21% of residents live below the poverty line in Junction City, above both the Wisconsin town median (6.4%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%). Only 6 of the 363 Wisconsin towns we compare have a lower share of working residents who work in town than Junction City. Junction City Community Park, at 47 acres with 1 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. Junction City has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

449 people, and everyone knows the way

In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.

Nearby towns

Carson · 4 mi Milladore · 4 mi Eau Pleine · 4 mi Sherry · 7 mi Rudolph · 7 mi Milladore · 8 mi

CarsonEau PleineJunction City

JunctionCityWisconsinWatertower, 2009

Junction City’s story

101 years in pictures

Census counts: 39 in 1880, 420 in 2020. The archive holds 2 old photos and papers going back to 2009 and 2 maps from 1970 on.

1925Junction City is settled

Explore the history →

Getting set up

Moving to Junction City: who provides what

Who provides power, water and the rest in Junction City, and how to reach them.

The full setup list →

PowerWisconsin Power & Light18.5¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA

WaterJunction City WaterworksNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA

Internet6 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC

Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Junction City’s trash rules yet

SchoolsStevens Point Area School DistrictWhich school depends on your addressNCES

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.gov

Who runs elections hereVillage of Junction City ClerkThe town itself; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, May 2026

ZIP code5444354443 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 Junction City.

Climate

Junction City: snowy winters and pleasant summers

Junction City’s midsummer high comes in at 81°F.

54″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter10–27°

Spring32–54°

Summer56–79°

Fall36–56°

Oct 7

typical first frost

May 4

typical last frost

+1.5°

vs. the 20th-century average

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A year of weatherJuly highs 81°, January lows 6°Rain & snow54″ of snow a winter · 33 inches of rain and snow a year Heating & coolingMostly a heating bill Then and now+1.5° vs. the 20th century · Warmer than the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Schools

The schools Junction City’s kids attend

Its public schools are run by the Stevens Point Area Public School District. Enrollment at Junction City’s public school: 170 students.

School	Level	Students	Letter
Kennedy ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–6	Grades PK–6	170	B⁺

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The districtsStevens Point Area Public School District Vs. the neighbors2 bordering towns Every school1 school · Kennedy Elementary Questions“Are Junction City’s schools good?”

NCES · EDFacts

Work & commute

Most of Junction City’s workers commute out: the town has 0.8 jobs for each of them

Commuting out is the norm in Junction City: 1% of working residents work locally. For Junction City, the mean commuting time is 31 minutes. Since 2013, Junction City has added 100 jobs, to 186 in 2023. The town’s income of the median household is $63,000, against $87,000 in Wisconsin’s towns and $80,000 across U.S. towns.

1%work in town

	Junction City	Wisconsin towns	U.S. towns
Average trip to work	31 minutes	22 minutes	25 minutes
Median household income	$63,000	$87,000	$80,000

Where working residents work

In Junction City1%

Stevens Point24%

Marshfield8%

Wausau7%

Plover5%

19 mi

median commute distance

186

jobs based in Junction City

Balanced

jobs vs. working residents

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The jobs here186 jobs based here · Balanced Where people work1% work in Junction City Commute times31 minutes · The average commute How far they goHalf commute less than 19 miles

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Health

How healthy Junction City is

Just over a quarter of Junction City adults have been diagnosed with depression. The share of adults in Junction City who have high blood pressure: 29%.

	Junction City	Wisconsin towns	U.S. towns
High blood pressure (CDC PLACES)	29%	33%	35%
Depression (CDC PLACES)	26%	24%	23%
Diabetes (CDC PLACES)	9.5%	11%	12%
Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES)	77%	78%	79%

32 measures vs. Wisconsin

4 better28 too close to call0 worse

What stands out	Junction City	WI
Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth	6.7%	9.9%
Fewer adults with diabetes	9.5%	11.4%

Aspirus Stevens Point Hospital & Clinics

11.1 mi away · emergency room

1 of 3

care shortages: primary care

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Everyday habitsMore binge drinkers Hospitals & doctors nearby11.1 miles to an ER · Aspirus Stevens Point Hospital & Clinics How adults are doingMore adults in frequent mental distress Every CDC estimateBetter than WI on 4 of 32

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Housing

Zillow puts the typical Junction City home at about $355K

Over the 12 months to September 2026, the typical home gained 13% in value. The typical rent in Junction City is $932 a month. 65% of households live in a home they own here.

$355KZillow home value

	Junction City	Wisconsin towns	U.S. towns
Households that own their home	65%	74%	73%
Median rent	$932 a month	$1,078 a month	$1,185 a month

Typical home value

Junction City$355K

Wisconsin$337K

+13.4%

value change, 1 year

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Prices over the yearsUp 13.4% in a year Years of income to buyA typical home costs 5.7 years of income Rents$932 a month · Median rent Vs. the neighbors2 bordering towns

Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center

Natural hazards

Junction City faces a moderate natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding

FEMA puts 56% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 22% to cold waves. Junction City’s natural-hazard score from FEMA is 52 of 100. Federal aid has come to Junction City households in 2 declared disasters; the latest was in 2004.

52risk score of 100

FEMA risk score

Inland floodingCold wavesTornadoes

federal disasters paid out here

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What it facesModerate risk Flood claims0 paid flood claims · No paid flood claims on record Past disasters2 federal disasters · Paid out in Junction City Get ready0.5 events a year, on average · Ready for inland flooding

FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

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