GarfieldWI
A town of 1,775.
Is Garfield a good place to live?
Garfield’s best subject grade is an A− for schools; its weakest is a C for walkability. Garfield’s average trip to work is 32 minutes, above both Wisconsin’s towns (22 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). The biggest park or preserve is Garfield Recreation Area, at 188 acres. Garfield has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
98% of working residents leave Garfield for work
Where Garfield’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Garfield grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Wisconsin), ordered by how far Garfield is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Garfield: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Garfield, 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 Garfield.
Garfield has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Most working residents leave Garfield for work: only 2% work in town. Since 2013, Garfield has added 27 jobs, to 126 in 2023. 4.5% of residents live below the poverty line in Garfield, near the Wisconsin town median (6.4%) and below the median of U.S. towns (9.6%).
| Garfield | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 2.4% | 8.3% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 4.5% | 6.4% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $99,000 | $87,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 14% | 12% | 11% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Residents of Garfield are healthier than 68% of U.S. towns
Garfield beats the Wisconsin average on 4 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2. 28% of Garfield adults sleep under 7 hours.
| Garfield | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 32% | 36% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 20% | 16% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 30% | 33% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 15% | 17% |
| What stands out | Garfield | WI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 9.8% | 12.1% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 8.1% | 9.7% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.8% | 8.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Garfield has snowy winters and pleasant summers
Garfield has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. Garfield’s July high is 81°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Moderate risk in Garfield, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 60% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
More children than Wisconsin overall
Children under 18 are 25% of residents (21% statewide). 27% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 33% across Wisconsin.
| Garfield | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 25% | 21% | 22% |
| Median age | 39 years | 42.1 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 27% | 32% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
43% women, 57% men
About 131 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±2.5 points). Across Wisconsin, 49.9% of residents are women.
| Garfield | WI | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 11% | 11.2% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 14.4% | 10.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 5.5% | 9.3% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 13.9% | 12.6% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 13.2% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 12.9% | 11.8% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 10.1% | 13.8% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 12.9% | 11.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 6.2% | 7.3% | 7% |
| No diploma | 4.7% | 6.4% | 10.4% |
| High school | 25.5% | 29.4% | 26% |
| Some college | 22.8% | 19.5% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 20.3% | 11.3% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 20% | 22% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 6.7% | 11.4% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,800, single groups can be off by several points
| Garfield | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 1.1% | 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. Garfield Recreation Area | — | 188 |
| 2. Balsam Branch Wildlife Area | — | 178 |
| 3. DD Kennedy County Park | — | 88 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Lower Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway and 10 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Garfield. Close and well known come first.
9 mi National park siteLower Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway799K visitors a year
11 mi MuseumFranconia Sculpture Park
40 mi MuseumMinnesota Transportation Museum
38 mi National RiverMississippi National River and Recreation Area225K visitors a year
39 mi GardenIndian Mounds Park38 mi MuseumGolden Wings Flying MuseumPhoto credits
Lower Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway: Bobak Ha'Eri, CC BY 3.0 · Franconia Sculpture Park: McGhiever, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Minnesota Transportation Museum: Myotus, CC BY 4.0 · Mississippi National River and Recreation Area: NPS/Gordon Dietzman, Public domain · Indian Mounds Park: McGhiever, CC BY-SA 3.0
Everything we know about Garfield
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Garfield; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 Garfield residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Wisconsin.
Garfield’s neighbors
3 towns share a border with Garfield.
| Town | WI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garfield | — | — | C+ | — | A− | B+ |
| Osceola | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alden | #196 | B | C | — | A− | B+ |
| Lincoln | — | — | B+ | — | A− | B+ |
Garfield and Lincoln have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Garfield, Alden and Lincoln report no FBI crime data of their own. Osceola isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Garfield with a neighbor →
Questions about Garfield
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Garfield, 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+.