Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 3,190, settled in 1849. Public schools that outperform most of Wisconsin.
Trash day: WednesdayHowards Grove is one of the best-graded places in America: an A+, 16th of 357 graded towns in Wisconsin. Its schools outperform 83% of the state's, the median household earns $78K, and 6% of its land is conserved. Its lowest mark, a B+, is in cost of living. Howards Grove’s median rent is $696 a month, against $1,080 a month in Wisconsin’s towns and $1,185 a month across U.S. towns. The biggest park or preserve is Riverside Park, at 21 acres.
Where Howards Grove beats most towns.
Where Howards Grove’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Wisconsin), ordered by how far Howards Grove is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 998 in 1970, 3,237 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1933 and 3 maps from 1954 on.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Howards Grove, 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 Howards Grove.
Howards Grove pairs an A− for schools with modest home prices and has colder winter nights than most of the country, though not than most of Wisconsin.
Its A− for schools comes with a B+ for cost of living: the typical home is worth about $359K.
Its public schools are run by the Howards Grove School District. Three of its 4 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northview ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–4 | Grades PK–4 | 336 | A |
| Howards Grove HighLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 282 | B− |
| Howards Grove MiddleTop results in townGrades 5–8 | Grades 5–8 | 256 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within WI on state tests and graduation
Most working residents leave Howards Grove for work: only 5% work in town. 4.4% of residents live below the poverty line in Howards Grove. The top destinations are Sheboygan (23%), Kohler (7%) and Plymouth (7%).
| Howards Grove | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 4.4% | 6.4% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 5.2% | 8.4% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 25 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $78,000 | $88,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Howards Grove beats the Wisconsin average on 6 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 21% of Howards Grove adults binge drink.
| Howards Grove | 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% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 8.4% | 10% | 14% |
| What stands out | Howards Grove | WI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 8.4% | 12.1% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 5.9% | 8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
January nights average 12.9°: colder than most of the country, but milder than 95% of Wisconsin places with climate records; July afternoons average 79.7°.
Howards Grove has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. The July high in Howards Grove is 80°F. About 45 inches of snow falls in a winter.
| Howards Grove | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| July high | 80°F | 82°F | 85°F |
| January low | 13°F | 11°F | 22°F |
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 65% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
People 65 and older are 23% of residents (19% statewide). Howards Grove’s median age is 47.8 years. 29% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 33% across Wisconsin.
| Howards Grove | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 47.8 years | 42.1 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 18% | 21% | 22% |
54% women, 46% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±6.5 points. Across Wisconsin, 49.9% of residents are women. Among residents 45 to 54, 65% are men (WI 51%).
| Howards Grove | WI | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 10% | 11.2% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 8.4% | 10.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 12.2% | 9.3% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 6.6% | 12.6% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 10.1% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 11.3% | 11.8% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 18.4% | 13.8% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 13% | 11.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 10% | 7.3% | 7% |
| No diploma | 3.7% | 6.4% | 10.4% |
| High school | 36.5% | 29.4% | 26% |
| Some college | 14.8% | 19.5% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 16.2% | 11.3% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 22.2% | 22% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 6.6% | 11.4% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 3,200, single groups can be off by several points
| Howards Grove | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 5.8% | 3.8% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.3 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Riverside Park | — | 21 |
| 2. Memorial Park | — | 10 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
The typical Howards Grove home is worth about $359,000, up 4.3% in a year, 7% above the Wisconsin typical home.
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Howards Grove. Close and well known come first.
32 mi LakeLake Winnebago
20 mi MuseumUSS Cobia
29 mi Park & preserveKettle Moraine State Forest
8 mi Theme parkBlue Harbor Resort
37 mi Ancient siteRouse Simmons
8 mi MuseumJohn Michael Kohler Arts CenterLake Winnebago: self, CC BY-SA 2.5 · USS Cobia: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain · Kettle Moraine State Forest: self, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Blue Harbor Resort: self, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Rouse Simmons: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain · John Michael Kohler Arts Center: self, CC BY-SA 2.5
2 within 15 miles of the center of Howards Grove
About 6 of every 100 Howards Grove residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Wisconsin.
Village in Wisconsin, United States
Howards Grove is a village in Sheboygan County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 3,237 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Sheboygan, Wisconsin Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Yes, by almost any measure. Howards Grove grades A+ overall, better than 97% of U.S. towns and #16 of 357 in Wisconsin. It grades B+ for health and A− for schools.
Not for the area. That is 4.9 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 B+.
2 notable people were born here, including Amy Binsfeld and Henry Bodenstab.
