Is Humboldt a good place to live?
Humboldt’s best subject grade is an A− for cost of living; its weakest is a C− for schools. Only 51 of Wisconsin’s 879 towns score higher on hazard risk. On the outdoors, just 9 of Wisconsin’s 879 towns do worse. Humboldt has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Humboldt stand out
Where Humboldt beats most towns.
1,286 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How Humboldt grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Wisconsin), ordered by how far Humboldt is from typical.
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Moving to Humboldt: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Humboldt, 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 Humboldt.
Humboldt faces a very low natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 94% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
With 0.4 jobs for every working resident, most of Humboldt’s workers commute out
Most working residents leave Humboldt for work: only 2% work in town. Jobs based in Humboldt grew to 273 in 2023, 41 more than in 2013. Humboldt’s average trip to work is 26 minutes, where Wisconsin’s towns sit at 22 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes.
| Humboldt | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 2.1% | 8.3% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 26 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $93,000 | $87,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 6.6% | 6.4% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Humboldt is healthier than 67% of U.S. towns
Humboldt beats the Wisconsin average on 2 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 31% of adults sleep under 7 hours in Humboldt, below both the Wisconsin town median (32%) and the median of U.S. towns (36%). 40% of Humboldt adults have obesity.
| Humboldt | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 32% | 36% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 38% | 35% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 30% | 33% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 20% | 16% |
| What stands out | Humboldt | WI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 10.2% | 12.1% |
| More adults seeing a dentist | 70.8% | 67.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Snowy winters and pleasant summers in Humboldt
Humboldt has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. The July high in Humboldt is 79°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
A typical Humboldt home is worth about $389K
The typical Humboldt home is worth about $389,000, up 6.2% in a year, 15% above the Wisconsin typical home. 87% of households own their home in Humboldt.
| Humboldt | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 87% | 74% | 73% |
| Median rent | $813 a month | $1,078 a month | $1,185 a month |
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Lambeau Field and 12 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Humboldt. Close and well known come first.
Big draw12 mi Stadium & arenaLambeau Field
11 mi Stadium & arenaResch Center
11 mi MuseumNational Railroad Museum
8 mi Theme parkBay Beach Amusement Park
30 mi MuseumUSS Cobia
26 mi Ancient siteRouse SimmonsPhoto credits
Lambeau Field: JL1Row, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Resch Center: User Royalbroil on en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 2.5 · National Railroad Museum: Dual Freq, CC BY 3.0 · Bay Beach Amusement Park: Royalbroil, CC BY-SA 3.0 · USS Cobia: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain · Rouse Simmons: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain
Everything we know about Humboldt
Colleges nearby
5 within 15 miles of the center of Humboldt
About 3 of every 100 Humboldt residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Wisconsin.
98% of working residents leave Humboldt for work
Where Humboldt’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Humboldt
Town in Wisconsin, United States
Humboldt is a town in Brown County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 1,299 at the 2020 census. The community name was chosen by Henry Fontaine.
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- Area
- 24 sq mi
- Elevation
- 801 ft
- Area code
- 920
Questions about Humboldt
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Humboldt, WI expensive?
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A−.