Is Farmington a good place to live?
Farmington’s best subject grades are an A for incomes and an A− for schools and civic life; its weakest is a C for walkability. Farmington’s mean commuting time is 35 minutes, against 22 minutes in Wisconsin’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. Homes are expensive, about $344K for a typical one and 4.5 times the county’s $77K median household income. The biggest place to walk is Standing Cedars Land Conservancy-Engelwood, 1,085 acres with 1.3 miles of trail. Farmington has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Farmington stand out
Where Farmington beats most towns.
| Widest gap | Farmington | WI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 9.8% | 12.1% |
98% of working residents leave Farmington for work
Where Farmington’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Farmington grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Wisconsin), ordered by how far Farmington is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Farmington: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Farmington, 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.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Farmington.
Top of a very low hazard risk in Farmington: cold waves
In Farmington, the natural-hazard score from FEMA is 18 of 100. Of the losses FEMA expects locally, 34% come from cold waves and 28% from inland flooding. Since 1995, 2 flood insurance claims have been paid out here.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
With only 0.3 jobs per working resident, most people in Farmington work out of town
Only 2% of working residents stay in Farmington for work; the rest commute out. Between 2013 and 2023, jobs locally rose by 33, to 277. In Farmington, the median household income is $115,000. The median commute is under 18 miles.
| Farmington | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $115,000 | $87,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 18% | 12% | 11% |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.2% | 8.3% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 5.5% | 6.4% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Farmington ranks healthier than 71% of the country’s towns
Farmington: 77% of adults had a checkup this year. Among adults locally, 20% binge drink and 30% feel lonely.
| Farmington | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 32% | 36% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 20% | 16% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 30% | 33% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 77% | 78% | 79% |
| What stands out | Farmington | WI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 9.8% | 12.1% |
| Fewer adults without reliable transportation | 5.7% | 6.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Fewer young adults than Wisconsin overall
Among residents in Farmington, 21% are 65 or older. Adults 18 to 34 are 12% of residents (22% statewide); adults 35 to 64 are 45% of residents (38% statewide). The midpoint age for Farmington comes to 47.3 years. Population is up 6.6% here since 2020, to 2,027 by the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.
| Farmington | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 47.3 years | 42.1 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 24% | 32% | 29% |
| Aged 65 or older | 21% | 20% | 18% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
47% women, 53% men
About 112 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±1.5 points). Across Wisconsin, 49.9% of residents are women.
| Farmington | WI | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 5.7% | 11.2% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 15.8% | 10.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 6% | 9.3% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 6.4% | 12.6% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 13.4% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 13.8% | 11.8% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 18.1% | 13.8% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 15.1% | 11.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 5.8% | 7.3% | 7% |
| No diploma | 2.9% | 6.4% | 10.4% |
| High school | 33.1% | 29.4% | 26% |
| Some college | 27.3% | 19.5% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 12.9% | 11.3% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 17.5% | 22% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 6.3% | 11.4% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 2,000, single groups can be off by several points
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Conservation land takes up 8.7% of Farmington
The trail density in Farmington is 0.2 miles per square mile. Count the trails in 8 parks and preserves and they come to 6.7 miles. Parks and preserves here: 8, covering 2,631 acres.
| Farmington | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 8.7% | 3.8% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Standing Cedars Community Land Conservancy-Buffalo Skull | 2.7 mi | 283 |
| 2. Standing Cedars Land Conservancy-Engelwood | 1.3 mi | 1,085 |
| 3. Standing Cedars Community Land Conservancy-Tewksbury | 0.8 mi | 87 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
U.S. Bank Stadium and 65 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Farmington. Close and well known come first.
Big draw34 mi Stadium & arenaU.S. Bank Stadium
33 mi Stadium & arenaHuntington Bank Stadium
30 mi Stadium & arenaGrand Casino Arena
35 mi Stadium & arenaTarget Field
32 mi Stadium & arenaAllianz Field
39 mi Theme parkNickelodeon UniversePhoto credits
U.S. Bank Stadium: Darb02, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Huntington Bank Stadium: Lectrician2, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Grand Casino Arena: AlexiusHoratius, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Target Field: Lectrician2, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Allianz Field: Andy Witchger, CC BY 2.0 · Nickelodeon Universe: Tyler Vigen, CC BY 4.0
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Everything we know about Farmington
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Farmington
About 3 of every 100 Farmington residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Wisconsin.
About Farmington
Town in Wisconsin, United States
Farmington is a town in Polk County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,904 at the 2020 census. The unincorporated communities of East Farmington and Horse Creek are located in the town.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 45 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,030 ft
Farmington’s neighbors
8 towns share a border with Farmington.
| Town | WI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Farmington | — | — | C | — | A− | B+ |
| Osceola · Osceola | #241 | B− | C+ | — | A− | B+ |
| Somerset | #72 | A | C | — | B+ | A− |
| Alden | #196 | B | C | — | A− | B+ |
| Star Prairie | #88 | A− | B | — | A− | B+ |
Farmington has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Farmington, Osceola, Somerset, Alden and Star Prairie report no FBI crime data of their own. Osceola and Osceola are one community, graded once. Compare Farmington with a neighbor →
Questions about Farmington
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Farmington, WI expensive?
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C.