KossuthWI
A town of 1,978.
Is Kossuth a good place to live?
Kossuth’s best subject grade is an A for incomes; its weakest is a D for walkability. Kossuth's schools rank behind 78% of the state's. Kossuth’s July high is 80°F, where Wisconsin’s towns sit at 82°F and U.S. towns at 85°F. Kossuth has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Kossuth stand out
Where Kossuth beats most towns.
97% of working residents leave Kossuth for work
Where Kossuth’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Kossuth grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Wisconsin), ordered by how far Kossuth is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Kossuth: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Kossuth, 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 Kossuth.
Inland flooding leads a low hazard risk in Kossuth
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 79% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
With 0.3 jobs for every working resident, most of Kossuth’s workers commute out
Most working residents leave Kossuth for work: only 3% work in town. Since 2013, Kossuth has added 65 jobs, to 295 in 2023. At $97,000, Kossuth’s median household income is above both Wisconsin’s towns ($87,000) and U.S. towns ($80,000).
| Kossuth | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 2.9% | 8.3% | 8% |
| Median household income | $97,000 | $87,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 5.5% | 6.4% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 24 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Kossuth has four seasons and pleasant summers
Kossuth has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. The January low in Kossuth is 11°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
On CDC estimates, Kossuth is less healthy than 52% of U.S. towns
Kossuth beats the Wisconsin average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2. 30% of adults get no exercise outside work in Kossuth.
| Kossuth | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 26% | 25% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 20% | 16% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 38% | 35% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 30% | 33% |
| What stands out | Kossuth | WI |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 7.6% | 6.5% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.5% | 8.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
| Kossuth | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.3% | 3.8% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Sportsman's Club | — | 5 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Lambeau Field and 16 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Kossuth. Close and well known come first.
Big draw27 mi Stadium & arenaLambeau Field
36 mi LakeLake Winnebago
8 mi MuseumUSS Cobia
27 mi Stadium & arenaResch Center
25 mi MuseumNational Railroad Museum
17 mi Ancient siteRouse SimmonsPhoto credits
Lambeau Field: JL1Row, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lake Winnebago: self, CC BY-SA 2.5 · USS Cobia: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain · Resch Center: User Royalbroil on en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 2.5 · National Railroad Museum: Dual Freq, CC BY 3.0 · Rouse Simmons: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain
Everything we know about Kossuth
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Kossuth; the nearest are
About 4 of every 100 Kossuth residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Wisconsin.
About Kossuth
Town in Wisconsin, United States
Kossuth is a town in Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,969 at the 2020 census. The village of Francis Creek and the unincorporated community of Rockwood are located in the town. The unincorporated communities of Kingsbridge and Reifs Mills are also located partially in the town.
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- Area
- 39 sq mi
- Elevation
- 748 ft
- Area code
- 920
Kossuth’s neighbors
5 towns share a border with Kossuth.
| Town | WI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kossuth | — | — | B− | — | C− | B− |
| Kellnersville | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mishicot | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Franklin | — | — | B+ | — | D | B− |
| Two Rivers | — | — | B− | — | D | B− |
| Manitowoc Rapids | — | — | C+ | — | C− | C+ |
Kossuth, Franklin, Two Rivers and Manitowoc Rapids have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Kossuth, Franklin, Two Rivers and Manitowoc Rapids report no FBI crime data of their own. Kellnersville and Mishicot aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Kossuth with a neighbor →