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A town of 2,775, settled in 1850. 2.9 times the nonprofits per person than the typical Wisconsin town.
Trash day: look up yoursFennimore gives you more for your money than most places: a typical home costs about $214K, 3.2 years of the Platteville area’s $67K median household income. It grades A− overall, ranked 99th of 357 in Wisconsin. On the plus side, crime is low: it reports less per resident than 88% of U.S. towns. No town among the 182 in Wisconsin we compare has a lower property crime rate than Fennimore. Fennimore is home to Southwest Wisconsin Technical College. On civic life, just 50 of Wisconsin’s 869 towns do better.
Where Fennimore beats most towns.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Wisconsin), ordered by how far Fennimore is from typical.
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Census counts: 295 in 1880, 2,764 in 2020. The archive holds 18 old photos and papers going back to 1911 and 2 maps from 1962 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Fennimore, 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 Fennimore.
Fennimore pairs an A− overall with homes cheaper than the Wisconsin norm and sees little violent crime.
Violent crime is rare: 1 reported in 2025, 0.4 per 1,000 residents.
At 0.4 per 1,000 residents, Fennimore’s violent crime rate is where Wisconsin’s towns sit at 1.1 and U.S. towns at 1.6.
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Its public schools are run by the Fennimore Community School District. Two of its 3 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fennimore ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 380 | B |
| Fennimore HighLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 255 | B |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within WI on state tests and graduation
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 82% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Fennimore grades A− overall with a typical home of about $214K, below the Wisconsin typical value; only 24 of the 118 Wisconsin towns graded A− or better can say that.
At $732 a month, Fennimore’s median rent is below both the Wisconsin town median ($1,080 a month) and the median of U.S. towns ($1,185 a month). Typical home values rose 5.8% in the year to September 2026.
| Fennimore | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $732 a month | $1,080 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 73% | 74% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
34% of adults get no exercise outside work in Fennimore. Fennimore beats the Wisconsin average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 7. 16% of adults smoke cigarettes in Fennimore.
| Fennimore | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 26% | 25% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 38% | 35% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 15% | 17% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 14% | 14% |
| What stands out | Fennimore | WI |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 14% | 9.9% |
| More adults who get no exercise | 33.7% | 26.6% |
| More adults with COPD | 8.1% | 6.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Fennimore has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. Fennimore’s July high is 81°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
About one in 4 of Fennimore’s working residents works in town. 15% of Fennimore residents live below the poverty line. Since 2013, Fennimore has added 272 jobs, to 1,432 in 2023.
| Fennimore | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 23% | 8.2% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 15% | 6.3% | 9.6% |
| Work from home | 6.6% | 12% | 11% |
| Median household income | $62,000 | $88,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Children under 18 are 27% of residents (21% statewide). The median age in Fennimore is 36.9 years. 26% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 33% across Wisconsin.
| Fennimore | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 27% | 21% | 22% |
| Median age | 36.9 years | 42.1 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 26% | 32% | 29% |
| Aged 65 or older | 17% | 20% | 18% |
52% women, 48% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±3.7 points. Across Wisconsin, 49.9% of residents are women. Median age: women 35.7, men 37.8.
| Fennimore | WI | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 13.4% | 11.2% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 13.7% | 10.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 10.4% | 9.3% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 8.5% | 12.6% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 17.6% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 10% | 11.8% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 9.5% | 13.8% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 10.1% | 11.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 6.9% | 7.3% | 7% |
| No diploma | 4.4% | 6.4% | 10.4% |
| High school | 33.4% | 29.4% | 26% |
| Some college | 19.2% | 19.5% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 17.3% | 11.3% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 12.3% | 22% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 13.5% | 11.4% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 2,800, single groups can be off by several points
0.3 miles of trail in 4 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is Oakwood Nature Park, at 68 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Foxmoor Heights Greenway | 0.3 mi | 4 |
| 2. Oakwood Nature Park | — | 68 |
| 3. Marsden Park | — | 8 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
1 within 15 miles of the center of Fennimore
About 5 of every 100 Fennimore residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Wisconsin.
2,497 counted in 2010 and 2,764 in 2020; an estimated 2,775 in 2025.
Growth has leveled off: within 1% of 2020, after 10.7% in the decade before.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
City in Grant County, Wisconsin
Fennimore is a city in Grant County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 2,764 at the 2020 census. The city's area was separated from the Town of Fennimore, which remains as an adjacent rural area.
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One town shares a border with Fennimore.
| Town | WI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fennimore · Fennimore | #99 | A− | A− | A | B+ | C |
Fennimore and Fennimore are one community, graded once. Compare Fennimore with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Fennimore grades A− overall, better than 83% of U.S. towns and #99 of 357 in Wisconsin. It grades C for health, A for safety and B+ for schools.
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A−.
2 notable people were born here, including Jack K. Farris and Luke Swan.