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Wisconsin›St. Croix County

KinnickinnicWI

A town of 1,827.

Is Kinnickinnic a good place to live?

The best of Kinnickinnic’s subject grades are an A for incomes and an A− for schools and health; the weakest is a C− for walkability. 95% of households own their home in Kinnickinnic, where Wisconsin’s towns sit at 74% and U.S. towns at 73%. Only 1 of the 363 Wisconsin towns we compare have a lower share of working residents who work in town than Kinnickinnic. Kinnickinnic Church is on the National Register of Historic Places. Kinnickinnic has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.

A commuter town

99% of working residents leave Kinnickinnic for work

Where Kinnickinnic’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

11% → Hudson Hudson 11% 11% → River Falls River Falls 11% 6% → St. Paul St. Paul 6% 3% → Hudson Hudson 3% 3% → Minneapolis Minneapolis 3% 2% → Baldwin Baldwin 2% Kinnickinnic · 1% stay
101jobs based in Kinnickinnic
1%of working residents work in town
21 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

How Kinnickinnic grades

Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Wisconsin), ordered by how far Kinnickinnic is from typical.

How grading works

Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.

How TownRatings grades towns →

Getting set up

Moving to Kinnickinnic: who provides what

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

The full setup list →
PowerSt Croix Electric CoopEIAHIFLD · EIA
WaterRiver Falls Waterworks1 health-based violation in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet5 providers95% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Kinnickinnic’s trash rules yet
SchoolsRiver Falls 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 hereTown of Kinnickinnic ClerkThe town itself; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jun 2025
ZIP codes54022, 54023, 5401654022 71% · 54023 25% · 54016 4%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 Kinnickinnic.

HealthA−

Residents of Kinnickinnic are healthier than 80% of U.S. towns

Kinnickinnic beats the Wisconsin average on 13 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2. 22% of adults binge drink in Kinnickinnic, above both Wisconsin’s towns (20%) and U.S. towns (16%). 29% of Kinnickinnic adults have high blood pressure.

80%healthier than U.S. townsA−Health Grade
KinnickinnicWisconsin townsU.S. towns
Binge drink (CDC PLACES)22%20%16%
High blood pressure (CDC PLACES)29%33%35%
Diabetes (CDC PLACES)8.6%11%12%
Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES)11%13%14%
32 measures vs. Wisconsin
13 better17 too close to call2 worse
What stands outKinnickinnicWI
Fewer adults with diabetes8.6%11.4%
Fewer adults who have had a stroke2.6%3.4%
Fewer adults treating high blood pressure73.9%77.8%
River Falls Area Hospital
4.2 mi away · emergency room
None
primary care, dental or mental-health shortage

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

Work & commuteJobs & income grade A

Most of Kinnickinnic’s workers commute out: the town has 0.1 jobs for each of them

Most working residents leave Kinnickinnic for work: only 1% work in town. Kinnickinnic’s median household income is $117,000. Since 2013, Kinnickinnic has added 51 jobs, to 101 in 2023.

1%work in town
KinnickinnicWisconsin townsU.S. towns
Median household income$117,000$87,000$80,000
Average trip to work26 minutes22 minutes25 minutes
Below the poverty line4.9%6.4%9.6%

Where working residents work

In Kinnickinnic1%
Hudson11%
River Falls11%
St. Paul6%
Hudson3%
21 mi
median commute distance
101
jobs based in Kinnickinnic
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
C−
Walkability grade: more walkable than 17% of U.S. towns

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Climate

In Kinnickinnic, expect snowy winters and pleasant summers

Kinnickinnic has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. The July high in Kinnickinnic is 81°F.

50″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter9–26°
Spring34–55°
Summer58–79°
Fall38–56°
Oct 1
typical first frost
May 11
typical last frost
+1.3°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Natural hazardsHazard risk grade B

Inland flooding leads a moderate hazard risk in Kinnickinnic

Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 60% of U.S. communities. Since 1998, 6 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Kinnickinnic.

40risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
40Moderate riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingTornadoesStrong wind
6
paid flood claims since 1998
1
federal disasters paid out here

FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

OutdoorsC+

2.9% of Kinnickinnic is conserved land

0.0 miles of trail in 3 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is Kinnickinnic River Fishery Area, at 266 acres.

2.9%conserved
2.9%
conserved · 642 of 22,271 acres
0.0 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Kinnickinnic River Fishery Area—266
2. Kinnickinnic County Forest—79
3. Kelly Creek Preserve—67

Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US

Nearby attractions

U.S. Bank Stadium and 65 more within 40 miles

Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Kinnickinnic. Close and well known come first.

All 76 attractions →
Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits

U.S. Bank Stadium: Darb02, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Grand Casino Arena: AlexiusHoratius, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Huntington Bank Stadium: Lectrician2, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Target Field: Lectrician2, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Nickelodeon Universe: Tyler Vigen, CC BY 4.0 · Allianz Field: Andy Witchger, CC BY 2.0

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Kinnickinnic

19pages on Kinnickinnic
After high school

Colleges nearby

1 within 15 miles of the center of Kinnickinnic

About Kinnickinnic

Town in Wisconsin, United States

Kinnickinnic ( kih-NIK-ih-nik) is a town in St. Croix County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,815 at the 2020 census.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Area
35 sq mi
Elevation
938 ft

Kinnickinnic’s neighbors

5 towns share a border with Kinnickinnic.

Explore the map →
How the neighbors grade
TownWI rankOverallCostSafetySchoolsHealth
Kinnickinnic——B−—A−A−
River Falls#27ABB+A−A−
Warren——B—B−B+
Pleasant Valley——————
Troy#152B+C—AA−
River Falls——C+—A−A−

Kinnickinnic, Warren and River Falls have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Kinnickinnic, Warren, Troy and River Falls report no FBI crime data of their own. Pleasant Valley isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Kinnickinnic with a neighbor →

Questions about Kinnickinnic

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Kinnickinnic, WI expensive?

Paul-Bloomington, MN-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−.