GrowWI
A town of 442.
Is Grow a good place to live?
Grow has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
442 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Grow: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Grow, 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 Grow.
The schools Grow’s kids attend
Its public schools are run by the Flambeau School District. Two of its 3 schools are shown below, with the reason for each. The 3 public schools in Grow teach 432 students between them.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flambeau ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 188 | C+ |
| Flambeau HighLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 129 | D |
NCES · EDFacts
Most of Grow’s workers head elsewhere: there are 0.4 jobs for each of them
The average trip to work for Grow comes to 17 minutes, below both Wisconsin’s towns (22 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). Only 1% of working residents stay in Grow for work; the rest commute out. Employers in Grow added 30 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 69. The top destinations are Ladysmith (23%), Eau Claire (6%) and Hawkins (3%).
| Grow | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 17 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.2% | 8.3% | 8% |
| Median household income | $67,000 | $87,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 6.7% | 6.4% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Grow has snowy winters and pleasant summers
The peak summer temperature for Grow comes to 79°F, where Wisconsin’s towns sit at 82°F and U.S. towns at 85°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Top of a high hazard risk in Grow: inland flooding
Grow’s FEMA risk score stands at 64 of 100. FEMA puts nearly half of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 38% to cold waves. Households locally have drawn federal disaster aid in 2 declared disasters, most recently in 2002.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Compared with most of Wisconsin and the rest of the country, more of Grow’s adults report frequent physical distress
In Grow, 16% of adults binge drink. Only 3 of the 358 Wisconsin towns we compare have a higher share of adults who have diabetes than Grow. The town does better than the Wisconsin average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and worse on 14.
| Grow | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 11% | 12% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 13% | 14% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 14% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 33% | 35% |
| What stands out | Grow | WI |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 81.8% | 77.8% |
| More adults with COPD | 9.8% | 6.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Grow
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Grow; the nearest are
About 1 of every 100 Grow residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Wisconsin.
99% of working residents leave Grow for work
Where Grow’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Grow
Town in Wisconsin, United States
Grow is a town in Rusk County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 443 at the 2020 census.
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- Area
- 35 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,178 ft
Questions about Grow
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Grow, WI a good place to live?
Grow has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.