 52% of residents (38% statewide); children under 18 are 14% of residents (21% statewide). Its median age comes in at 53.9 years. The bachelor’s-degree share among adults 25 and older is 40%, against 33% across Wisconsin.
| Eagle | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 53.9 years | 42.1 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 14% | 21% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 40% | 32% | 29% |
45% women, 55% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±5 points. Across Wisconsin, 49.9% of residents are women. Median age: women 53.6, men 54.2.
| Eagle | WI | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 5.3% | 11.2% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 8.8% | 10.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 9.1% | 9.3% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 6.1% | 12.6% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 7.7% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 20.4% | 11.8% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 23.4% | 13.8% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 15.4% | 11.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 3.9% | 7.3% | 7% |
| No diploma | 0% | 6.4% | 10.4% |
| High school | 19% | 29.4% | 26% |
| Some college | 32.4% | 19.5% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 8.6% | 11.3% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 27% | 22% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 13% | 11.4% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 3,500, single groups can be off by several points
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 77% of U.S. communities. Flood insurance has paid one claim in Eagle since 2018.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
July afternoons average 82.1°: cooler than most of the country, but hotter than 80% of Wisconsin places with climate records; January nights average 12.5°.
About 51 inches of snow falls in a winter. In Eagle, the January low is 13°F.
| Eagle | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 13°F | 11°F | 22°F |
| July high | 82°F | 82°F | 85°F |
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
2 within 15 miles of the center of Eagle
About 5 of every 100 Eagle residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Wisconsin.
Where Eagle’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
3 notable people were born in Eagle.
Village in Wisconsin, United States
Eagle is a village in Waukesha County, Wisconsin, United States. At the 2020 census, the population was 2,071. The village is located within the Town of Eagle.
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5 towns share a border with Eagle.
| Town | WI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eagle | #130 | A− | C | — | A | A− |
| Palmyra | — | — | B | — | C− | B− |
| Mukwonago | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Troy | — | — | C+ | — | B+ | B+ |
| Ottawa | #60 | A | C+ | — | A | A− |
| East Troy | #186 | B+ | C− | — | B+ | B+ |
Palmyra and Troy have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Eagle, Palmyra, Troy, Ottawa and East Troy report no FBI crime data of their own. Mukwonago isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Eagle with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Eagle grades A− overall, better than 78% of U.S. towns and #130 of 357 in Wisconsin. It grades A− for health and A for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a C−.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C.
Eagle has 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places. 3 notable people were born here, including John Charles Brophy and Raymond L. Erikson.
