Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The best of Elkhart Lake’s subject grades are an A for schools and civic life and an A− for the outdoors; the weakest is a C− for walkability. Elkhart Lake’s age of the median resident is 62.5 years, against 42.1 years in Wisconsin’s towns and 40.5 years across U.S. towns. Only 80 of Wisconsin’s 879 towns score higher on hazard risk. Only 77 of Wisconsin’s 869 towns score higher on civic life. Elkhart Lake has 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Villa Von Baumbach and Siebken's Resort. Elkhart Lake has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Elkhart Lake beats most towns.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Wisconsin), ordered by how far Elkhart Lake is from typical.
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Census counts: 464 in 1900, 941 in 2020. The archive holds 15 old photos and papers going back to 1908 and 3 maps from 1954 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Elkhart Lake, 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 Elkhart Lake.
The top destinations are Sheboygan (16%), Plymouth (10%) and Kiel (6%). Most people who work leave Elkhart Lake to do it: just 13% work in town. Employers in Elkhart Lake added 277 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 938. In Elkhart Lake, the typical journey to work is 19 minutes.
| Elkhart Lake | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 19 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Work from home | 16% | 12% | 11% |
| Working residents who work in town | 13% | 8.3% | 8% |
| Median household income | $94,000 | $87,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Its two schools are below. Public schools: the Elkhart Lake-Glenbeulah School District.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elkhart Lake Elementary/MiddleLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–8 | Grades PK–8 | 359 | A |
| Elkhart Lake HighLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 155 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within WI on state tests and graduation
Storm and flood damage is expected to run lower than in 92% of U.S. communities. One declared disaster, in 2008, has brought federal aid to Elkhart Lake households. Of the losses FEMA expects locally, 50% come from inland flooding and 19% from cold waves.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Values rose 2% in the 12 months to September 2026. The typical rent in Elkhart Lake is $1,000 a month. For households locally, the share who own their home is 76%.
| Elkhart Lake | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,000 a month | $1,078 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 76% | 74% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
The share of adults in Elkhart Lake who smoke cigarettes: 10%. CDC measures, 32 in all: Elkhart Lake beats Wisconsin on 13 and trails on 5. In Elkhart Lake, 27% of adults feel lonely, and 28% sleep under 7 hours. Among 358 Wisconsin towns, just 6 have a lower share of adults who have been diagnosed with depression than Elkhart Lake.
| Elkhart Lake | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 15% | 17% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 30% | 33% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 32% | 36% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 33% | 35% |
| What stands out | Elkhart Lake | WI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 6.4% | 12.1% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 3% | 5.5% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 12.9% | 8.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
For Elkhart Lake, the midsummer high is 80°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The biggest park or preserve is June Vollrath Park, at 20 acres. Trails total 0.7 miles in 3 parks and preserves. Also worth knowing: the concentration of trails for Elkhart Lake comes to 0.5 miles per square mile.
| Elkhart Lake | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 2.6% | 3.8% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.5 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. June Vollrath Park | — | 20 |
| 2. Fireman's Park | 0.1 mi | 5 |
| 3. Village Square Park | 0.1 mi | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Elkhart Lake. Close and well known come first.
24 mi LakeLake Winnebago
25 mi MuseumUSS Cobia
25 mi Park & preserveKettle Moraine State Forest
30 mi MuseumEAA Aviation Museum
5 mi MuseumWade House Historic Site
16 mi Theme parkBlue Harbor ResortLake Winnebago: self, CC BY-SA 2.5 · USS Cobia: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain · Kettle Moraine State Forest: self, CC BY-SA 2.5 · EAA Aviation Museum: self, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Wade House Historic Site: Royalbroil, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Blue Harbor Resort: self, CC BY-SA 2.5
2 within 15 miles of the center of Elkhart Lake
About 10 of every 100 Elkhart Lake residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Wisconsin.
Where Elkhart Lake’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
3 notable people were born in Elkhart Lake.
Village in Wisconsin, United States
Elkhart Lake is a village in northwestern Sheboygan County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 941 at the 2020 census. It is within the Town of Rhine and is included in the Sheboygan, Wisconsin metropolitan area. Elkhart Lake may be best known for hosting road races on public county roads during the 1950s, later moving to a dedicated race track called Road America, a few miles south of the village.
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That is 6.4 years of the area's median household income ($73,094 across the Sheboygan, 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−.
3 notable people were born here, including Francis E. McGovern and Edward Leigh Chase.
