GrantsburgHS, 2008
Grantsburg’s story
Grantsburg in pictures
Census counts: 101 in 1880, 1,330 in 2020. The archive holds 7 old photos and papers going back to 1908 and 2 maps from 1962 on.
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This town in Wisconsin has a population of 1,208.
Population
1,208
2025 Census estimate · +3.1% since 2020
Median home value
$206K
Census ACS
Household income
$81K
median
Median age
43.8
years
Jobs based here
51
A commuter town
Is Grantsburg a good place to live?
Grantsburg’s January low is 3°F, against 11°F in Wisconsin’s towns and 22°F across U.S. towns. 29% of the land in Grantsburg is conserved, where Wisconsin’s towns sit at 3.8% and U.S. towns at 4.3%. Fish Lake State Wildlife Area, at 2,691 acres with 4.9 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. We don’t grade Grantsburg yet; the figures below are still real.
Small town
1,208 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Nearby towns
Rock CreekPine City TownshipWood RiverAndersonWest MarshlandGrantsburg
Getting set up
The full setup list →Moving to Grantsburg: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Grantsburg, and how to reach them.
PowerNorthwestern Wisconsin Elec14.6¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterGrantsburg Manufactured Home Community water systemNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet3 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Grantsburg’s trash rules yet
Register to voteOnlineIn Wisconsin you can register online until 20 days before Election Day, in person up to and including Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 20 days before).vote.govWho runs elections hereTown of Grantsburg ClerkThe town itself; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jun 2025
ZIP code5484054840 100%Census 2020
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 Grantsburg.
Outdoors
Conserved land covers nearly a quarter of Grantsburg
Count the trails in 6 parks and preserves and they come to 14 miles. For Grantsburg, the trail network density is 0.4 miles per square mile.
29.4%conserved
29.4%
conserved · 6,804 of 23,118 acres
14 mi
of trails · 0.4 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Fish Lake State Wildlife Area | 4.9 mi | 2,691 |
| 2. Governor Knowles State Forest | 2.2 mi | 1,966 |
| 3. Crex Meadows State Wildlife Area | 1.4 mi | 1,498 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Natural hazards
Natural hazards: very low risk in Grantsburg, mostly cold waves
Expected losses in Grantsburg break down as 36% from cold waves and 32% from inland flooding. FEMA expects less storm and flood damage locally than in just over four fifths of U.S. communities.
18risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Cold wavesInland floodingTornadoes
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Work & commute
Most of Grantsburg’s workers commute out: the town has 0.1 jobs for each of them
Half the trips to work are shorter than 17 miles. Grantsburg’s mean commuting time is 30 minutes. Most people who work leave Grantsburg to do it: just 1% work in town. Jobs based locally fell to 51 in 2023, 45 fewer than in 2013.
1%work in town
| Grantsburg | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 30 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.2% | 8.3% | 8% |
| Work from home | 8.3% | 12% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 10% | 6.4% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
In Grantsburg1%
Grantsburg31%
Pine City4%
Rush City4%
Wood River3%
17 mi
median commute distance
51
jobs based in Grantsburg
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Climate
Grantsburg has snowy winters and pleasant summers
The typical July afternoon high for Grantsburg comes to 82°F.
52″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter7–26°
Spring32–54°
Summer56–80°
Fall36–56°
Oct 1
typical first frost
May 11
typical last frost
+1.9°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Health
How healthy Grantsburg is
20% of Grantsburg adults say their health is fair or poor. In Grantsburg, 31% of adults get no exercise outside work, and 15% report frequent physical distress.
| Grantsburg | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 11% | 12% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 26% | 25% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 13% | 14% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 14% | 14% |
32 measures vs. Wisconsin
0 better22 too close to call10 worse
| What stands out | Grantsburg | WI |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 8.7% | 6.5% |
| More adults with heart disease | 8.5% | 6.6% |
| More adults who have had a stroke | 4.3% | 3.4% |
Burnett Medical Center
1.4 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Grantsburg
18pages on Grantsburg
The big questions
Out and about
The story
After high school
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Grantsburg
About 4 of every 100 Grantsburg residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Wisconsin.
A commuter town
99% of working residents leave Grantsburg for work
Where Grantsburg’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
51jobs based in Grantsburg
1%of working residents work in town
17 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
Famous people from Grantsburg
5 notable people were born in Grantsburg.
About Grantsburg
Village in Wisconsin, United States
Grantsburg is a village in Burnett County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,330 at the 2020 census. The village is located within the Town of Grantsburg. It was established by Canute Anderson.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 3.0 sq mi
- Elevation
- 899 ft
- ZIP code
- 54840
Questions about Grantsburg
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Grantsburg, WI a good place to live?
We don’t grade Grantsburg yet; the figures below are still real.