Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Public schools that outperform most of Wisconsin. The town, home to 3,586 people, lies in Wisconsin.
Trash day: look up yoursA strong record with one exception. Incomes are its strong suit (A+): the median household earns $102K. Add schools to its strengths: its schools outperform 86% of the state's. What counts against it is walkability (D−). Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 98% of U.S. towns. It lags on cost of living as well — the typical home is worth about $480K, 6.1 years of the Milwaukee metro’s $78K median household income. The overall grade comes out at A−, 142nd of 357 in Wisconsin. Nationally, it does better than 75% of U.S. towns.
Figures: incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · schools, state test and graduation results · home values, Zillow.
Where Farmington beats most towns.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Farmington Elementary | PK–5 | 262 |
St. John of God Roman Catholic Church, Convent, and SchoolWhere Farmington’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Wisconsin), ordered by how far Farmington is from typical.
Its grades run from A+ for jobs and income (better than 96% of comparable towns) to D− for walkability (better than 3%), so the A− overall blends very different results.
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The archive holds 4 old photos and papers going back to 1861 and 2 maps from 1955 on.
4 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →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.
Ordered by what stands out in Farmington.
Farmington sends most of its workers to West Bend and beyond and has a shorter frost-free season than most of the country, though not than most of Wisconsin; it also has homes that cost more against local pay than most of Wisconsin.
The Kewaskum School District runs its public schools. Its one school is below. Enrollment at Farmington’s public school: 262 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Farmington ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 262 | A+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within WI on state tests and graduation
At 6.1 years of the Milwaukee metro’s $78K median household income, the typical home (about $480K) costs more against local pay than in 87% of Wisconsin towns; that ratio is one input to that grade.
Among households in Farmington, 93% live in a home they own. Over the 12 months to September 2026, the typical home gained 7.7% in value. The town’s rent at the middle of the market stands at $1,418 a month.
| Farmington | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 93% | 74% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,418 a month | $1,076 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
In Farmington, the FEMA risk score is 19 of 100. 53% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by cold waves at 20%. Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 81% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Farmington has 378 jobs for its 1,927 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out.
Farmington had 378 jobs in 2023, up 97 from 2013. Its mean commuting time is 27 minutes, where Wisconsin’s towns sit at 22 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. Half of commuters travel less than 17 miles. The top destinations are West Bend (17%), Milwaukee (10%) and Germantown (3%).
| Farmington | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 1.3% | 6.4% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $102,000 | $87,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.8% | 8.4% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Against the 8,255 U.S. towns with household incomes like Farmington’s, it is less healthy than 52%: its national edge comes with its incomes.
29% of adults feel lonely in Farmington. Among adults here, 21% binge drink, above both the Wisconsin town median (20%) and the median of U.S. towns (16%).
| Farmington | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 20% | 16% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 30% | 33% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 32% | 36% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 9.9% | 10% | 14% |
| What stands out | Farmington | WI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 9.9% | 12.1% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 8.3% | 9.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The Plymouth Wwtp weather station, 17 miles away, records that the frost-free season runs about 159 days: shorter than most of the country, but longer than 76% of Wisconsin places with climate records. January nights average 11.3°: colder than most of the country, but milder than 85% of Wisconsin places with climate records; July afternoons average 81.1°.
About 45 inches of snow falls in a winter. In Farmington, the January low is 11°F.
| Farmington | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| July high | 81°F | 82°F | 85°F |
| January low | 11°F | 11°F | 22°F |
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Walkers can cover 4.7 miles of trail in 8 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is Biehl Nature Preserve, at 260 acres. Farmington’s density of trails comes in at 0.1 miles per square mile.
| Farmington | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 2.1% | 3.8% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Biehl Nature Preserve | 0.1 mi | 260 |
| 2. Newark Lore Preserve | — | 103 |
| 3. Mayhew Preserve | — | 73 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
By age, Farmington looks like Wisconsin: each broad group is within 4 points. Four-year graduates: 30% of adults 25 and older here, 33% across Wisconsin. The midpoint age for Farmington comes to 43.6 years.
| Farmington | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 43.6 years | 42.1 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 21% | 21% | 22% |
49% women, 51% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±4.8 points. Across Wisconsin, 49.9% of residents are women.
| Farmington | WI | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 13.3% | 11.2% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 7.5% | 10.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 8.2% | 9.3% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 11.9% | 12.6% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 10.4% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 13.9% | 11.8% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 16.5% | 13.8% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 9.9% | 11.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 8.3% | 7.3% | 7% |
| No diploma | 4.1% | 6.4% | 10.4% |
| High school | 28.2% | 29.4% | 26% |
| Some college | 22.4% | 19.5% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 15.3% | 11.3% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 25.4% | 22% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 4.5% | 11.4% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 3,600, single groups can be off by several points
None within 15 miles of Farmington; the nearest are
About 4 of every 100 Farmington residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Wisconsin.
4 places in Farmington on the National Register of Historic Places.
Town in Washington County, Wisconsin
Farmington is a town in Washington County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 3,645 at the 2020 census. The unincorporated communities of Boltonville, Cheeseville, Fillmore, and Orchard Grove are located in the town. The unincorporated community of Saint Michaels is also located partially in the town.
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4 towns share a border with Farmington.
| Town | WI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Farmington | #142 | A− | C+ | — | A | B+ |
| Fredonia | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Trenton | #148 | B+ | C | — | A− | B+ |
| Kewaskum | — | — | C− | — | A | B+ |
| Scott | — | — | B+ | — | A− | B |
Kewaskum and Scott have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Farmington, Trenton, Kewaskum and Scott report no FBI crime data of their own. Fredonia isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Farmington with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Farmington grades A− overall, better than 75% of U.S. towns and #142 of 357 in Wisconsin. It grades B+ for health and A for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a D−.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C+.
