LaGrange WI town hall and fire station, 2017
La Grange’s story
La Grange in pictures
The archive holds 2 old photos and papers going back to 2004.
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A town of 1,964.
Population
1,964
2025 Census estimate · −0.2% since 2020
Median home value
$245K
Census ACS
Household income
$99K
median
Median age
49.1
years
Jobs based here
166
A commuter town
Is La Grange a good place to live?
La Grange’s weakest subject grade is a C− for walkability. Only 69 of Wisconsin’s 874 towns score lower on health. La Grange’s average trip to work is 16 minutes, against 22 minutes in Wisconsin’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. La Grange's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 83% of U.S. towns. La Grange has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
A commuter town
98% of working residents leave La Grange for work
Where La Grange’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
166jobs based in La Grange
2%of working residents work in town
14 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
How La Grange grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Wisconsin), ordered by how far La Grange is from typical.
WalkabilityEPA walkability 5.8 of 20; 0.3% of households have no car; 0.3% of workers walk, bike or ride transitC−Open →HealthLess healthy than 76% of U.S. towns; Tomah Memorial Hospital 3.9 miles awayC−Open →SchoolsCOpen →Jobs & incomeBOpen →Cost of livingTypical home $245K, 3.5 years of the Sparta area’s $69K median household incomeC+Open →Hazard riskFEMA risk higher than 44% of U.S. communities; inland flooding tops the listB−Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Outdoors1% conserved landC+Open →HistoryCOpen →Civic life0.1 community nonprofits per 1,000 residentsC−Open →
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Getting set up
The full setup list →Moving to La Grange: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in La Grange, and how to reach them.
PowerOakdale Electric Coop15.9¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterTomah Waterworks1 health-based violation in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet6 providers73% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have La Grange’s trash rules yet
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.govWho runs elections hereTown of La Grange ClerkThe town itself; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jun 2025
ZIP code5466054660 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 La Grange.
HealthC−
A larger share of adults in La Grange have obesity than in the typical Wisconsin or U.S. town
45% of adults have obesity in La Grange, above both the Wisconsin town median (38%) and the median of U.S. towns (35%). 13% of adults have diabetes in La Grange. La Grange beats the Wisconsin average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 12.
24%healthier than U.S. townsC−Health Grade
| La Grange | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 45% | 38% | 35% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 26% | 25% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 14% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 13% | 14% |
32 measures vs. Wisconsin
0 better20 too close to call12 worse
| What stands out | La Grange | WI |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 13.9% | 9.9% |
| More adults with COPD | 8.4% | 6.5% |
| More smokers | 17.4% | 13.6% |
Tomah Memorial Hospital
3.9 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
25%of WI districts it outscoresCSchool Grade
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oasis Christian School PrivateLargest high schoolGrades 1–12 | Grades 1–12 | 13 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within WI on state tests and graduation
Work & commuteJobs & income grade B
With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of La Grange’s workers commute out
Most working residents leave La Grange for work: only 2% work in town. Since 2013, La Grange has added 42 jobs, to 166 in 2023. The median household income in La Grange is $99,000.
2%work in town
| La Grange | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 1.6% | 8.3% | 8% |
| Median household income | $99,000 | $87,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 8.8% | 12% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 6.8% | 6.4% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
In La Grange2%
Tomah34%
Sparta6%
La Crosse4%
Byron4%
14 mi
median commute distance
166
jobs based in La Grange
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
C−
Walkability grade: more walkable than 18% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Climate
In La Grange, expect snowy winters and pleasant summers
La Grange has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 82°, January nights drop to 7° and about 48 inches of snow falls in a winter.
48″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter10–28°
Spring33–56°
Summer57–80°
Fall37–58°
Oct 3
typical first frost
May 6
typical last frost
+1.5°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade B−
La Grange faces a moderate natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 56% of U.S. communities.
44risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingCold wavesTornadoes
1
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
OutdoorsC+
La Grange has set aside 0.6% of its land for conservation
14 miles of trail in 0 parks and preserves.
0.6%conserved
| La Grange | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.6% | 3.8% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.5 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
0.6%
conserved · 113 of 19,883 acres
14 mi
of trails · 0.5 per sq mi
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Keep exploring
Everything we know about La Grange
17pages on La Grange
The big questions
Out and about
The story
Day to day
After high school
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of La Grange; the nearest are
University of Wisconsin-La CrosseUniversity or college · Public · La Crosse40.5 mi$10,070 in-state tuitionWestern Technical CollegeCommunity college · Public · La Crosse41.2 mi$4,820 in-state tuition
About 2 of every 100 La Grange residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Wisconsin.
About La Grange
Town in Wisconsin, United States
La Grange is a town in Monroe County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,948 at the 2020 census.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 32 sq mi
- Elevation
- 945 ft
- Area code
- 608
La Grange’s neighbors
5 towns share a border with La Grange.
TomahByronGreenfieldLincolnTomahLa Grange
How the neighbors grade
| Town | WI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Grange | — | — | C+ | — | C | C− |
| Tomah | #346 | D | B | C | C | C |
| Byron | — | — | B− | — | C | C |
| Greenfield | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lincoln | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tomah | — | — | B− | — | C | C− |
La Grange, Byron and Tomah have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. La Grange, Byron and Tomah report no FBI crime data of their own. Greenfield and Lincoln aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare La Grange with a neighbor →
Questions about La Grange
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is La Grange, WI expensive?
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C+.