Is Holland a good place to live?
The best of Holland’s subject grades are an A for schools and an A− for incomes; the weakest is a C for cost of living. Holland’s midpoint age is 56.1 years, above both Wisconsin’s towns (42.1 years) and U.S. towns (40.5 years). On the outdoors, just 19 of Wisconsin’s 879 towns do worse. Holland has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Holland stand out
Where Holland beats most towns.
98% of working residents leave Holland for work
Where Holland’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Holland grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Wisconsin), ordered by how far Holland is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Holland: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Holland, 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 Holland.
Holland faces a very low natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Holland’s FEMA risk score comes in at 12 of 100. Of the losses FEMA expects in the town, 50% come from inland flooding and 20% from cold waves. The national flood insurance program has paid 2 claims in the town since 2020.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Holland is older than the Wisconsin average
In Holland, 16% of residents are under 18. People 65 and older are 33% of residents (19% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 14% of residents (22% statewide). A third of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 33% across Wisconsin.
| Holland | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 16% | 21% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 33% | 32% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±4.4 points. Across Wisconsin, 49.9% of residents are women.
| Holland | WI | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 8.5% | 11.2% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 7.4% | 10.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 6.4% | 9.3% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 7.1% | 12.6% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 7.8% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 11.3% | 11.8% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 18.3% | 13.8% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 23.7% | 11.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 9.6% | 7.3% | 7% |
| No diploma | 2.5% | 6.4% | 10.4% |
| High school | 30.3% | 29.4% | 26% |
| Some college | 26.8% | 19.5% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 7.9% | 11.3% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 16.4% | 22% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 16.2% | 11.4% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 2,200, single groups can be off by several points
A home in Holland is worth about $456K, on Zillow’s estimate
Among households in Holland, 93% live in a home they own. Home values are up 5.7% over the year to September 2026. Also worth knowing: in Holland, the going rate for rent is $894 a month.
| Holland | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 93% | 74% | 73% |
| Median rent | $894 a month | $1,078 a month | $1,185 a month |
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Holland’s workers commute out
For residents in Holland, the share who live below the poverty line is 4.8%. The top destinations are Sheboygan (16%), Oostburg (13%) and Cedar Grove (7%). The median commute is under 12 miles. In Holland, the average trip to work is 25 minutes.
| Holland | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 1.9% | 8.3% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 4.8% | 6.4% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 25 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $92,000 | $87,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Holland is healthier than seven in ten U.S. towns
Nearly one in ten adults worry about having enough food in Holland. Among adults in the town, 29% feel lonely and 32% sleep under 7 hours.
| Holland | 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) | 32% | 32% | 36% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 15% | 17% |
| What stands out | Holland | WI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 8.9% | 12.1% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 7.6% | 9.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Snowy winters and pleasant summers: that is Holland’s year
Summer afternoons peak near 80° in July, and January nights bottom out around 13°; snowfall runs to about 49 inches a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Fiserv Forum and 24 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Holland. Close and well known come first.
38 mi Stadium & arenaFiserv Forum
38 mi MuseumMilwaukee Art Museum350K visitors a year
38 mi Stadium & arenaUW–Milwaukee Panther Arena
18 mi Park & preserveKettle Moraine State Forest
36 mi MuseumUSS Cobia
38 mi MuseumNature & Culture Museum of WisconsinPhoto credits
Fiserv Forum: Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Milwaukee Art Museum: Michael Hicks (Mulad), CC BY 2.0 · UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena: Shadowlink1014, Public domain · Kettle Moraine State Forest: self, CC BY-SA 2.5 · USS Cobia: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain · Nature & Culture Museum of Wisconsin: The original uploader was Sulfur at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0
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Everything we know about Holland
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Holland; the nearest are
About 3 of every 100 Holland residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Wisconsin.
About Holland
Town in Wisconsin, United States
Holland is a town in Sheboygan County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was listed as 2,273 in the 2020 census. It is included in the Sheboygan, Wisconsin Metropolitan Statistical Area. The unincorporated community of Idlewood Beach is located in the town. The unincorporated community of Dacada is also located partially in the town.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 41 sq mi
- Elevation
- 722 ft
- Area code
- 920
Holland’s neighbors
5 towns share a border with Holland.
| Town | WI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holland | — | — | C | — | A | B+ |
| Oostburg | #15 | A+ | B− | — | A | B+ |
| Belgium | — | — | C | — | A− | A− |
| Sherman | — | — | C+ | — | B− | B |
| Lima | #124 | A− | B− | — | B+ | B |
| Wilson | #325 | C | C | — | C− | B− |
Holland, Belgium and Sherman have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Holland, Oostburg, Belgium, Sherman, Lima and Wilson report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Holland with a neighbor →
Questions about Holland
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Holland, WI expensive?
That is 6.2 years of the area's median household income ($73,094 across the Sheboygan, WI metro area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C.